"D" "C" the son of Decie Carter and Sussie M. Carter of West Hollywood FL, the husband of Jannie Carter and the father of Daniel D. Carter of New Haven CT enlisted on March 26, 1969 in New Haven CT arriving in Vietnam for duty on October 10 in the same year. He was assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines 1st MARDIV (Rein) FMF.
During a search and clear mission in the Que Son Mountains, Company A made contact and engaged a NVA force. Fire fights with the enemy lasted throughout the day and into the night, pulling back from the Marines postions, the enemy utilized effective 60mm mortar fire against the Marines resulting in the deaths of two men and the wounding of several others. PFC Carter was one of the casualties when a mortar round landed near his position causing his death from multiple fragmentation wounds.
Casualties:
D C Carter
Daniel Francis Lynch Jr.
During a search and clear mission in the Que Son Mountains, Company A made contact and engaged a NVA force. Fire fights with the enemy lasted throughout the day and into the night, pulling back from the Marines postions, the enemy utilized effective 60mm mortar fire against the Marines resulting in the deaths of two men and the wounding of several others. PFC Carter was one of the casualties when a mortar round landed near his position causing his death from multiple fragmentation wounds.
Casualties:
D C Carter
Daniel Francis Lynch Jr.
"D" "C" the son of Decie Carter and Sussie M. Carter of West Hollywood FL, the husband of Jannie Carter and the father of Daniel D. Carter of New Haven CT enlisted on March 26, 1969 in New Haven CT arriving in Vietnam for duty on October 10 in the same year. He was assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines 1st MARDIV (Rein) FMF.
During a search and clear mission in the Que Son Mountains, Company A made contact and engaged a NVA force. Fire fights with the enemy lasted throughout the day and into the night, pulling back from the Marines postions, the enemy utilized effective 60mm mortar fire against the Marines resulting in the deaths of two men and the wounding of several others. PFC Carter was one of the casualties when a mortar round landed near his position causing his death from multiple fragmentation wounds.
Casualties:
D C Carter
Daniel Francis Lynch Jr.
During a search and clear mission in the Que Son Mountains, Company A made contact and engaged a NVA force. Fire fights with the enemy lasted throughout the day and into the night, pulling back from the Marines postions, the enemy utilized effective 60mm mortar fire against the Marines resulting in the deaths of two men and the wounding of several others. PFC Carter was one of the casualties when a mortar round landed near his position causing his death from multiple fragmentation wounds.
Casualties:
D C Carter
Daniel Francis Lynch Jr.
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