East Baton Rouge County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....Carpenter Jr., Leslie Monroe June 30, 2008
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The Advocate on 7/5/2008.
Leslie Monroe Carpenter Jr., died on Monday, June 30, 2008, in Baton Rouge. He 
was born April 25, 1922, in Baton Rouge. He graduated from Baton Rouge High 
School in 1939, and attended LSU and McNeese State University. He enlisted in 
the U.S. Army Air Corps in September 1941. He graduated as a staff sergeant 
pilot in September 1942. He flew fighters in 1942 and 1943 in England, North 
Africa and Italy. He earned the Distinguished Flying Cross, nine Air Medals 
and two Distinguished Unit Citations plus 11 other awards during his career. 
His tours of duty included approximately eight years in foreign countries. He 
served as a communications-electronics officer, cryptographic officer and 
command pilot. He retired with the rank of major in 1962. After his 
retirement, he worked for the U.S. Navy in research and development of weapons 
systems. He is survived by his former wife, Marjorie Cooley Carpenter, 
stepdaughter, Marcia Goodman Marti, daughter, Carol Carpenter Quadrato, and 
son, Leslie Martin Carpenter. He also has eight grandchildren and two great-
grandchildren. Visitation will be at Greenoaks Funeral Home chapel on Monday, 
July 7, from 9 a.m. until religious service at 10 a.m., conducted by the Rev. 
Joe Dunn. Interment in Grangeville Baptist Church Cemetery, Grangeville. 
  


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