Photo: Sgt. James Harbour / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
The confirmed-kill statistics tend to dominate any account of Carlos Hathcock, but the numbers are the least interesting thing about him to me. What I keep returning to is the psychology required to do that job: a stillness and discipline most people will never have to summon. His Purple Heart and Silver Star read, to me, less as marksmanship trophies than as evidence of a man who put himself between danger and his fellow Marines. He died at fifty-six, far too soon. I prefer to remember him not as a legend but as one disciplined, dutiful man carrying an enormous weight.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Carlos Hathcock
- Name (Japanese)
- カルロス・ハスコック
- Reading
- かるろす・はすこっく
- Born
- May 20, 1942 – February 22, 1999
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Horse
- Origin
- Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- soldier / sniper
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Purple Heart
- Silver Star
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Carlos Hathcock born?
May 20, 1942 – February 22, 1999.
Where is Carlos Hathcock from?
Carlos Hathcock is from Little Rock, Arkansas, United States.
What does Carlos Hathcock do?
Carlos Hathcock works as soldier, sniper.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.