Memorial Day and My Great-Uncle: Corp. George Johnston Karr (1923-1945)
Corporal George Johnston Karr. On Memorial Day, one remembers Great-Uncle George, who fought and died as a U.S. Marine on the Pacific Front, and all those who have been lost as a result of their service to their country. My grandfather Don with his elder brother George. The four Karr boys, standing in order of birth, from youngest to eldest: Dick, Hank, Don, and Georgie. Born at Steelton, Pennsylvania, on 15 December 1923, George Johnston Karr was the first of the five children of George Washington Karr (1903-1951) and Hazel Lena Johnston (1901-1990), who married on 4 August 1921. George was joined by three brothers: Donald Eugene Karr (1925-2009), Harold Ray Karr (1927-2015), and Richard Lorraine Karr (1929-1987). The family was completed by the arrival of the only daughter, Patricia Ann Karr (1939-2016). After their marriage imploded, George and Hazel Karr divorced in 1943. The three younger children, who were still at home, were raised by their mother Hazel with the assistance of he
