Edward A. Carter Jr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetEdward A. Carter Jr.
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Date of Birth: 26-May-1916
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Death: 30-Jan-1963
Profession: soldier
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Edward A. Carter Jr.
- Edward Allen Carter Jr.
- (May 26, 1916 – January 30, 1963) was a United States Army sergeant first class who was wounded in action during World War II.
- He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military decoration for valor, for his actions of March 23, 1945, near Speyer, Germany.Carter and six other black Americans who served in World War II were awarded the Medal of Honor on January 12, 1997.
- The seven recipients are the first and only black Americans to be awarded the Medal of Honor for World War II.
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