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FORMER LYNN SOLDIER KILLED IN VIETNAM
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A former Lynn soldier who was wounded and awarded the purple heart in Marc, has been killed in action in South Vietnam.
Sgt. Carter was serving with Company A 2nd Bn 35th Infantry at the La Drang when he was killed in action along with fellow soldiers Ssgt. Gregorio Garci, Sfc Alvin Hopkins and Sp4 James Steward Jr.
According to the Army telegram, Infantry Sgt. Kenneth Robert Carter, 31, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert E. Carter, 30 Dexter St., died as result of gunshot wounds received while on combat operations against a hostile force.
The hero, a veteran of the Korean War, lived with his Japanese wife, Suzuko, and two daughters, Sachi, 11, and Peony, 8, at Schofield Barracks Army post in Hawaii.
WON MANY MEDALS
Besides the Purple Heart, Sgt. Carter, an Army veteran of 13 years, had also received the Combat Infantryman's Badge, Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense service Medal and the Meritorious Unit Citation.
Born in Lynn, he lived here until he enlisted in the Army in March 1953. He attended Harrington Elementary, Cobbet Junior High and English High.
Sgt. Carter served in Korea twice and had been stationed in Japan, Fort Bragg, N.C., Fort Riley, Kansas, and Fort Campbell, Ky. He was also a member of the Honor Guard at Fort Dix, N.J. He last visited with his parents two years ago.
BROTHER IN THE ARMY
He was assigned to Schofield Barracks and in January he joined the 35th Infantry Division in Vietnam. His brother Army Staff Sgt. Richard H. Carter, a member of the Special Forces, returned to this country from Vietnam in January. He is now in Germany.
Sgt. Carter also leaves a sister, Mrs. Janet Mazurkiewicz of Lynn.
HONOR ROLL
Anderson, Corp Edward
Atkinson, PFC Frederick George
Cahill, Corp Kevin Arthur
Carter, Sgt Kenneth Robert
Chisholm, Corp David Andrew
Evans, Corp John Douglas
Fisher, Corp Eric Anders
Flint, Corp William John
Grant, Corp Norman William, Jr
Hazard, Corp James Joseph
Mailloux, PFC John Joseph
McCafferty, Michael Leste
Miller, PFC Irvin George
Nelson, Corp Robert Joseph
O'Brien, Corp William Joseph
Odiorne, Corp George Alfred
Pennucci, Corp Peter James
Ramsey, Corp John Louis
Upton, Sgt Carleton Webster
FORMER LYNN SOLDIER KILLED IN VIETNAM
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A former Lynn soldier who was wounded and awarded the purple heart in Marc, has been killed in action in South Vietnam.
Sgt. Carter was serving with Company A 2nd Bn 35th Infantry at the La Drang when he was killed in action along with fellow soldiers Ssgt. Gregorio Garci, Sfc Alvin Hopkins and Sp4 James Steward Jr.
According to the Army telegram, Infantry Sgt. Kenneth Robert Carter, 31, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert E. Carter, 30 Dexter St., died as result of gunshot wounds received while on combat operations against a hostile force.
The hero, a veteran of the Korean War, lived with his Japanese wife, Suzuko, and two daughters, Sachi, 11, and Peony, 8, at Schofield Barracks Army post in Hawaii.
WON MANY MEDALS
Besides the Purple Heart, Sgt. Carter, an Army veteran of 13 years, had also received the Combat Infantryman's Badge, Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense service Medal and the Meritorious Unit Citation.
Born in Lynn, he lived here until he enlisted in the Army in March 1953. He attended Harrington Elementary, Cobbet Junior High and English High.
Sgt. Carter served in Korea twice and had been stationed in Japan, Fort Bragg, N.C., Fort Riley, Kansas, and Fort Campbell, Ky. He was also a member of the Honor Guard at Fort Dix, N.J. He last visited with his parents two years ago.
BROTHER IN THE ARMY
He was assigned to Schofield Barracks and in January he joined the 35th Infantry Division in Vietnam. His brother Army Staff Sgt. Richard H. Carter, a member of the Special Forces, returned to this country from Vietnam in January. He is now in Germany.
Sgt. Carter also leaves a sister, Mrs. Janet Mazurkiewicz of Lynn.
HONOR ROLL
Anderson, Corp Edward
Atkinson, PFC Frederick George
Cahill, Corp Kevin Arthur
Carter, Sgt Kenneth Robert
Chisholm, Corp David Andrew
Evans, Corp John Douglas
Fisher, Corp Eric Anders
Flint, Corp William John
Grant, Corp Norman William, Jr
Hazard, Corp James Joseph
Mailloux, PFC John Joseph
McCafferty, Michael Leste
Miller, PFC Irvin George
Nelson, Corp Robert Joseph
O'Brien, Corp William Joseph
Odiorne, Corp George Alfred
Pennucci, Corp Peter James
Ramsey, Corp John Louis
Upton, Sgt Carleton Webster
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FORMER LYNN SOLDIER KILLED IN VIETNAM
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A former Lynn soldier who was wounded and awarded the purple heart in Marc, has been killed in action in South Vietnam.
Sgt. Carter was serving with Company A 2nd Bn 35th Infantry at the La Drang when he was killed in action along with fellow soldiers Ssgt. Gregorio Garci, Sfc Alvin Hopkins and Sp4 James Steward Jr.
According to the Army telegram, Infantry Sgt. Kenneth Robert Carter, 31, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert E. Carter, 30 Dexter St., died as result of gunshot wounds received while on combat operations against a hostile force.
The hero, a veteran of the Korean War, lived with his Japanese wife, Suzuko, and two daughters, Sachi, 11, and Peony, 8, at Schofield Barracks Army post in Hawaii.
WON MANY MEDALS
Besides the Purple Heart, Sgt. Carter, an Army veteran of 13 years, had also received the Combat Infantryman's Badge, Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense service Medal and the Meritorious Unit Citation.
Born in Lynn, he lived here until he enlisted in the Army in March 1953. He attended Harrington Elementary, Cobbet Junior High and English High.
Sgt. Carter served in Korea twice and had been stationed in Japan, Fort Bragg, N.C., Fort Riley, Kansas, and Fort Campbell, Ky. He was also a member of the Honor Guard at Fort Dix, N.J. He last visited with his parents two years ago.
BROTHER IN THE ARMY
He was assigned to Schofield Barracks and in January he joined the 35th Infantry Division in Vietnam. His brother Army Staff Sgt. Richard H. Carter, a member of the Special Forces, returned to this country from Vietnam in January. He is now in Germany.
Sgt. Carter also leaves a sister, Mrs. Janet Mazurkiewicz of Lynn.
HONOR ROLL
Anderson, Corp Edward
Atkinson, PFC Frederick George
Cahill, Corp Kevin Arthur
Carter, Sgt Kenneth Robert
Chisholm, Corp David Andrew
Evans, Corp John Douglas
Fisher, Corp Eric Anders
Flint, Corp William John
Grant, Corp Norman William, Jr
Hazard, Corp James Joseph
Mailloux, PFC John Joseph
McCafferty, Michael Leste
Miller, PFC Irvin George
Nelson, Corp Robert Joseph
O'Brien, Corp William Joseph
Odiorne, Corp George Alfred
Pennucci, Corp Peter James
Ramsey, Corp John Louis
Upton, Sgt Carleton Webster
FORMER LYNN SOLDIER KILLED IN VIETNAM
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A former Lynn soldier who was wounded and awarded the purple heart in Marc, has been killed in action in South Vietnam.
Sgt. Carter was serving with Company A 2nd Bn 35th Infantry at the La Drang when he was killed in action along with fellow soldiers Ssgt. Gregorio Garci, Sfc Alvin Hopkins and Sp4 James Steward Jr.
According to the Army telegram, Infantry Sgt. Kenneth Robert Carter, 31, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert E. Carter, 30 Dexter St., died as result of gunshot wounds received while on combat operations against a hostile force.
The hero, a veteran of the Korean War, lived with his Japanese wife, Suzuko, and two daughters, Sachi, 11, and Peony, 8, at Schofield Barracks Army post in Hawaii.
WON MANY MEDALS
Besides the Purple Heart, Sgt. Carter, an Army veteran of 13 years, had also received the Combat Infantryman's Badge, Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense service Medal and the Meritorious Unit Citation.
Born in Lynn, he lived here until he enlisted in the Army in March 1953. He attended Harrington Elementary, Cobbet Junior High and English High.
Sgt. Carter served in Korea twice and had been stationed in Japan, Fort Bragg, N.C., Fort Riley, Kansas, and Fort Campbell, Ky. He was also a member of the Honor Guard at Fort Dix, N.J. He last visited with his parents two years ago.
BROTHER IN THE ARMY
He was assigned to Schofield Barracks and in January he joined the 35th Infantry Division in Vietnam. His brother Army Staff Sgt. Richard H. Carter, a member of the Special Forces, returned to this country from Vietnam in January. He is now in Germany.
Sgt. Carter also leaves a sister, Mrs. Janet Mazurkiewicz of Lynn.
HONOR ROLL
Anderson, Corp Edward
Atkinson, PFC Frederick George
Cahill, Corp Kevin Arthur
Carter, Sgt Kenneth Robert
Chisholm, Corp David Andrew
Evans, Corp John Douglas
Fisher, Corp Eric Anders
Flint, Corp William John
Grant, Corp Norman William, Jr
Hazard, Corp James Joseph
Mailloux, PFC John Joseph
McCafferty, Michael Leste
Miller, PFC Irvin George
Nelson, Corp Robert Joseph
O'Brien, Corp William Joseph
Odiorne, Corp George Alfred
Pennucci, Corp Peter James
Ramsey, Corp John Louis
Upton, Sgt Carleton Webster
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