Carpenter, Donald F. (Donald Fell), 1899-1985

Donald F. Carpenter was born on September 24, 1899. He received his B.S. in Engineering from M.I.T. in 1922. Carpenter was a member of the advisory group for the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission in 1947, and was chairman of the Munitions Board from 1848 to 1949.

Donald Fell Carpenter was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. on September 24, 1899. He was a first cousin of Walter S. Carpenter, Jr., and R. R. M. Carpenter, Sr. He graduated from M.I.T. with a B.S. in Engineering in 1922. Between 1927 and 1933 he held increasingly important managerial positions with the Du Pont Viscoloid Company, and between 1933 and 1948 with the Remington Arms Company. In 1949 he became general manager of the Film Department of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. In 1947 he was a member of the Industrial Advisory Group to the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, in 1948 deputy to Secretary of Defense James Forrestal on atomic energy matters, and in 1948-1949 chairman of the United States Munitions Board. He then returned to Du Pont and was General Manager of the Film Dept. from 1950 until his retirement in 1963. He died on September 28, 1985.

Donald Fell Carpenter was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. on September 24, 1899. He graduated from M.I.T. with a B.S. in Engineering in 1922. Between 1927 and 1933 he held increasingly important managerial positions with the Du Pont Viscoloid Company, and between 1933 and 1948 with the Remington Arms Company. In 1947-48 he was a member of the Industrial Advisory Group to the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, and on March 1, 1948, he was appointed Chairman of the Military Liaison Committe of the AEC and deputy to Secretary of Defense James Forrestal on atomic energy matters. On September 22, 1948, he left the Military Liaison Committee to chair the Munitions Board. Carpenter resigned both government posts on June 30, 1949 and returned to Du Pont, although he returned to government as a member of the Special Stockpile Advisory Committee in 1957-58. From 1950 to his retirement in 1963, Carpenter was General Manager of the Film Dept. at Du Pont. He remained active in civic work, particularly with Wilmington hospitals and MIT. He died on September 28, 1985.