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William
Arnold
Carter
Jr.

Born:

, 

Texas

William Carter graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1930. He retired as a U.S. Army Major General.

Awards Received

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel

    Division:

    1st Army

    Action Date:

    1944 – 1945
    War Department, General Orders No. 55 (1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel William Arnold Carter, Jr. (ASN: 0-18023), United States Army, was awarded the Army Distinguished Service Medal for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility as Engineer, FIRST Army, from 1944 to 1945.

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major General

    Action Date:

    August 1951 – January 1962
    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 5 (February 9, 1962)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Major General William Arnold Carter, Jr. (ASN: 0-18023), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished service in a position of great responsibility to the Government of the United States, during the period August 1951 to January 1962.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Corps of Engineers)

    Division:

    II Corps

    Action Date:

    1942 – 1943
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Corps of Engineers) William Arnold Carter, Jr. (ASN: 0-18023), United States Army, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Engineer, SECOND Corps, from 1942 to 1943.