Light weapons infantryman with Company F, 2nd Battalion, 35th Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. Went MIA while fighting enemy forces on July 22, 1950. Presumed dead on December 31, 1953, remains never recovered. Awarded Purple Heart, Combat Infantryman's Badge, Korean Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal, Korean Presidential Unit Citation and Republic of Korea War Service Medal. Brother of Johnie Karr, Freida Bruce, Lena Napier, and Louise Crooper, uncle of Gary Karr.