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==7th Cavalry Service==




==Awards and Decorations==
{| style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
{| style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
|-
|-
|colspan="6" align="center"|[[File:CIB4.png]]
|colspan="8" align="center"|[[File:CIB4.png]]
|-
|colspan="4" align="center"|[[File:DSM.jpg{{!}}border|width=106]] [[File:DSSM.jpg{{!}}border|width=106]]
|-
|colspan="4" align="center"|[[File:BSM.jpg{{!}}border]] [[File:PH.jpg{{!}}border|width=106]] [[File:MSM_1.jpg{{!}}border]]
|-
|colspan="4" align="center"|[[File:JSCM.jpg{{!}}border|width=106]] [[File:ARCOMV1.png{{!}}border]] [[File:PW.jpg{{!}}border|width=106]]
|-
|colspan="6" align="center"|[[File:GCM3BZ.png{{!}}border|width=106]] [[File:AFEM.jpg{{!}}border]] [[File:IRAQ.jpg{{!}}border]]
|-
|colspan="6" align="center"|[[File:NDSR.png{{!}}border]] [[File:AFSM7.png{{!}}border]] [[File:HSM.jpg{{!}}border]]
|-
|colspan="6" align="center"|[[File:DONATE3.png{{!}}border]] [[File:OVSM.jpg{{!}}border]] [[File:NCO 1.jpg{{!}}border]]
|-
|colspan="8" align="center"|[[File:ASR.jpg{{!}}border]] [[File:un3.jpg{{!}}border]] [[File:Overseas Service Medal.png{{!}}border]]
|-
|colspan="8" align="center"|[[File:RECRUIT15.png{{!}}border]] [[File:DDAY.png{{!}}border]] [[File:BAMC.jpg{{!}}border]]
|-
|colspan="8" align="center"|[[File:PUC 3.jpg{{!}}border]] [[File:SUA.jpg{{!}}border]]
|-
|colspan="8" align="center"|[[File:Basicpara4.png{{!}}borderless]] [[File:AirAssaultBadge.png{{!}}borderless]]
|-
|colspan="8" align="center"|[[File:Rifle Expert.png{{!}}borderless]] [[File:Grenade Expert.png{{!}}borderless]] [[File:203 Expert.png{{!}}borderless]] [[File:mach gun ex.png{{!}}borderless]] [[File:Recoilless ex.png{{!}}borderless]]
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
|-
!Badge
|colspan="30"|Combat Infantryman Badge w/ 3 stars
|-
!1st Row
|colspan="15"|Distinguished Service Medal
|colspan="15"|Distinguished Superior Service Medal
|-
!2nd Row
|colspan="10"|Bronze Star Medal
|colspan="10"|Purple Heart
|colspan="10"|Meritorious Service Medal<br>w/ one oak leaf cluster
|-
!3rd Row
|colspan="10"|Joint Service Commendation Medal
|colspan="10"|Army Commendation Medal w/ Valor<br>device and one oak leaf cluster
|colspan="10"|Prisoner of War Medal
|-
!4th Row
|colspan="10"|Good Conduct Medal w/ three bronze knots
|colspan="10"|Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
|colspan="10"|Iraq Campaign Medal
|-
!5th Row
|colspan="10"|National Defense Service Medal
|colspan="10"|Armed Forces Service Medal<br>w/ seven service stars
|colspan="10"|Humanitarian Service Medal<br>w/ two service stars
|-
!6th Row
|colspan="10"|Donation Ribbon w/ 3 service stars
|colspan="10"|Military Outstanding Volunteer<br>Service Medal
|colspan="10"|Noncommissioned Officer Professional<br>Development Ribbon w/ "1" device
|-
!7th Row
|colspan="10"|Army Service Ribbon
|colspan="10"|United Nations Service Medal<br>w/ 3 service stars
|colspan="10"|Overseas Service Ribbon
|-
!8th Row
|colspan="10"|Recruiting Ribbon
|colspan="10"|D-Day Commemorative Medal
|colspan="10"|Basic Assault Course Ribbon
|-
!Unit Citations
|colspan="15"|Presidential Unit Citation<br>w/ three Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters
|colspan="15"|Superior Unit Award
|-
!rowspan="2"|Qualification Badges
|colspan="15"|Basic Parachutist Badge w/ four combat stars
|colspan="15"|Air Assault Badge
|-
|colspan="6"|Rifle Expert
|colspan="6"|Grenade Expert
|colspan="6"|M203 Expert
|colspan="6"|Machine Gun Expert
|colspan="6"|Recoilless Rifle Expert
|-
|}
 
==Service Summary==
 
===Promotions===
{| class="wikitable"
|style="background-color: #ffd900; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" |'''Insignia'''
|style="background-color: #ffd900; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" |'''Rank'''
|style="background-color: #ffd900; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" |'''Date'''
 
|-
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | [[File:PVT.png]]
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | Private Second Class
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | 8 February 2014
|-
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | [[File:PFC.png]]
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | Private First Class
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | 11 March 2014
|-
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | [[File:SPC.png]]
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | Specialist
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | 13 May 2014
|-
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | [[File:CPL.png]]
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | Corporal
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | 10 September 2014
|-
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | [[File:SGT.png]]
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | Sergeant
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | 12 January 2015
|-
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | [[File:SGT.png]]
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | Sergeant<br>Honorable Discharge
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | 12 April 2015
|-
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | [[File:SPC.png]]
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | Specialist
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | 10 December 2015
|-
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | [[File:CPL.png]]
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | Corporal
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | 14 April 2016
|-
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | [[File:SGT.png]]
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | Sergeant
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | 24 August 2016
|-
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | [[File:2LT.png]]
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | Second Lieutenant
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | 14 January 2017
|-
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | [[File:1LT.png]]
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | First Lieutenant
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | 26 July 2017
|-
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | [[File:CPT.png]]
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | Captain
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | 15 April 2018
|-
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | [[File:MAJ.png]]
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | Major
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | 26 October 2018
|-
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | [[File:MAJ.png]]
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | Major<br>Retired
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | 29 October 2018
|-
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | [[File:SPC.png]]
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | Specialist
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | 8 June 2019
|-
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | [[File:SPC.png]]
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | Specialist<br>Honorable Discharge
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | 1 September 2019
|-
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | [[File:MAJ.png]]
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | Major<br>Posthumous
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | 27 April 2020
|-
|}
 
===Primary Assignments===
{| class="wikitable"
|style="background-color: #ffd900; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" |'''Billet'''
|style="background-color: #ffd900; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" |'''Unit'''
|style="background-color: #ffd900; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" |'''Date'''
|-
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | Trooper
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | D/1/D/2-7
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | 11 February 2014
|-
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | Combat Infantry
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | C/2/D/2-7
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | 7 March 2014
|-
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | ELOA
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | N/A
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | 5 April 2014
|-
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | Trooper
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | C/2/D/2-7
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | 8 April 2014
|-
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | Support Infantry
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | A/2/C/1-7
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | 21 August 2014
|-
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | Light Infantry
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | 4/1/C/1-7
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | 31 August 2014
|-
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | Training Sergeant
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | B/TU/1-7
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | 31 October 2014
|-
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | Honorable Discharge
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" |
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" |12 April 2015
|-
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | Light Infantry
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | 2/2/C/1-7
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | 10 December 2015
|-
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | Section Leader
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | 2/2/C/1-7
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | 18 May 2016
|-
|-
|colspan="4" align="right"|[[File:DSM.jpg{{!}}border|width=106]] [[File:DSSM.jpg{{!}}border|width=106]]
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | Platoon Leader
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | 1/C/1-7
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | 14 January 2017
|-
|-
|colspan="4" align="right"|[[File:BSM.jpg{{!}}border]] [[File:PH.jpg{{!}}border|width=106]]
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | Platoon Leader
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | 2/C/1-7
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | 18 April 2017
|-
|-
|colspan="4" align="right"|[[File:MSM_1.jpg{{!}}border]] [[File:JSCM.jpg{{!}}border|width=106]]
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | Executive Officer
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | C/1-7
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | 27 March 2018
|-
|-
|colspan="6" align="right"|[[File:ARCOMV1.png{{!}}border]] [[File:PW.jpg{{!}}border|width=106]] [[File:GCM3B.png{{!}}border|width=106]]
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | Company Commander
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | C/1-7
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | 29 April 2018
|-
|-
|colspan="8" align="right"|[[File:AFEM.jpg{{!}}border]] [[File:IRAQ.jpg{{!}}border]] [[File:NDSM 15.jpg{{!}}border]]
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | Retired
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" |  
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | 29 October 2018
|-
|-
|colspan="8" align="right"|[[File:NCO 1.jpg{{!}}border]] [[File:ASR.jpg{{!}}border]] [[File:RECRUIT 4.jpg{{!}}border]] [[File:BAMC.jpg{{!}}border]]
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | Trooper
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | A/2/C/1-7
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | 8 November 2018
|-
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | Retired
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" |
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | 15 January 2019
|-
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | Trooper
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | 2/SP/1-7
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | 8 May 2019
|-
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | Trooper
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | A/2/C/1-7
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | 16 May 2019
|-
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | Airborne Infantryman
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | B/2/C/1-7
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | 5 July 2019
|-
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | Squad Leader
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | 1/2/C/1-7
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | 28 July 2019
|-
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | Honorable Discharge
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" |
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | 1 September 2019
|-
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | Interred in Arlington
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" |
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | 27 April 2020
|-
|}
 
===Secondary Assignments===
{| class="wikitable"
|style="background-color: #ffd900; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" |'''Billet'''
|style="background-color: #ffd900; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" |'''Unit'''
|style="background-color: #ffd900; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" |'''Date'''
|-
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | Avatar Shop
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | S1
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | 6 September 2014 -<br>12 April 2014
|-
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | Signature Shop
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | S1
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | 10 November 2014 -<br>12 April 2014
|-
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | Signature Shop
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | S1
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | 7 January 2016 -<br>6 September 2016
|-
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | Uniforms Department
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | S1
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | 25 January 2016 -<br>24 March 2016
|-
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | Battle Staff
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | S3
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | 1 October 2016 -<br>29 October 2018
|-
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | Signature Shop
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | S1
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | 19 October 2016 -<br>6 March 2017
|-
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | Public Affairs
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | S5
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | 7 December 2016 -<br>11 August 2017
|-
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | Recruiter
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | Regimental Recruiting Department
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | 9 January 2017 -<br>23 June 2017
|-
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | Battle Staff, Operations Lead
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | S3
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | 30 January 2017 -<br>12 September 2017
|-
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | Senior Recruiter
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | Regimental Recruiting Department
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | 23 June 2017 -<br>12 August 2017
|-
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | Executive Officer***
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | S3
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | 4 July 2017 -<br>29 October 2018
|-
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | Executive Officer
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | Regimental Recruiting Department
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | 12 September 2017 -<br>24 March 2018
|-
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | Executive Officer
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | Regimental Oversight Office
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | 24 March 2018 -<br>11 May 2018
|-
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | Executive Officer
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | S3
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | 23 August 2018 -<br>29 October 2018
|-
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | Battle Staff, Operations Lead
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | S3
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | 23 August 2018 -<br>29 October 2018
|-
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | Battle Staff
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | S3
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | 23 June 2019 -<br>24 July 2019
|-
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | Battle Staff, Operations Lead
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | S3
|style="background-color: #ffffff; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;" | 24 July 2019 -<br>1 September 2019
|-
|}
 
==Citations==
'''Distinguished Service Medal Citation'''
[[File:MedalBox ADSM.png|left|150px|{{!}}]]
<blockquote>"Awarded for exceptionally meritorious service while serving as a Platoon leader in Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment. Lieutenant Carter has distinguished himself through exceptional leadership resulting in the lowest turnover in the Company, extremely high morale and continuously improving training standards. His relentless dedication to duty and superior commitment to his troopers is a great credit to himself, his company, and the 7th Cavalry Regiment."</blockquote>

Latest revision as of 00:19, 7 March 2026

Delvanoc Carter
December 24, 1982 - April 25, 2020
Commander, Charlie Company 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment (highest)
Jan 30, 2014 - September 1, 2019
Delvanoc Carter



7th Cavalry Service

Awards and Decorations

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Badge Combat Infantryman Badge w/ 3 stars
1st Row Distinguished Service Medal Distinguished Superior Service Medal
2nd Row Bronze Star Medal Purple Heart Meritorious Service Medal
w/ one oak leaf cluster
3rd Row Joint Service Commendation Medal Army Commendation Medal w/ Valor
device and one oak leaf cluster
Prisoner of War Medal
4th Row Good Conduct Medal w/ three bronze knots Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal Iraq Campaign Medal
5th Row National Defense Service Medal Armed Forces Service Medal
w/ seven service stars
Humanitarian Service Medal
w/ two service stars
6th Row Donation Ribbon w/ 3 service stars Military Outstanding Volunteer
Service Medal
Noncommissioned Officer Professional
Development Ribbon w/ "1" device
7th Row Army Service Ribbon United Nations Service Medal
w/ 3 service stars
Overseas Service Ribbon
8th Row Recruiting Ribbon D-Day Commemorative Medal Basic Assault Course Ribbon
Unit Citations Presidential Unit Citation
w/ three Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters
Superior Unit Award
Qualification Badges Basic Parachutist Badge w/ four combat stars Air Assault Badge
Rifle Expert Grenade Expert M203 Expert Machine Gun Expert Recoilless Rifle Expert

Service Summary

Promotions

Insignia Rank Date
Private Second Class 8 February 2014
Private First Class 11 March 2014
Specialist 13 May 2014
Corporal 10 September 2014
Sergeant 12 January 2015
Sergeant
Honorable Discharge
12 April 2015
Specialist 10 December 2015
Corporal 14 April 2016
Sergeant 24 August 2016
Second Lieutenant 14 January 2017
First Lieutenant 26 July 2017
Captain 15 April 2018
Major 26 October 2018
Major
Retired
29 October 2018
Specialist 8 June 2019
Specialist
Honorable Discharge
1 September 2019
Major
Posthumous
27 April 2020

Primary Assignments

Billet Unit Date
Trooper D/1/D/2-7 11 February 2014
Combat Infantry C/2/D/2-7 7 March 2014
ELOA N/A 5 April 2014
Trooper C/2/D/2-7 8 April 2014
Support Infantry A/2/C/1-7 21 August 2014
Light Infantry 4/1/C/1-7 31 August 2014
Training Sergeant B/TU/1-7 31 October 2014
Honorable Discharge 12 April 2015
Light Infantry 2/2/C/1-7 10 December 2015
Section Leader 2/2/C/1-7 18 May 2016
Platoon Leader 1/C/1-7 14 January 2017
Platoon Leader 2/C/1-7 18 April 2017
Executive Officer C/1-7 27 March 2018
Company Commander C/1-7 29 April 2018
Retired 29 October 2018
Trooper A/2/C/1-7 8 November 2018
Retired 15 January 2019
Trooper 2/SP/1-7 8 May 2019
Trooper A/2/C/1-7 16 May 2019
Airborne Infantryman B/2/C/1-7 5 July 2019
Squad Leader 1/2/C/1-7 28 July 2019
Honorable Discharge 1 September 2019
Interred in Arlington 27 April 2020

Secondary Assignments

Billet Unit Date
Avatar Shop S1 6 September 2014 -
12 April 2014
Signature Shop S1 10 November 2014 -
12 April 2014
Signature Shop S1 7 January 2016 -
6 September 2016
Uniforms Department S1 25 January 2016 -
24 March 2016
Battle Staff S3 1 October 2016 -
29 October 2018
Signature Shop S1 19 October 2016 -
6 March 2017
Public Affairs S5 7 December 2016 -
11 August 2017
Recruiter Regimental Recruiting Department 9 January 2017 -
23 June 2017
Battle Staff, Operations Lead S3 30 January 2017 -
12 September 2017
Senior Recruiter Regimental Recruiting Department 23 June 2017 -
12 August 2017
Executive Officer*** S3 4 July 2017 -
29 October 2018
Executive Officer Regimental Recruiting Department 12 September 2017 -
24 March 2018
Executive Officer Regimental Oversight Office 24 March 2018 -
11 May 2018
Executive Officer S3 23 August 2018 -
29 October 2018
Battle Staff, Operations Lead S3 23 August 2018 -
29 October 2018
Battle Staff S3 23 June 2019 -
24 July 2019
Battle Staff, Operations Lead S3 24 July 2019 -
1 September 2019

Citations

Distinguished Service Medal Citation

"Awarded for exceptionally meritorious service while serving as a Platoon leader in Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment. Lieutenant Carter has distinguished himself through exceptional leadership resulting in the lowest turnover in the Company, extremely high morale and continuously improving training standards. His relentless dedication to duty and superior commitment to his troopers is a great credit to himself, his company, and the 7th Cavalry Regiment."