Private First Class Troy R. Carroll

Title

Private First Class Troy R. Carroll

Subject

World War II
United States Army

Description

Pfc. Troy R. Carroll was killed on December 30, 1944, while serving with the 397th Infantry Regiment, 100th Infantry Division in France. Pfc. Carroll was the son of Mr. Willie M. Carroll of Gordo. More information on the battle that killed Pft. Carroll can be found on this site on pages 48-49: http://marshallfoundation.org/100th-infantry/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2014/06/CompanyIWorldWarIICombatHistory.pdf.

A photo of Pfc. Carroll's grave can be seen here: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56653555/troy-r-carroll.

For his service Pfc. Carroll was awarded the Silver Star and Purple Heart. Pfc. Carroll's commendation may be found here: http://valor.militarytimes.com/recipient.php?recipientid=43947

Source

Find A Grave

Date

1944

Contributor

Tuscaloosa Public Library

Type

Hyperlink

Identifier

1499

Coverage

Pickens County (AL)