John Wilson Carpenter III

Background

III, John Wilson Carpenter was born on August 11, 1916 in Starkville, Mississippi, United States. Son of John Wilson and Alice Margaret (McBee) C.

Education

Student, Oklahoma State University, 1934; student, Mississippi State University, 1935; Bachelor of Science, United States Military Academy, 1939; graduate, Air Command and Staff College, 1947; graduate, Air War College, 1954.

Career

Commissioned Second lieutenant, United States Army Air Force, 1939; advanced through grades to Lieutenant general, United States Air Force, 1965; vice-commander, 13th Air Force, 1949-1950; plans and programming office, deputy for operations and chief of staff, Headquarters Air Research and Development Command United States Air Force, 1950; vice-commander, Arnold Air Development, United States Air Force Center, 1954; inspector general, chief plans and programming, assistant vice commander, Air Research and Development Command, United States Air Force, 1955, 57-58; commander, Flight Test Center, United States Air Force, 1959-1962; director plans, Headquarters, United States Air Force, 1962-1964; assistant deputy chief of staff for plans and operations. (JCS matters), United States Air Force, 1964-1965; commander Air U., Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, 1965-1968; deputy chief staff, personnel, Headquarters United States Air Force, 1968-1969; assistant vice chief staff, (Headquarters United States Air Force), 1969-1970; superintendent, Culver Military Academy, Indiana, 1970-1974; president, Carpenter Associates, Montgomery, Alabama, 1974-1989; retired, Carpenter Associates, Montgomery, Alabama, 1989.

Membership

Association fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Member Retired Officers Association (Chairman, Board Of Directors 1975-1979), Society Experimental Test Pilots (associate), Order Daedalians, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Alpha Epsilon.

Connections

Married Dorothy Biglow Goding, June 13, 1939. Children: Carol Sue (Mistress James P. Rogers), John Wilson IV, Jean McBee Carpenter Murray.

Father:

John Wilson C.

Mother:

Alice Margaret (McBee) C.

Spouse:

Dorothy Biglow Goding

child:

Carol Sue III (Mistress James P. Rogers)

child:

John Wilson IV III

child:

Jean McBee Carpenter Murray III