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★Victoria Cross

A comprehensive archive of decorated U.S. military heroes, objectively ranked by the Unified Scoring Matrix (USM-25). Honoring valor through history.

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Edward A. Carter Jr. — Victoria Cross

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Heroic Score150761st out of 4481

Number of Medals9

Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score164828 of 4481

U.S. Army#272of 2016

Armor#32of 347

Shanghai Incident#1of 1

Spanish Civil War#2of 2

World War II#324of 924

Western Allied invasion of Germany#5of 9

Edward A. Carter Jr.

Sergeant first class, U.S. Army

Shanghai IncidentSpanish Civil WarWorld War IIWestern Allied invasion of Germany

Awards & Decorations

Medal of Honor
Bronze Star Medal
Purple Heart
Army Good Conduct Medal
American Defense Service Medal
American Campaign Medal
European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal (2)
World War II Victory Medal

Ribbon Rack

Biography

Edward Allen Carter Jr. 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.

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Score Breakdown

Medal of Honor(base 100)

+100

Bronze Star Medal(base 30)

+30

Unified Scoring Metrics Bonuses(career variety ×1.15 (2 medal types))

+20

Heroic Score150 pts