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VeteranContinued from B1ments who came were whole companies of black soldiers, including Carter.They fought for two weeks to keep the Germans from retaking Strasbourg, and then they were ordered to join Gen. George Patton’s 3rd Army for the drive to the Rhine, Lamb recalled.It was in the little town of Spier, right on the river, that the armored troops came under heavy small arms and bazooka fire. The black soldiers were riding the tanks piggyback at this point.As the fire continued, it was obvious something hadto be done, or a lot of Americans were going to die. Carter volunteered to take three men and clear it out. All were black. One was killed almost immediately. Carter ordered the other two back and told them to cover him. A second man was killed, and the third was seriously wounded.Then Carter was hit five times. None of the bullets hit vital organs, but he was still in an exposed area, so he lay still. He lay there six hours, Lamb said. The Germans finally came out of their hiding place to make certain the sergeant was dead At that point, Carter rose up and killed six and then took the other two as shields to get back to his lines.It is for that action that the sergeant will be honored on Monday. On Tuesday, his body will be reinterred at Arlington National Cemetery.Lamb said he is pleased that the sergeant is finally being recognized.“It is long overdue,” he said. “Long overdue.”
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Burlington Times News
Burlington, North Carolina, US
Sat, Jan 11, 1997
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