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<em>Frank Faron Carpenter Jr., </em>died suddenly on 4 June 1978 in Santa Barbara, California, his part-time home for many years.</div>
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A native of New Jersey, he was born in Red Bank on 23 May 1901. However, during his early life he lived in Pasadena, California, where he attended local schools. Ultimately he spent a year at Occidental College prior to entering the Military Academy, to which he was appointed from Southern California in 1920.</div>
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Due to his active interest in the sport, Frank was given the nickname “Siki” after the famous boxer. He was thus known by his intimates from the time he was in West Point until the close of his military career.</div>
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He was commissioned second lieutenant in the Field Artillery in 1924 and initially assigned to Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Subsequently he attended the Field Artilleiy School at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and later the Command and General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. After having been stationed at Fort Stotsenburg, Philippines, Colonel Carpenter was ordered to join General Douglas MacArthur’s staff in Manila, August 1941. He was assigned to the G4 section.</div>
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Colonel Carpenter was credited with having been responsible for the evacuation of the United States Army nurses at the time of the fall of Bataan. He remained on Corregidor with General Wainwright and was taken prisoner from there. After two years and nine months in various Japanese prison camps he was freed by Americans from Bilabid Prison.</div>
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Upon regaining his health, Colonel Carpenter returned to active duty at the Presidio of San Francisco and served on General Mark Clark's staff. Subsequently he was assigned to General Clark’s staff at Fort Monroe, Virginia.</div>
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Prior to retiring in Santa Barbara, California, Colonel Carpenter served in a G4 capacity in Orleans, France. His honors include: Legion of Merit, Asiatic Pacific Theatre Medal, Philippine Defense Medal, Distinguished Unit Badge, World War II Victory Medal, Philippine Liberation Medal, American Defense Medal with Service Clasp, National Defense Service Medal.</div>
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Colonel Carpenter adopted as his lifelong creed the United States Military Academy motto, Duty, Honor, Country. He is survived by his wife, Margaret Avery Carpenter, and a host of friends.</div>
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