GREEN BERETS McCarey, Guy Hector

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

McCarey ​

• FORENAME

Guy Hector,Jr​

• UNIT

MACV Advisor (attached 7 ARVN Infantry Regiment) ​

• RANK

Major ​

• NUMBER

0-70424​

• DATE OF DEATH

27th November 1965 ​

• AGE

40 ​

• GRAVESITE

Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery,Walhalla,Oconee County,South Carolina​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Tampa,Florida​

born 8.3.1925 Oconee County,South Carolina​

son of late Guy Hector and late Hazel Marie (nee Hovermale) McCarey​

father (1892-1957) served in France WW1 with Company H,322 Infantry Regiment​

single​

attended high school Charlotte,North Carolina,Bradenton,Florida and Walhalla,South Carolina​

graduated high school​

office machine operator in civilian life​

entered service 16.6.1943 Camp Blanding,Florida (Private 34787303)​

63 Infantry Division 1943-45​

served in ETO during WW2​

graduated Clemson University 1946 - January 1950 (ROTC)​

commissioned 2 Lt​

HQ Company (XO),1 Bn,12th Cavalry Regiment,1st Cavalry Division​

served Korean War​

6th Infantry Regiment (Company D,2 Bn) 1955-57​

12 Cavalry Regiment (1 Squadron) 1964-65​

Special Forces qualified 1960s​

Advisory Team 70,HQ,MACV Advisors (attached 7 ARVN Infantry Regiment) 1965​

awards Bronze Star with V with oak leaf cluster,Army Commendation Medal with V​

KIA near Dau Tieng,Binh Duong Province,South Vietnam ​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 03E Line 116 ​

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