#ZBHistory: Sometimes we come across crazy stories that won’t fit into 280 characters. This is one of those.

SFC Edward A Carter ran away from home in Shanghai and joined the National Revolutionary Army which was fighting against the invading Japanese.

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He reached the rank of Lieutenant while fighting with them, but was kicked out when they learned he was 15 fucking years old.

Still not done raising hell he moved to Spain where he joined the Abraham Lincoln Brigade fighting against the Nationalists in their Civil War.

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After that, he went to America and enlisted in the Army in 1942 and within a year was promoted to staff sergeant.

During the Battle of the Bulge he joined a provisional rifle platoon to supplement the depleted ranks. He had to take the rank of Private to do so, however.

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On March 23, 1945, once again a staff sergeant, the tank he was in was hit by a panzershreck near Speyer, Germany.

This didn’t sit well with Carter, so he led two other men to the barn where the fire came from. The Germans knew he was pissed, and laid down some heavy fire...

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He ordered the two men with him to take cover as he made his way across the field to the barn, on the way he was shot five times. The German thought they had him, so they sent 8 men to capture him.

He killed 6 of them, and took the other 2 prisoner.

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The two men he took gave up a ton of good intel and finally Carter agreed to be evacuated for treatment.

Carter was refused reenlistment into the Army in 1949 because of suspected Communist ties based on his time in Spain. This was later disproven many years later.

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Finally, in 1997, Carter’s son received his fathers Medal of Honor for his actions that day.

Carter died of lung cancer in 1963, likely caused by the shrapnel in his body.