Kyle Carpenter
| Kyle Carpenter | |
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Cpl. William Kyle Carpenter. June 2014
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| Birth name | William Kyle Carpenter |
| Born |
October 17, 1989 Jackson, Mississippi, United States |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Marine Corps
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| Years of service | 2009–2013 |
| Rank |
 Corporal
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| Unit | Fox Company 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines Regimental Combat Team-1 |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards |
 Medal of Honor Purple Heart Navy Achievement Medal Combat Action Ribbon
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William Kyle Carpenter (born October 17, 1989) is a medically retired United States Marine who received the United States' highest military honor, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in Marjah, Helmand Province, Afghanistan in 2010. Carpenter is the youngest living Medal of Honor recipient.
Carpenter was born in Jackson, Mississippi on October 17, 1989, and raised in Flowood by his parents Robert and Robin. He enlisted in the Marine Corps' delayed entry program at age 19 in February 2009, and completed Recruit Training in July 2009 at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, South Carolina.
After his July 2013 medical retirement, Carpenter enrolled at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, said to be pursuing a degree in international studies. He is a 2013 initiate of the Chi-Omega chapter of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity at the University of South Carolina.
After completing his initial training at the Camp Geiger School of Infantry, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Private First Class Carpenter was assigned to Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, Regimental Combat Team One, 1st Marine Division (Forward), 1st Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), in Helmand Province, Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom on 21 November 2010, where he served as a Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) gunner from September 2009 to November 2010.
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