Robert Leon CarmanHospital Corpsman 3rd ClassCAP 2-4-1, CA CO 2-4, 2ND CAG, COMBINED ACTION, 3RD MAF United States Navy 12 March 1942 - 10 August 1968 Monahans, Texas Panel 49W Line 038 |
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The database page for Robert Leon Carman
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Robert "Doc" was a native of Monahans, Texas. He attended Monahans schools. He was married and the father of a daughter. He was a two year veteran of the Navy and was trained as Corpsman. He was assigned to the Combined Action Program of the Marine Corps. He was described by his sergeant, retired Sgt Major Larry Isaac, as his right hand man in his tour with CAP 2-4-1 and a man with a fifth sense. He was extremely dedicated to his duties. Doc was killed going to the aid of a wounded Marine, helping him to get to a medevac area when one of them set off a shaped charge boopy trap. Both were killed instantly. HM3 Robert Leon Carman was buried with full military honors at the Fort Bliss National Cemetery in El Paso, Texas. His wife was a resident in El Paso when Robert was killed. He is remembered by his unit, the USMC CAP Program and by the Permian Basin Vietnam Veterans' Memorial in Midland, Texas. Sergeant Major Larry Isaac kindly provided the pictures that were given to him by Robert's widow when he visited her in El Paso after Robert's death and kindly allowed them to be posted on this site.
From a PBVVM representative,
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A Note from The Virtual WallThe casualty database shows that three men from CAP 2-4-1 were killed on 10 August 1968 by "explosive devices":
"You guys are the Marine's doctors - There's none better in the business than a Navy Corpsman ..." -- Lieutenant General "Chesty" Puller --
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The point-of-contact for this memorial is a PBVVM representative, Billy M. Brown 4015 Melody Lane, Odessa, Texas 79762 bmbrown@grandecom.net 01 Jan 2006 |
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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Last updated 01/01/2006