The son of Klarence Kenney & Esther Laughlin; Postville High School '32; In 1938 he enlisted in the Navy. On 24 Dec 1943 he was a crew member of the USS Leary, part of the escort for the USS Card, when she was hit by 3 torpedoes, fired by the German submarine U-275. Ninety seven of her crew of 149 were lost in the North Atlantic, including Carleton and Commander James Ellsworth Kyes; 57 crew members were rescued by the USS Schenck.
Carleton was engaged to marry Miss Reta Rice of Massachusetts at the time of his death.
His name is also listed on a plaque at the Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial in Cambridge, England.
Carleton was engaged to marry Miss Reta Rice of Massachusetts at the time of his death.
His name is also listed on a plaque at the Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial in Cambridge, England.
The son of Klarence Kenney & Esther Laughlin; Postville High School '32; In 1938 he enlisted in the Navy. On 24 Dec 1943 he was a crew member of the USS Leary, part of the escort for the USS Card, when she was hit by 3 torpedoes, fired by the German submarine U-275. Ninety seven of her crew of 149 were lost in the North Atlantic, including Carleton and Commander James Ellsworth Kyes; 57 crew members were rescued by the USS Schenck.
Carleton was engaged to marry Miss Reta Rice of Massachusetts at the time of his death.
His name is also listed on a plaque at the Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial in Cambridge, England.
Carleton was engaged to marry Miss Reta Rice of Massachusetts at the time of his death.
His name is also listed on a plaque at the Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial in Cambridge, England.
Gravesite Details
Monument at Postville Cemetery; however, died at sea in Atlantic during World War II.
