US PARAS Carter, Preston Dewitt

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Carter ​

• FORENAME

Preston Dewitt​

• UNIT

511 Parachute Infantry Regiment (RHQ) ​

• RANK

First Lieutenant ​

• NUMBER

0-1294432 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

6th February 1945 ​

• AGE

28​

• GRAVESITE

Asbury Cemetery, Van Vleet, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, USA​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Chickasaw County, Mississippi​

born 30.09.1916 Chickasaw County, Mississippi, USA​

father Preston Dewitt Carter (1894-1967)​

mother Clara Josephine (nee Carr) Carter (1894-1972)​

graduated Van Vleet High School​

graduated Mississippi State College ​

16.10.1940 draft card Van Vleet, Chickasaw County, Mississippi​

06.1941 entered service​

1942 commissioned 2nd Lt.​

1943 promoted 1st Lt.​

04.1944 married Mary Dale (nee Walker)​

KIA Luzon, Philippines ​

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