WWII
Polk Alston Carter
Rate / Rank
Private
Birthdate
November 12 1917
Date of Death
December 15 1998
Branch
US Army
Active Duty Service
December 13 1942 - January 12 1944
Conflicts & Campaigns
- European Theater of Operations
- May 1, 1943 - November 21, 1943
- Participated in the African Campaign and the invasion of Sicily.
Significant Duty Stations
- Inducted; Fort McPherson, Georgia.
- Company D, 83rd Chemical Battalion (Occupation Chemist)
Decorations & Citations
- Purple Heart (Wounded July 20, 1943 near Agrigento, Sicily.)
Notes
US Army service number 34-578-118. SSN 252-20-1896. Born; Hazelhurst, Georgia. Burial; Horn Cemetery, Thomasville, Georgia.