John Mac,
We have have $25 donation so far. Now we are down to $116 needed.
I agree that Charles was a neat guy who died too early at age 58.
He was a Viet Nam veteran who served his country with Honor ...
Charles Arnold Carpenter attended Hampton Meadows school. then
L.R. Peck Jr. High school. While in the 9th grade became a lead guitar
player for a local rock & roll band. He quit school to pursue a career in
music. He appeared at local clubs, and television shows and various events
in
RI. CT.. NY and Boston. In September 1966 the band signed a 3 year
recording
contract with RCA records, and was booked on several national television
shows.
The following month, on October 3. 1966, Charles was drafted into the U.S.
Army, bringing an end to his musical career. He completed basic training
at
Fort Gordon GA. Next he was sent to Fort Rucker Al., where he attended
aviation school for aircraft mechanics and maintenance, specializing in
helicopters. After finishing school he was sent to Fort Sill, OK where he
worked on various aircraft until Oct.. 1967 when he received his orders
for
Viet Nam.
Charles went to Viet Nam in Oct., 1967 where he worked as a Helicopter and
fixed wing mechanic and also served as a crew chief. He was attached to
the
23rd Artillery Group . aviation section stationed at Phu Loi. Viet Nam in
the
Iron Triangle area. He flew extensively on various missions covering the
South
Viet Nam area as a crew chief and was there during the 1968 Tet offensive.
He received the National Service medal. Viet Nam service medal with oak
leaf
cluster, good conduct medal, silver crew chief wings, and Viet Nam campaign
medal.
Although serving in Viet Nam with honor, Charles did not believe in the Viet
Nam War. Charles left Viet Nam in Sep. of 1968 after a one year tour. He
was
released from active duty on Sep. 28, 1968 at the Oakland Air force base in
CA.
and retained home to Barrington, RI. He received an honorable discharge on
Feb. 1, 1973 after having been in the inactive reserves for 4 years.
John R. Carpenter
La Mesa, CA
Carpenter Cousins Y-DNA Project
http://members.cox.net/johnrcarpenter/index.htm
Donations to the Carpenter Cousins Y-DNA Project can be made at:
http://www.familytreedna.com/contribution.html
Carpenter CD Project Update
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/c/a/r/John-R-Carpenter/index.html
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Mac Carpenter" <jcarpenter38(a)sbcglobal.net>
To: <carpenter(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 8:35 AM
Subject: Re: [CARPENTER] Request for help for the son of our
formerListAdministrator
Thanks, John R. for sending us this. I hope we send in enough money
for
him
to have the full 37 plus the extra one for the split between the Rehoboth
and the Providence lines. Chuck's father was really helpful to me when I
first joined the list when it was much smaller than it is today. He was
a
smart and nice guy, with a lot of talents who died young.