William Carpenter, Jr.

William Carpenter, Jr. [1]

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was captured crossing the Rapido River on the night of January 23, 1944. He was believed to have died as a prisoner of war, while moving to another camp. He had previously been in Stalag 2-B in Hammerstein, near Koslin. He and others were hit by American fighter pilots who mistook the prisoners of war, who were walking on the highway, for German soldiers. His remains are interred in the U.S. Military Cemetery Neuville-en-Condro, plot 1, row 11, grave 275. This cemetery is located 9 miles southwest of Liege, Belgium. A memorial service was also held at Dilworth Methodist Church on 7-29-1945. His body was brought back to the US, and he was buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery on May 20, 1949.

Age at Death: 20

Image Source: Dilworth Methodist Church Memorial booklet, 1945

Awards:

Purple Heart

Biographical Notes:

Reids Grocery Dilworth Methodist Church

Date of Birth:

11/26/1924

Education Details:

Central High School, Charlotte, NC

Family Details:

Mr. & Mrs. William Deems Carpenter (he d.<1949) - 503 East Kingston Avenue, Charlotte, NC Clara Carpenter - Mrs. K. V. Kelly in 1949 Charlotte, NC J. A. Kilroy of Mt. Vernon, Ohio - uncle M. L. Kilroy of Signal Mt., TN - uncle Ruth G. Carpenter of Charlotte - aunt

First Name:

William

KIA / MIA Place:

Quickborn, Germany

KIA Date:

4/13/1945

Last Name:

Carpenter, Jr.

Middle Name:

Deems

Military Details:

Camp Blanding, FL, Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Ark., Ft. George G. Meade, MD, North Africa, Salerno, San Pietro, Italy

Military Rank:

Private

Source:

Newsprint, family information and Dilworth Methodist Church, NARA World War II Prisoners of War Data File

Military Unit:

Infantry

Exhibit & Section:

Gold Star Veterans [2]

Veteran Records [3]

MIA Date: