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Allegiance
  
United States


Battles/wars
  
World War II

Name
  
A. Carpenter

Born
  
June 9, 1911 Ely, Nevada, United States (
1911-06-09
)

Died
  
June 21, 1999(1999-06-21) (aged 88)

Commands held
  
USS Sheboygan (PF-57) USCGC Taney (WHEC-37)

Relations
  
Lucille Swenson (Wife) John Loder Carpenter (Son)

Service/branch
  
United States Navy

Albert John Carpenter (June 9, 1911 – June 21, 1999) was a Rear Admiral in the United States Coast Guard. He graduated from the Coast Guard Academy in 1933. Later going onto Commanding the 11th District and 3rd District of the Coast Guard. Which consisted of commanding Coast Guard Island.

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Biography

Carpenter was born on June 9, 1911, in Ely, Nevada. He married Lucille Swenson and had a son, John Loder Carpenter. He served in the military when he was just a teenager.

Career

Carpenter graduated from the United States Coast Guard Academy in 1933. He would later serve as an instructor of mathematics and navigation at the Academy.

During World War II, he commanded the USS Sheboygan (PF-57). The Sheboygan's task was to patrol the Atlantic Ocean.

Assignments following the war included commanding the USCGC Taney (WHEC-37) before taking command of the 11th and 3rd Coast Guard Districts. Carpenter retired in 1968.

References

A. J. Carpenter Wikipedia