Corporal William R. Carey 38221840

Corporal William R. Carey 38221840 US Army. He was born in 1929 the son of Mr. and Mrs. Mose Carey, of Meridian, Texas. He graduate of Dunbar High School. He entered the US Army on September 3, 1942, around the age of 22. He trained at Camp Campbell, Kentucky. He served in France, Germany and Leyte Islands. Awarded the ETO and, PTO Medal with 4 Battle Stars on these medals as well as the World War Two Victory Medals. He was discharged in 1945.

Source:

1- MEN and WOMEN in the ARMED FORCES from BOSQUE COUNTY Texas – African American part of the book

2- https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=14&cat=all&tf=F&q=William+R.+Carey&bc=sd&rpp=50&pg=1&rid=7221802&rlst=1785539,2662536,4109906,5442440,7221802,447018,447890,788954,1080173,1310194