Career
Carr served as the gun mount captain of the Roberts aft 5-inch gun. In the ship"s final action, Carr led his gunmount team to fire 324 rounds in 35 minutes. As he was dying, he was found at his station gripping the last unfired round.
The United States Navy named the guided missile frigate United States Ship Carr (FFG-52) for him.
Carr came from Checotah, Oklahoma.