USS Carter DE 112

USS CARTER DE 112

Named for Aviation Ordnanceman Third Class Jack Carter,
b. 1 June 1922, Floral City, FL; KIA 10 November 1942 in a bombing
attack on enemy sub at French Morocco; posthumous Air Medal

Type: DET
Builder: DWD
Keel laid 11/19/43
Launched 02/29/44
Commissioned 05/03/44
First CO: Lt Cdr F. J. T. Baker
Decommissioned 04/10/46; one battle star
To China as TAI CHAO 12/31/48
Stricken (US) 02/10/49
Sailed to Taiwan 1949
Scrapped 1973
Unit of CortDiv 79

From the research of Anne McCarthy,
with contributions by Pat Perrella and Pat Stephens, webmaster. March 2006