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Contact Info
Home Town Vallejo, CA
Last Address Washington, DC
Date of Passing Jun 25, 1990
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia
Robert Bostwick Carney was an admiral in the United States Navy who served as commander-in-chief of the NATO forces in Southern Europe (1951–1953) and then as Chief of Naval Operations (1953–1954) during the Eisenhower administration.
Other Comments:
USS Carney (DDG-64) is the 14th Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy.
Navy Cross
Awarded for Actions During World War II
Service: Navy
Division: 3d Fleet
General Orders: Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 346 (January 1946)
Citation:
"The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Rear Admiral Robert Bostwick Carney (NSN: 0-9612/1103), United States Navy, for extraordinary heroism, intrepidity and outstanding achievement in actual combat with the enemy while serving as Aide and Chief of Staff to the Commander, THIRD Fleet, U.S. Pacific Fleet, during the period 23 to 26 October 1944.
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During the period in question, Rear Admiral Carney, due to his exceptionally fine grasp of the strategic and tactical situation, was instrumental in formulating the plans whereby task forces of the THIRD Fleet executed a series of successful operations against major task forces of the Japanese Fleet. These operations included devastating attacks on major Japanese combatant and carrier task forces in the vicinity of Mindoro, the Sulu Sea, northeast of Luzon, and off the Central Philippines, and resulted in the sinking or damaging of the major portion of Japanese capital ships and carrier aircraft of the Japanese Navy.
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His keen appreciation of the situation, his initiative and his untiring efforts together with his timely advice to Commander, THIRD Fleet, contributed immeasurably to the success of the operations and were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service."
