Claud Wallace Carter, Jr., 92, of Waco, passed away at the Waco VA, December 20, 2019. Claud was born April 2, 1927, in Waco, to Claud Wallace Carter, Sr. and Myrtie Pearl Westbrook Carter. On December 16, 1944, at age 17, he married his high school sweetheart, Juanita Jo Hall, and then left La Vega High School to join the U.S. Navy in early 1945. After boot camp in San Diego, CA, he volunteered to train with the US Marines in Oahu, Hawaii preparing for the invasion of Japan. On their way to invade, his ship received orders to abort the mission because of Truman's decision to drop the atomic bomb. It's estimated up to two million lives were saved on both sides by that decision. The crew headed to Tsingtao, China for a special mission to free the remaining Doolittle raiders held hostage on a mountaintop in Russia. During that mission he was seriously injured in a vehicle accident, suffering frostbite with lifelong cold injury. After discharge on May 6, 1945, he returned to receive his high school diploma and entered Baylor University in the fall of 1946. Claud was preceded in death by his first wife of 42 years Juanita, and son Charles Dwayne Carter. In 1996 Claud married Nita Kay Pierce. He is survived by his 2nd wife Nita Kay Carter of 23 years, daughter Patricia Bamberg and husband Dave, son Claud "Dub" Wallace Carter III and wife Phyllis, son Stephen Carter and wife Darlene. He had numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Claud Wallace Carter, Jr., 92, of Waco, passed away at the Waco VA, December 20, 2019. Claud was born April 2, 1927, in Waco, to Claud Wallace Carter, Sr. and Myrtie Pearl Westbrook Carter. On December 16, 1944, at age 17, he married his high school sweetheart, Juanita Jo Hall, and then left La Vega High School to join the U.S. Navy in early 1945. After boot camp in San Diego, CA, he volunteered to train with the US Marines in Oahu, Hawaii preparing for the invasion of Japan. On their way to invade, his ship received orders to abort the mission because of Truman's decision to drop the atomic bomb. It's estimated up to two million lives were saved on both sides by that decision. The crew headed to Tsingtao, China for a special mission to free the remaining Doolittle raiders held hostage on a mountaintop in Russia. During that mission he was seriously injured in a vehicle accident, suffering frostbite with lifelong cold injury. After discharge on May 6, 1945, he returned to receive his high school diploma and entered Baylor University in the fall of 1946. Claud was preceded in death by his first wife of 42 years Juanita, and son Charles Dwayne Carter. In 1996 Claud married Nita Kay Pierce. He is survived by his 2nd wife Nita Kay Carter of 23 years, daughter Patricia Bamberg and husband Dave, son Claud "Dub" Wallace Carter III and wife Phyllis, son Stephen Carter and wife Darlene. He had numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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