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"...Pvt. Carr, one of the crack riflemen of this patrol, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Carr of Ralls, Texas..."
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John Henry Carr and wife --------.
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Ralls Soldier Member Of Patrol to Battle Through Jap Lines
With the 24th Infantry Division in the Philippines --
Private John H. Carr of Ralls, Texas was one of the members of a patrol that fought it's way through the Jap lines on Leyte to carry supplies and evacuate the wounded from a surrounded battalion. It required three days of hard fighting to reach the battalion. Coming back they brought the wounded on litters and when the Japanese ambused them again and again the amount of woundedmen was almost doubled, making twice as much work for the riflemen carrying the litters. When their food supply was echaused they ate the hearts of cocoanut trees, potatoes on vines and sugar cane. Their clothes were drenched with rain during the entire eight day march and their hands became wrinkled from being contantly wet and stayed that way for weeks. Pvt. Carr, one of the crack riflemen of this patrol, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Carr of Ralls, Texas.
Interested in some background information...check out the following links:
History of the 24th Infantry Division
24th Infantry Division: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
24th Infantry Division Association
National World War II Memorial
The materials depicted on this page were reprinted with kind permission of Mr. John Dunmar, the son of Mr. John Henry Car.
We, at the World War II Stories - In Their Own Words web site wish to offer to Mr. John Dunmar our most profound THANK YOU for sharing his memories of his father -- Mr. John Henry Carr's experiences -- during World War II. We will always be grateful for Mr. Carr's contributions to the war effort and to the countless other men and women who put forth their "finest hour".
Original story transcribed from e-mail notations received beginning October 18,2006.
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