Artillery spotter Charles Carpenter flew the L-4 Grasshopper, a lightweight liaison plane built for observation, not combat.
During a recent visit to the American Heritage Museum, we had the rare opportunity to photograph the actual airplane flown by Lt. Col. Charles "Bazooka Charlie" Carpenter, an audacious U.S. Army ...
“I continue to be amazed at what seems to be growing interest in my dad and his feats in World War II,” Carol Carpenter Apacki says of her late dad, Charles “Bazooka Charlie” Carpenter, the ...
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Charles Horace Carpenter, affectionately known as Charlie, who passed away on January 11, 2026, at the age of 88, in his home in Montgomery. He ...