County:
Rolette
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Navy
Rank:
Boatswain's Mate 1st Petty Officer
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
USS California
Listed on/in the:
Register of North Dakota Veterans World War II 1941-1945 and Korean Conflict 1950-1953, published 1968
Major Battle/Theatre:
Asiatic Pacific Theater
Medals and Honors:
Circumstances:
Died in service in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Biography:
born Barton, NDak 5 Oct 08; resident Rolette County, NDak; entered US Navy Bremerton, Wash 27 Feb 41; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; died in service 7 Dec 41 Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; burial place unk.
Elmer Carpenter was originally from Barton, Pierce County, North Dakota and Saint John, Rolette County, North Dakota. He was the son of Lemuel Seth Carpenter and Lillie M Cameron. His mother had died in 1915 and then his father in 1932. He married Edith Jean Hunt in 1936 and was living in Long Beach, California while in the service.