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CARPENTER, Alvin J - Date of
birth
1905 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
South Carolina -
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
00008911 -
Rank
Merchant Seaman -
Function
Chief Engineer -
Unit
Merchants and Miners Transportation Company,
United States Merchant Marine
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Awards
Merchant Marine Mariner's Medal
Death
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Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
28 January 1945 - Place of
death
Lange Nieuwstraat
Antwerpen, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 9 | 44 |
Immediate family
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Members
Richard D. Carpenter (father)
Irene C. Carpenter (mother)
Mossie Carpenter (sister)
Bert A. Carpenter (brother)
Evelin L. Carpenter (sister)
Ruth E. Carpenter (sister)
Alberta (Long) Carpenter (wife)
Alvin J. Carpenter (son)
Bettie L. Carpenter (daughter)
More information
Merchant Seaman Alvin J. Carpenter, Chief Engineer of the S.S. Will Rogers, and Samuel P. Hansen, Chief Mate of the same vessel, were killed in Antwerp on 28 January 1945 in a bomb explosion during an enemy action against his ship.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Report Of Deaths American Citizens / Family Tree
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree