Capt. Thomas L. Carter, USMC, died 10 November 1968 as a result of wounds sustained during a hostile rocket attack on an artillery outpost, where he was commanding Battery C, First Battalion, Twelfth Marines, Third Marine Division. Services with full military honors were held at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Chapel in San Diego, Calif., followed by interment in the Ft. Rosecrans Military Cemetery.
Capt. Carter, born in Galveston, Texas, was valedictorian of his class at Torrance High School, and graduated from the Naval Academy with the class of 1962.
Capt. Carter, born in Galveston, Texas, was valedictorian of his class at Torrance High School, and graduated from the Naval Academy with the class of 1962.
Capt. Thomas L. Carter, USMC, died 10 November 1968 as a result of wounds sustained during a hostile rocket attack on an artillery outpost, where he was commanding Battery C, First Battalion, Twelfth Marines, Third Marine Division. Services with full military honors were held at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Chapel in San Diego, Calif., followed by interment in the Ft. Rosecrans Military Cemetery.
Capt. Carter, born in Galveston, Texas, was valedictorian of his class at Torrance High School, and graduated from the Naval Academy with the class of 1962.
Capt. Carter, born in Galveston, Texas, was valedictorian of his class at Torrance High School, and graduated from the Naval Academy with the class of 1962.
