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S1 John Baptiste Carrier
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S1 John Baptiste Carrier Veteran

Birth
USA
Death
28 May 1945 (aged 19)
Monument
Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA Add to Map
Plot
Courts of the Missing
Memorial ID
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S1/c John B Carrier was 19 years old when he was killed in action in the Pacific. Carrier enlisted on April 6, 1944. He was killed when his ship, USS Drexler, was sunk off the coast of Okinawa on May 28, 1945. Two kamikazes crashed into the ship, killing 158 and wounding 52.
S1/c John B Carrier was 19 years old when he was killed in action in the Pacific. Carrier enlisted on April 6, 1944. He was killed when his ship, USS Drexler, was sunk off the coast of Okinawa on May 28, 1945. Two kamikazes crashed into the ship, killing 158 and wounding 52.

Gravesite Details

Entered the service from Massachusetts


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