William L. Carpenter

William L. Carpenter - GUYTON - William L. Carpenter, 85, died early Sunday morning at the Carl Vincent Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Dublin after a long illness. Born in Tusculum, GA, Mr. Carpenter was a resident of Effingham County except during his service in the 8th Air Force of the Army Air Corps during World War II, but had lived at the Savannah Commons in Savannah for the last year and a half before his hospitalization. As the tail-gunner on the Mountain Dew, a B-17 Flying Fortress flying out of Deenethorpe, England, he participated in strategic and tactical bombing forays into occupied France and Germany, including on D-Day. Mr. Carpenter was a retired steelworker and a Southern Baptist. He is survived by two sisters, Ernestine Nease of Savannah, and Thethis Brinson of Sylvania, and a number and nieces and nephews, and their children and grandchildren. Visitation will be held from 7-9 p.m., Tuesday at the Riggs Funeral Home. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 2, 2008 at the Elkins Cemetery with The Rev. Mike Dune officiating. Honorary pallbearers are his brother-in-law, Edward Brinson, and his nieces and nephews, Melba Clary, Clyde Nease Jr., Ernest Nease, Nancy Murray, Marion Lee, Cheryl Spence, and Gary Brinson. Riggs Funeral Home Guyton, GA Savannah Morning News July 1, 2008 Please sign our Obituary Guest Book at savannnahnow.com/obituaries .