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In 1945 the Us Army needed thousands of new infantry soldiers in order to replace the losses from the battles in Normandy and the Ardennes.
In early March, 1945, 2,253 volunteers were organized into 37 rifle platoons and sent to the front, to be distributed as needed to companies. These African American infantrymen entered the front lines in Germany to fight alongside white soldiers in infantry and armored divisions.
One of those soldiers was Staff Sergeant Edward A. Carter, veteran from the Abraham Lincoln Brigade (Spanish Civil War). For his brave actions in Speyer (Germany), 23 march 1945, he is a Medal of Honor Recipient
In 1945 the Us Army needed thousands of new infantry soldiers in order to replace the losses from the battles in Normandy and the Ardennes.
In early March, 1945, 2,253 volunteers were organized into 37 rifle platoons and sent to the front, to be distributed as needed to companies. These African American infantrymen entered the front lines in Germany to fight alongside white soldiers in infantry and armored divisions.
One of those soldiers was Staff Sergeant Edward A. Carter, veteran from the Abraham Lincoln Brigade (Spanish Civil War). For his brave actions in Speyer (Germany), 23 march 1945, he is a Medal of Honor Recipient
In 1945 the Us Army needed thousands of new infantry soldiers in order to replace the losses from the battles in Normandy and the Ardennes.
In early March, 1945, 2,253 volunteers were organized into 37 rifle platoons and sent to the front, to be distributed as needed to companies. These African American infantrymen entered the front lines in Germany to fight alongside white soldiers in infantry and armored divisions.
One of those soldiers was Staff Sergeant Edward A. Carter, veteran from the Abraham Lincoln Brigade (Spanish Civil War). For his brave actions in Speyer (Germany), 23 march 1945, he is a Medal of Honor Recipient