Robert Bostwick Carney

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Robert Bostwick Carney

United States admiral

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Born:: March 26, 1895, Vallejo, Calif., U.S.

Died:: June 25, 1990, Washington, D.C. (aged 95)

Title / Office:: admiral (1950-1955), United States

Role In:: Battle of Leyte Gulf; World War II

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Robert Bostwick Carney (born March 26, 1895, Vallejo, Calif., U.S.—died June 25, 1990, Washington, D.C.) was a U.S. Navy admiral and military strategist during World War II. After graduation from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1916, Carney saw action during World War I as a gunnery officer. In 1927 he was promoted to lieutenant commander and in 1936 to commander. Before the outbreak of World War II he distinguished himself by coordinating a support force of planes and surface vessels that escorted ships supplying the Allies in Europe; of approximately 2,600 ships that made the journey, only six were lost. ...(100 of 223 words)

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