Ulysis Byron Carr
Private, U.S. Army
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Ulysis B. Carr
Ulysis B. Carr
Private,
U.S. Army
Service #14046208
Assigned to the
60th Coast Artillery Regiment, AntiAircraft
Habor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays, Philippine Islands
Died on December 7, 1944
Officially Listed as Killed In Action
While In Prisoner of War Status
Final Burial Location
Asbury United Methodist Church Cemetery
Asbury, Marshall County, Alabama, USA
Awards:
Purple Heart
Prisoner of War
Medal
American Campaign
Service Medal
Asiatic-Pacific
Campaign Medal
World War II
Victory Medal
These awards are based on the information below and per applicable DoD Directives and Awards Manuals:
Purple Heart Awarded to any member of the Armed Forces who, after April 5, 1917, has been wounded, killed, or who has died or may hereafter die of wounds received as a Prisoner of War.
Prisoner of War Medal Authorized for issue to any person who, while serving in any capacity with the Armed Forces, was taken prisoner and held captive after April 5, 1917.
American Campaign Service Medal Awarded for military service within the American Theater between December 7, 1941 and March 2, 1946.
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal Awarded for military service with the Asiatic-Pacific Theater between December 7, 1941 and March 2, 1946.
World War II Victory Medal Awarded for military service between December 7, 1941 and December 31, 1946, both dates inclusive.
PVT Ulysis B. Carr entered the Army at Montgomery Alabama,
Enlisting on 15 February, 1941,
and his loss is recorded in the
Alabama World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing,
page 19, Marshall County,
published by the War Department in June 1946.
His name is not found on the American Battle Monuments Commission website.
Online sources (Mansell.com, Mukden (Hoten) Timeline) indicate that PVT Carr was Killed In Action as a result of Allied B-29 bomber raids on Mukden factories when two Allied bombs
fell within the Camp Hoten perimeter, killing 18 other POWs and wounding more than 30 on December 7, 1944.
The following information on this casuality is sourced from The National Archives Database:
World War II Prisoners of the Japanese File, 2007 Update, ca. 1941 - ca. 1945 - Note 1
NAME
CARR ULYSIS BYRON
RANK
Private
SERVICE NUMBER
14046208
ARM OR SERVICE
Coast Artillery Corps
SOURCE 1
Center for Research Allied POWs Under the Japanese by Roger Mansell
SOURCE 2
(No Data Entered)
SOURCE 3
(No Data Entered)
SUBORDINATE UNIT
E Battery
ASSIGNED UNIT
60th Coast Artillery Regiment (AntiAircraft)
PARENT UNIT
Habor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays
POW CAMPS NOTES
(No Data Entered)
Online Related Information:
The following information on this casuality is sourced from The National Archives Database:
World War II Prisoners of War Data File, 12/7/1941 - 11/19/1946 - Note 1
SERIAL NUMBER
14046208
NAME
CARR ULYSIS B
GRADE, ALPHA
Private
SERVICE CODE
ARMY
ARM OR SERVICE
Coast Artillery Corps
DATE REPORT
5/7/1942
RACE
(No Data Entered)
STATE OF RESIDENCE
Alabama
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION
(No Data Entered)
PARENT UNIT NUMBER
(No Data Entered)
PARENT UNIT TYPE
(No Data Entered)
AREA
Southwest Pacific Theatre: Philippine Islands
LATEST REPORT DATE
12/7/1944
SOURCE OF REPORT
Sources considered official.
STATUS
Died as Prisoner of War, Not Above Cases
DETAINING POWER
JAPAN
CAMP
Hoten POW Camp (Mukden) Manchuria 42-123
REP
(No Data Entered)
POW TRANSPORT SHIPS
(No Data Entered)
Online Related Information:
Find a Grave, PFC Ulysis Byron Carr
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The following information on this casuality is sourced from The National Archives Database:
Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946 (Enlistment Records) - Note 1
ARMY SERIAL NUMBER
14046208
NAME
CARR ULYSIS B
RESIDENCE STATE
ALABAMA
RESIDENCE COUNTY
MARSHALL
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
MONTGOMERY ALABAMA
DATE OF ENLISTMENT
2/15/1941
GRADE
Private
BRANCH
Coast Artillery Corps
TERM OF ENLISTMENT
Enlistment for the Philippine Department
SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL
Civil Life
NATIVITY
Alabama
YEAR OF BIRTH
20 (Actual: 23 August 1920)
RACE AND CITIZENSHIP
White, citizen
EDUCATION
4 years of high school
CIVILIAN OCCUPATION
Farm hands, general farms
MARITAL STATUS
Single, without dependents
COMPONENT OF THE ARMY
Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
CARD NUMBER
No Entry
BOX NUMBER
0150
FILM REEL NUMBER
2.7
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