Edward A. Carter Jr.

Edward Allen Carter Jr.
Edward Allen Carter Jr.
Birth name	Edward Allen Carter Jr.
Born	May 26, 1916; Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died	January 30, 1963 (aged 46); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Buried	Arlington National Cemetery
Allegiance	Republic of China; Republic of Spain; United States;
Branch	National Revolutionary Army; International Brigades; United States Army;
Service years	1932, 1937–1938, 1941–1949
Rank	Sergeant first class
Units	Abraham Lincoln Brigade 12th Armored Division 56th Armored Infantry; ;
Military awards	Medal of Honor; Bronze Star Medal; Purple Heart;
Conflicts	Shanghai Incident Spanish Civil War World War II Western Allied invasion of Germany; ;
Other work	Rubber tire manufacturing worker (1949–1963)

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 on 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 American soldiers to be awarded the Medal of Honor for World War II.

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