11 Facts About Bill Carpenter

Bill Carpenter is interred in Margraten, Netherlands, at the Netherlands American Cemetery.

Bill Carpenter was a 1955 graduate of Springfield High School, Springfield, Pennsylvania and later attended the Manlius School in Manlius, New York.

Bill Carpenter earned the nickname the "Lonesome End" as a result of the team's tactic of aligning him near the far sideline and leaving him outside of huddles.

Bill Carpenter played on the undefeated 1958 West Point team, and in 1959, while team captain, was named an All-American.

In 1982, Bill Carpenter was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Bill Carpenter was wounded by a gunshot through the arm while changing rifle magazines.

Bill Carpenter's radio set was hit with another bullet and he was spun around and knocked to the ground.

Bill Carpenter proceeded to eliminate the source of the enemy fire, by knocking out a bunker with a hand grenade.

Bill Carpenter committed another act of heroism on February 1,1967, at Tan Son Nhut Air Base in Saigon when he carried an injured man to safety after a plane crash landed.

In 1984, Bill Carpenter went on to take command of the newly activated 10th Mountain Division and, finally, the Combined Field Army in Korea.

Bill Carpenter eventually retired as a lieutenant general and settled in Montana.