Guy served as a Third Engineer, S.S. John Harvey, Merchant Marines during World War II.
He resided in Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland prior to the war.
The S.S. John Harvey sailed from Oran, Algeria to Bari, Italy carrying a secret cargo of 2,000 M47A1 mustard gas bombs, each of which held 60–70 lb of sulfur mustard. While in the port of Bari they were attacked by German Ju-88 bombers causing massive explosions while the ships were unloading supplies.
Over 1,000 people were killed, "25" ships were sunk, and " 3 " other ships were damaged beyond repair.
Guy was declared "Missing In Action" in this attack during the war.
He was awarded the Merchant Mariners Medal & the Combat Bar (ribbon), and a Star for his Combat Bar!
He also has a "memorial site" at the Maryland National World War II Memorial, Annapolis, Maryland.
" Click Here " for that record.
His brother, John McCormick Carter, who was also a Merchant Marine was also "Missing In Action" during World War II.
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Listing Of Ships Lost in the Bari Bombing Disaster:
S.S. John Harvey ~ Sunk ~ ( U.S. )
S.S. John L. Motley ~ Sunk ~ ( U.S. )
S.S. John Bascom ~ Sunk ~ ( U.S. )
S.S. Joseph Wheeler ~ Sunk ~ ( U.S. )
S.S. Samuel J. Tilden ~ Sunk ~ ( U.S. )
S.S. Fort Athabasca ~ Sunk ~ ( British )
S.S. Fort Lajoie ~ Sunk ~ ( British )
S.S. Testbank ~ Sunk ~ ( British )
S.S. Lars Kruse ~ Sunk ~ ( British )
S.S. Devon Coast ~ Sunk ~ ( British )
Bollsta ~ Sunk ~ ( Norwegian )
Norlom ~ Sunk ~ ( Norwegian )
Lom ~ Sunk ~ ( Norwegian )
Lwow ~ Sunk ~ ( Polish )
Puck ~ Sunk ~ Polish )
Ardito ~ Sunk ~ ( Italian )
Aube ~ Sunk ~ ( Italian )
Barletta ~ Sunk ~ ( Italian )
Cassala ~ Total Loss ~ ( Italian )
Corfu ~ Total Loss ~ ( Italian )
Frosinone ~ Sunk ~ ( Italian )
Genespesca II ~ Sunk ~ ( Italian )
Goggiam ~ Total Loss ~ ( Italian )
Inaffondabile ~ Sunk ~ ( Italian )
Luciano Orlando ~ Sunk ~ ( Italian )
MB 10 ~ Sunk ~ ( Italian )
Porto Pisano ~ Sunk ~ ( Italian )
Volodda ~ Sunk ~ ( Italian )
( Ship Listing by: Russ Pickett )
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He resided in Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland prior to the war.
The S.S. John Harvey sailed from Oran, Algeria to Bari, Italy carrying a secret cargo of 2,000 M47A1 mustard gas bombs, each of which held 60–70 lb of sulfur mustard. While in the port of Bari they were attacked by German Ju-88 bombers causing massive explosions while the ships were unloading supplies.
Over 1,000 people were killed, "25" ships were sunk, and " 3 " other ships were damaged beyond repair.
Guy was declared "Missing In Action" in this attack during the war.
He was awarded the Merchant Mariners Medal & the Combat Bar (ribbon), and a Star for his Combat Bar!
He also has a "memorial site" at the Maryland National World War II Memorial, Annapolis, Maryland.
" Click Here " for that record.
His brother, John McCormick Carter, who was also a Merchant Marine was also "Missing In Action" during World War II.
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Listing Of Ships Lost in the Bari Bombing Disaster:
S.S. John Harvey ~ Sunk ~ ( U.S. )
S.S. John L. Motley ~ Sunk ~ ( U.S. )
S.S. John Bascom ~ Sunk ~ ( U.S. )
S.S. Joseph Wheeler ~ Sunk ~ ( U.S. )
S.S. Samuel J. Tilden ~ Sunk ~ ( U.S. )
S.S. Fort Athabasca ~ Sunk ~ ( British )
S.S. Fort Lajoie ~ Sunk ~ ( British )
S.S. Testbank ~ Sunk ~ ( British )
S.S. Lars Kruse ~ Sunk ~ ( British )
S.S. Devon Coast ~ Sunk ~ ( British )
Bollsta ~ Sunk ~ ( Norwegian )
Norlom ~ Sunk ~ ( Norwegian )
Lom ~ Sunk ~ ( Norwegian )
Lwow ~ Sunk ~ ( Polish )
Puck ~ Sunk ~ Polish )
Ardito ~ Sunk ~ ( Italian )
Aube ~ Sunk ~ ( Italian )
Barletta ~ Sunk ~ ( Italian )
Cassala ~ Total Loss ~ ( Italian )
Corfu ~ Total Loss ~ ( Italian )
Frosinone ~ Sunk ~ ( Italian )
Genespesca II ~ Sunk ~ ( Italian )
Goggiam ~ Total Loss ~ ( Italian )
Inaffondabile ~ Sunk ~ ( Italian )
Luciano Orlando ~ Sunk ~ ( Italian )
MB 10 ~ Sunk ~ ( Italian )
Porto Pisano ~ Sunk ~ ( Italian )
Volodda ~ Sunk ~ ( Italian )
( Ship Listing by: Russ Pickett )
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Guy served as a Third Engineer, S.S. John Harvey, Merchant Marines during World War II.
He resided in Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland prior to the war.
The S.S. John Harvey sailed from Oran, Algeria to Bari, Italy carrying a secret cargo of 2,000 M47A1 mustard gas bombs, each of which held 60–70 lb of sulfur mustard. While in the port of Bari they were attacked by German Ju-88 bombers causing massive explosions while the ships were unloading supplies.
Over 1,000 people were killed, "25" ships were sunk, and " 3 " other ships were damaged beyond repair.
Guy was declared "Missing In Action" in this attack during the war.
He was awarded the Merchant Mariners Medal & the Combat Bar (ribbon), and a Star for his Combat Bar!
He also has a "memorial site" at the Maryland National World War II Memorial, Annapolis, Maryland.
" Click Here " for that record.
His brother, John McCormick Carter, who was also a Merchant Marine was also "Missing In Action" during World War II.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Listing Of Ships Lost in the Bari Bombing Disaster:
S.S. John Harvey ~ Sunk ~ ( U.S. )
S.S. John L. Motley ~ Sunk ~ ( U.S. )
S.S. John Bascom ~ Sunk ~ ( U.S. )
S.S. Joseph Wheeler ~ Sunk ~ ( U.S. )
S.S. Samuel J. Tilden ~ Sunk ~ ( U.S. )
S.S. Fort Athabasca ~ Sunk ~ ( British )
S.S. Fort Lajoie ~ Sunk ~ ( British )
S.S. Testbank ~ Sunk ~ ( British )
S.S. Lars Kruse ~ Sunk ~ ( British )
S.S. Devon Coast ~ Sunk ~ ( British )
Bollsta ~ Sunk ~ ( Norwegian )
Norlom ~ Sunk ~ ( Norwegian )
Lom ~ Sunk ~ ( Norwegian )
Lwow ~ Sunk ~ ( Polish )
Puck ~ Sunk ~ Polish )
Ardito ~ Sunk ~ ( Italian )
Aube ~ Sunk ~ ( Italian )
Barletta ~ Sunk ~ ( Italian )
Cassala ~ Total Loss ~ ( Italian )
Corfu ~ Total Loss ~ ( Italian )
Frosinone ~ Sunk ~ ( Italian )
Genespesca II ~ Sunk ~ ( Italian )
Goggiam ~ Total Loss ~ ( Italian )
Inaffondabile ~ Sunk ~ ( Italian )
Luciano Orlando ~ Sunk ~ ( Italian )
MB 10 ~ Sunk ~ ( Italian )
Porto Pisano ~ Sunk ~ ( Italian )
Volodda ~ Sunk ~ ( Italian )
( Ship Listing by: Russ Pickett )
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He resided in Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland prior to the war.
The S.S. John Harvey sailed from Oran, Algeria to Bari, Italy carrying a secret cargo of 2,000 M47A1 mustard gas bombs, each of which held 60–70 lb of sulfur mustard. While in the port of Bari they were attacked by German Ju-88 bombers causing massive explosions while the ships were unloading supplies.
Over 1,000 people were killed, "25" ships were sunk, and " 3 " other ships were damaged beyond repair.
Guy was declared "Missing In Action" in this attack during the war.
He was awarded the Merchant Mariners Medal & the Combat Bar (ribbon), and a Star for his Combat Bar!
He also has a "memorial site" at the Maryland National World War II Memorial, Annapolis, Maryland.
" Click Here " for that record.
His brother, John McCormick Carter, who was also a Merchant Marine was also "Missing In Action" during World War II.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Listing Of Ships Lost in the Bari Bombing Disaster:
S.S. John Harvey ~ Sunk ~ ( U.S. )
S.S. John L. Motley ~ Sunk ~ ( U.S. )
S.S. John Bascom ~ Sunk ~ ( U.S. )
S.S. Joseph Wheeler ~ Sunk ~ ( U.S. )
S.S. Samuel J. Tilden ~ Sunk ~ ( U.S. )
S.S. Fort Athabasca ~ Sunk ~ ( British )
S.S. Fort Lajoie ~ Sunk ~ ( British )
S.S. Testbank ~ Sunk ~ ( British )
S.S. Lars Kruse ~ Sunk ~ ( British )
S.S. Devon Coast ~ Sunk ~ ( British )
Bollsta ~ Sunk ~ ( Norwegian )
Norlom ~ Sunk ~ ( Norwegian )
Lom ~ Sunk ~ ( Norwegian )
Lwow ~ Sunk ~ ( Polish )
Puck ~ Sunk ~ Polish )
Ardito ~ Sunk ~ ( Italian )
Aube ~ Sunk ~ ( Italian )
Barletta ~ Sunk ~ ( Italian )
Cassala ~ Total Loss ~ ( Italian )
Corfu ~ Total Loss ~ ( Italian )
Frosinone ~ Sunk ~ ( Italian )
Genespesca II ~ Sunk ~ ( Italian )
Goggiam ~ Total Loss ~ ( Italian )
Inaffondabile ~ Sunk ~ ( Italian )
Luciano Orlando ~ Sunk ~ ( Italian )
MB 10 ~ Sunk ~ ( Italian )
Porto Pisano ~ Sunk ~ ( Italian )
Volodda ~ Sunk ~ ( Italian )
( Ship Listing by: Russ Pickett )
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