Rank/Rate	Lieutenant Commander
Service Number	O-085293
Birth Date	June 20, 1917
From	Prestonsburg, Kentucky
Decorations	Silver Star, Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Grayback (SS-208)
Loss Date	February 26, 1944
Location	Near 25° 47'N x 128° 45'E S. of Okinawa
Circumstances	Sunk by air attack
Remarks	Carthel was born in Columbia, Tennessee.

Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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  Smith, Carthel Hill, Jr.