Creed McCarter^{[1, 2]}

Abt 1919 - 1943  (~ 24 years)

• Name	Creed McCarter
  Born	Abt 1919	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1920	Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	10 Jul 1943
  Person ID	I81938	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	16 Nov 2012

  
  

  Father	Minyard Mellon McCarter,   b. 24 Feb 1887, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 1924  (Age < 36 years)
  Mother	Mettie Oakley,   b. 22 Jan 1894, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 30 Apr 1972  (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F505	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt 1919 - Tennessee Census - 1920 - Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 1 Oct 2000. Coy Ray McCarter obituary [S84] E-Mail, Zachary Bradley [s3conklin@gmail.com], 13 Nov 2012. Creed McCarter was stationed on the USS Maddox. On 8 June 1943, Maddox departed Norfolk for Oran, Algeria, where she became a unit of Task Force 81 (TF81), the assault force for the Sicilian invasion. As the assault troops opened the Amphibious Battle of Gela on 10 July, Maddox was on antisubmarine patrol about 16 miles offshore. Steaming alone, the destroyer was attacked by a German dive bomber.The plane dropped four 250 pound bombs, the first landed in the water, the second two hit the fantail and detonated the powder (ammunition) magazine and the last bomb hit in the water by the side of the ship. The Maddox sank in 90 seconds, 70 men survived, but 212 men went down with the ship including the captain. The U S S Maddox, DD-622 has the unfortunate distinction of having been the fastest sinking U. S. warship to be lost in World War II. The family was told that Creed was below deck and unable to make it out. [S112] Census, 1920. name: Creed Mccarter residence: , Sevier, Tennessee estimated birth year: 1919 age: 1 birthplace: Tennessee relationship to head of household: Son gender: Male race: White marital status: Single father's birthplace: Tennessee mother's birthplace: Tennessee film number: 1821762 digital folder number: 4390948 image number: 00416 sheet number: 5 Household Gender Age Birthplace self Myniard M Mccarter M 33y Tennessee wife Mettie Mccarter F 30y Tennessee son Keneth Mccarter M 11y Tennessee son Coy R Mccarter M 9y Tennessee dau Eancy E Mccarter F 5y Tennessee son Creed Mccarter M 1y2m Tennessee