VIETNAM
KIA
LTJG Carter's body was lost at sea and not recovered
Son of Manly and Louise Gore Carter.
LONGS - Memorial services for Lt. (j.g.) William Tommy Carter are incomplete. Lt. Carter, 25, of Route 1, Longs, was killed November 10 on a mission in the Gulf of Tonkin. He was a United States Naval pilot stationed aboard the aircraft carrier Kearsarge and had been assigned duty in Vietnam for less than two weeks.
He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Manly B. Carter of Route 1, of Longs and a graduate of Loris High School, 1959, and Clemson University, 1963. He entered the US Navy's pilot training program in July of 1964 and received his wings February 24. Carter was then assigned to the School of Justice in Rhode Island where he studied court martial law.
He is survived by his parents, Manly B. and Louise Carter; a brother, Marshall Carter, a senior at Furman University, Greenville; and a sister, Karen Carter of the home.
The Navy reported pilot Carter's plane was downed by non-hostile causes. The Navy reported they also failed to recover the bodies of the co-pilot and two crew members.
Published in The Sun-News, November 24, 1966
Note:
Lt. Carter's name is inscribed on monuments at The Honolulu Memorial in Hawaii and The National Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC.
KIA
LTJG Carter's body was lost at sea and not recovered
Son of Manly and Louise Gore Carter.
LONGS - Memorial services for Lt. (j.g.) William Tommy Carter are incomplete. Lt. Carter, 25, of Route 1, Longs, was killed November 10 on a mission in the Gulf of Tonkin. He was a United States Naval pilot stationed aboard the aircraft carrier Kearsarge and had been assigned duty in Vietnam for less than two weeks.
He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Manly B. Carter of Route 1, of Longs and a graduate of Loris High School, 1959, and Clemson University, 1963. He entered the US Navy's pilot training program in July of 1964 and received his wings February 24. Carter was then assigned to the School of Justice in Rhode Island where he studied court martial law.
He is survived by his parents, Manly B. and Louise Carter; a brother, Marshall Carter, a senior at Furman University, Greenville; and a sister, Karen Carter of the home.
The Navy reported pilot Carter's plane was downed by non-hostile causes. The Navy reported they also failed to recover the bodies of the co-pilot and two crew members.
Published in The Sun-News, November 24, 1966
Note:
Lt. Carter's name is inscribed on monuments at The Honolulu Memorial in Hawaii and The National Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC.
VIETNAM
KIA
LTJG Carter's body was lost at sea and not recovered
Son of Manly and Louise Gore Carter.
LONGS - Memorial services for Lt. (j.g.) William Tommy Carter are incomplete. Lt. Carter, 25, of Route 1, Longs, was killed November 10 on a mission in the Gulf of Tonkin. He was a United States Naval pilot stationed aboard the aircraft carrier Kearsarge and had been assigned duty in Vietnam for less than two weeks.
He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Manly B. Carter of Route 1, of Longs and a graduate of Loris High School, 1959, and Clemson University, 1963. He entered the US Navy's pilot training program in July of 1964 and received his wings February 24. Carter was then assigned to the School of Justice in Rhode Island where he studied court martial law.
He is survived by his parents, Manly B. and Louise Carter; a brother, Marshall Carter, a senior at Furman University, Greenville; and a sister, Karen Carter of the home.
The Navy reported pilot Carter's plane was downed by non-hostile causes. The Navy reported they also failed to recover the bodies of the co-pilot and two crew members.
Published in The Sun-News, November 24, 1966
Note:
Lt. Carter's name is inscribed on monuments at The Honolulu Memorial in Hawaii and The National Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC.
KIA
LTJG Carter's body was lost at sea and not recovered
Son of Manly and Louise Gore Carter.
LONGS - Memorial services for Lt. (j.g.) William Tommy Carter are incomplete. Lt. Carter, 25, of Route 1, Longs, was killed November 10 on a mission in the Gulf of Tonkin. He was a United States Naval pilot stationed aboard the aircraft carrier Kearsarge and had been assigned duty in Vietnam for less than two weeks.
He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Manly B. Carter of Route 1, of Longs and a graduate of Loris High School, 1959, and Clemson University, 1963. He entered the US Navy's pilot training program in July of 1964 and received his wings February 24. Carter was then assigned to the School of Justice in Rhode Island where he studied court martial law.
He is survived by his parents, Manly B. and Louise Carter; a brother, Marshall Carter, a senior at Furman University, Greenville; and a sister, Karen Carter of the home.
The Navy reported pilot Carter's plane was downed by non-hostile causes. The Navy reported they also failed to recover the bodies of the co-pilot and two crew members.
Published in The Sun-News, November 24, 1966
Note:
Lt. Carter's name is inscribed on monuments at The Honolulu Memorial in Hawaii and The National Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC.
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