- Paul H. Carr
Paul Henry Carr (
February 13 ,1924 -October 25 ,1944 ) was a U.S. NavyGunner's Mate Third Class who received aSilver Star posthumously for his actions aboard USS "Samuel B. Roberts" (DE 413) at the Battle off Samar duringWorld War II . Carr served as the Gun Mount Captain of the after 5 inch gun on the USS Samuel B. Roberts.The Navy honored Carr by naming the
guided missile frigate USS Carr (FFG-52) for him.Carr came from
Checotah, Oklahoma . He had married Goldie Lee Johnson of Checotah, Oklahoma, onOctober 23 ,1943 , leaving her a widow just one year later. He was also survived by eight sisters, who kept an active interest in their brother's ship, USS CARR (FFG 52).External links
* [http://www.carr.navy.mil/default.aspx Official US Navy site for FFG-52, USS Paul Henry Carr]
* [http://www.carr.navy.mil/Site%20Pages/history.aspx Official US Navy site for on Paul Henry Carr]
* [http://www.bosamar.com The Battle Off Samar Website]
* [http://www.navybook.com/nohigherhonor/pic-de413.shtml No Higher Honor: Saving the U.S.S. "Samuel B. Roberts" in the Persian Gulf]Books
*cite book
author= Hornfischer, James D.
title=The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors
publisher=Bantam
year=2004
id=ISBN 0-553-80257-7
*cite book
last = Willmott
first = H. P.
authorlink =
coauthors =
year = 2005
chapter =
title = The Battle Of Leyte Gulf: The Last Fleet Action
publisher = Indiana University Press
location =
id = ISBN 0-253-34528-6
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