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KENTUCKY
MILITARY
NOTES
Sgt Grady C. Carr, son of Mr. and
Mrs.. Alphens Carr, 308 Garrard St, Covington, has returned to the
United States after serving 16 months as a squad leader in the
European theatre. He has received the Purple Heart,
Presidential Unit Citation, Combat Infantry Badge and the European
Campaign Ribbon with two battle stars.
The Cincinnati Inquirer, Cincinnati, OH, Saturday,
July 14, 1945, Kentucky Edition, Page 8]
[Jumpmaster note: It is interesting that the
news article did not mention the fact that Grady had been a POW] |
CARR, GRADY C. (Charley) Sgt.,
U.S. Army,. Born may 9, 1918. Entered service Jan
2, 1942. Ft. Benning, Ga.; England; Ireland; Luxembourg;
France; Holland; Belgium. Prisoner of War in Germany.
Awarded the Purple Heart, Presidential Citation and three Bronze
Stars. Attended Crichton schools. Presbyterian.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Alpheus Carr, East Rainelle, W. Va.
[from Young American Patriots publication]
[Jumpmaster Notes:
- Since Grady was captured in Holland,
the references to Luxembourg and Belgium must refer to locations
he was taken to while a POW.
- The reference to three Bronze stars
probably was the campaign stars on the EAME ribbon.
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[courtesy of Pamela Pomeroy] |
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Grave marker for
Grady C. Carr in Section N, Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Crawley
(Greenbrier county), West Virginia.
Grady
enlisted in the Army at Fort Thomas, Newport, KY on 9 January 1942.
Five days later Pvt Carr was transferred from Fort Thomas to Co D,
508th PIR at Camp Blanding Florida.
Sgt Carr was listed as seriously wounded on 7 June
1944 in France. He was evacuated to an aid station and then
sent to the 192nd General Hospital which was then in Cirencester (Gloucestershire), England, about 90
miles northwest of London.
Sgt Grady returned to the 508th on 8 July 1944 but
was immediately transferred to Service Company for light duty.
After 6 days of rest he was transferred back to Company D.
Fit enough to make the Holland jump on 17
September, he was captured that same day and was liberated from Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12 at the end of the
war.
His military decorations include the Purple Heart. |
