William Carpentier | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1935 or 1936 (age 88–89) |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Alma mater | University of British Columbia |
| Occupation | physician / flight surgeon |
| Known for | flight surgeon for Apollo 11 and Apollo 13 |
| Awards | .svg){kind=small} Presidential Medal of Freedom |
William Carpentier (born 1935/36, Edmonton, Alberta)[1][2] is a Canadian-American physician best known as the flight surgeon assigned to the United States' Apollo 11 mission, the first manned spacecraft to land on the Moon. Carpentier says that this was the highlight of his career. In the months following the Apollo 11 mission, Carpentier became known as a world famous physician. He later went into nuclear medicine research.
Carpentier is a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, with which he was decorated for his role in the Apollo 13 mission.
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