Carter, John Robert, 1890-1949.

John Robert Carter was born November 18, 1890 in Petersburg, Indiana. In 1913, he enlisted in the United States Army at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma. Carter was a member of the African-American Company C of the 25th Infantry, organized in 1869, which was stationed at Oahu, Hawaii from 1913 to 1918. In 1918, the 25th was transferred to Arizona where its companies were divided among camps in Yuma, Ajo, and Nogales. After a brief stay in Yuma, Carter and Company C moved on to Camp Stephen D. Little in Nogales from 1919 to 1920. He served in Company C and southeastern Arizona for the remainder of his military career. Carter is identified on Company C muster rolls taken periodically at Camp Harry J. Jones in Douglas, Arizona and Fort Huachuca, Arizona from 1922 until his retirement in 1943. Carter died in January, 1949. He last known residence was Douglas, Arizona.

Soldier in the all African-American 25th Infantry of the United States Army, 1913-1943.