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Carr Frederick Cecil

Name:
Frederick Cecil Carr
Rank:
Coxswain
Serial Number:
Unit:
United States Navy
Date of Death:
1944-04-28
State:
Indiana
Cemetery:
Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana
Plot:
Section 234
Row:
Grave:
Lot 645
Decoration:
Comments:

Frederick (Fredrick) Cecil Carr was born on August 14, 1926. He served in the United States Navy during World War II. He was aboard the USS LST 531 and was killed during the Exercise Tiger--one of the large-scale rehearsals for the D-Day invasion of Normandy. This took place in April 1944 in Slapton Sands, Devon in the UK. An Allied naval convoy involved in the exercise was attacked by German submarines, and coordination and communication problems resulted in friendly fire deaths. At least 749 American servicemen were killed. Because of the impending invasion of Normandy, the incident was highly classified and the full story did not come out until years later after the war. Carr is now buried in the Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA.