August 24, 2015

Military Monday - POW Vernon Carlton Released, 1953

Monroe News Star - 8/26/1953

Vernon William Carlton

Born on May 14, 1930

Son of
Edward and Vera Carlton

Sergeant
United States Army
Korean War
Repatriated Prisoner of War

Enlistment Date:  October 28, 1947
Release Date:  October 20, 1953



Sgt. Vernon William Carlton died on November 10, 1997.  He is buried in the Carlton Family Cemetery in Jonesville, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana.



Sources:
National Archives  Records Administration [online database/Ancestry.com]
Korean War Data File of American Prisoners of War [online database/Ancestry.com]


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