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  • Warren L. Carpenter
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  • Warren L. Carpenter, born August 12, 1931 at Little Rock, Arkansas, died July 7, 2003, at Colorado Springs, Colorado, was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Air Force with a distinguished record of service in peace and war, including serving as the Department of Defense's Chief Medical Officer for military space shuttle missions, flying 297 combat hours, serving as one of six Residents in Aerospace Medicine selected to fly on medical evacuation aircraft to bring home the U.S. prisoners-of-war from North Viet Nam on the final repatriation leg of Operation Homecoming, and earning a remarkable six Service awards for marksmanship.
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Number
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  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 6
Birth Date
  • 1931-08-31
Commands
  • Command Surgeon, Alaskan Air Command and Commander, USAF Hospital Elmendorf, Vice-Commander of the USAF School of Aerospace Medicine, Command Surgeon of United States Space Command, Air Force Space Command, and North American Aerospace Defense Command
Branch
  • 18
death place
  • Colorado Springs, Colorado
Nickname
  • "Doc"
Name
  • Warren L. Carpenter
Type
  • award-star
  • service-star
  • oak
  • palm
Caption
  • Warren L. Carpenter, Flight Surgeon, ca. 1967
Width
  • 106
Ribbon
  • National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg
  • Southwest Asia Service ribbon.svg
  • Vietnam Service Ribbon.svg
  • AFEMRib.svg
  • Air Force Commendation ribbon.svg
  • Air Medal ribbon.svg
  • Bronze Star ribbon.svg
  • Legion of Merit ribbon.svg
  • US Defense Superior Service Medal ribbon.svg
  • USAF Marksmanship ribbon.svg
  • Defense Meritorious Service ribbon.svg
  • Humanitarian Service ribbon.svg
  • Joint Meritorious Unit Award ribbon.svg
  • Meritorious Service ribbon.svg
  • Air Force Longevity Service ribbon.svg
  • Air Force Overseas Long Tour Service Ribbon.svg
  • Air Force Overseas Short Tour Service Ribbon.svg
  • Air Force Training Ribbon.svg
  • Joint Service Commendation ribbon.svg
  • Vietnam Campaign Medal Ribbon.png
  • Marine Corps Good Conduct ribbon.svg
  • Vietnam gallantry cross-w-palm-3d.svg
  • Organizational Excellence ribbon.svg
  • Outstanding Unit ribbon.svg
  • NavPisRibEx.jpg
  • NavRifleEx.jpg
placeofburial label
  • Place of burial
home state
  • Arkansas
Birth Place
  • Little Rock, Arkansas
Rank
Allegiance
  • United States of America
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  • v
abstract
  • Warren L. Carpenter, born August 12, 1931 at Little Rock, Arkansas, died July 7, 2003, at Colorado Springs, Colorado, was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Air Force with a distinguished record of service in peace and war, including serving as the Department of Defense's Chief Medical Officer for military space shuttle missions, flying 297 combat hours, serving as one of six Residents in Aerospace Medicine selected to fly on medical evacuation aircraft to bring home the U.S. prisoners-of-war from North Viet Nam on the final repatriation leg of Operation Homecoming, and earning a remarkable six Service awards for marksmanship.