Donald Marshall Carpenter was an early naval aviator in the United States Navy flying from the USS160Langley160 and USS160Lexington160. These were the first two aircraft carriers of the U.S. Navy. He graduated from the U. S. Naval Academy in the Class of 1916 representing Pennsylvania. He is the namesake of the USS160Carpenter160.
His father was Dan E. Carpenter and his mother was Stella M. McVicar . His ancestry includes William Carpenter, the immigrant, who was born about 1605 in England. See Rehoboth Carpenter family.
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