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Personal info

Full name
CARTER, Norman K
Date of birth
26 March, 1919
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Scipio, Cayuga County, New York
Hometown
Cayuga County, New York

Military service

Service number
32286878
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
743rd Tank Battalion
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Laurensberg, North of Aachen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Walls of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
John C. Carter (father)
Sarah A. (Philips) Carter (mother)
Charles J. Carter (brother)

More information

T/5 Norman K. Carter attended Moravia High School.

He had been wounded in action on 11 October 1944, but his wounds were only minor and, therefore, he remained with his unit.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Ron van Eijkelenburg, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census, www.findagrave.com - Frank K., http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report 743rd Tank Battalion, Raymond E. Keefe - For Freedom: The Men From Cayuga County New York Who Died In Service To Their Country During World War II (2006)
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Ron van Eijkelenburg, www.findagrave.com - Frank K.