Donald the son of Marvin L. Carpenter and Mary E. Carpenter of Douglas WY enlisted in the US Marine Corps on March 10 1969 in Denver CO. He arrived in Vietnam on September 11 1969 where he was assigned for duty with Company B, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st MARDIV (Rein) FMF.
During the month of April the Battalion carried out combat operations in the Hoa Vang and Hieu Duc Districts of Quang Nam Province and in mid April launched a search and destroy operation in the an area known to Marines as 'CHARLIE RIDGE'. On April 24, the lead elements of the Company B patrol were following communications wire from a Base Camp that was discovered on the previous day in the vicinity of Hill 1025 when suddenly a volley of gun fire erupted from the thick vegetation. The Marines returned fire, engaged the NVA and reinforcements quickly moved forward causing the enemy to withdraw into the jungle terrain. During the fire fight LCpl Carpenter was the only casualty, he was killed in action as a result of the hostile rifle fire.
During the month of April the Battalion carried out combat operations in the Hoa Vang and Hieu Duc Districts of Quang Nam Province and in mid April launched a search and destroy operation in the an area known to Marines as 'CHARLIE RIDGE'. On April 24, the lead elements of the Company B patrol were following communications wire from a Base Camp that was discovered on the previous day in the vicinity of Hill 1025 when suddenly a volley of gun fire erupted from the thick vegetation. The Marines returned fire, engaged the NVA and reinforcements quickly moved forward causing the enemy to withdraw into the jungle terrain. During the fire fight LCpl Carpenter was the only casualty, he was killed in action as a result of the hostile rifle fire.
Donald the son of Marvin L. Carpenter and Mary E. Carpenter of Douglas WY enlisted in the US Marine Corps on March 10 1969 in Denver CO. He arrived in Vietnam on September 11 1969 where he was assigned for duty with Company B, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st MARDIV (Rein) FMF.
During the month of April the Battalion carried out combat operations in the Hoa Vang and Hieu Duc Districts of Quang Nam Province and in mid April launched a search and destroy operation in the an area known to Marines as 'CHARLIE RIDGE'. On April 24, the lead elements of the Company B patrol were following communications wire from a Base Camp that was discovered on the previous day in the vicinity of Hill 1025 when suddenly a volley of gun fire erupted from the thick vegetation. The Marines returned fire, engaged the NVA and reinforcements quickly moved forward causing the enemy to withdraw into the jungle terrain. During the fire fight LCpl Carpenter was the only casualty, he was killed in action as a result of the hostile rifle fire.
During the month of April the Battalion carried out combat operations in the Hoa Vang and Hieu Duc Districts of Quang Nam Province and in mid April launched a search and destroy operation in the an area known to Marines as 'CHARLIE RIDGE'. On April 24, the lead elements of the Company B patrol were following communications wire from a Base Camp that was discovered on the previous day in the vicinity of Hill 1025 when suddenly a volley of gun fire erupted from the thick vegetation. The Marines returned fire, engaged the NVA and reinforcements quickly moved forward causing the enemy to withdraw into the jungle terrain. During the fire fight LCpl Carpenter was the only casualty, he was killed in action as a result of the hostile rifle fire.
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