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{{Short description|United States Navy admiral}}
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| birth_name = Robert Bostwick Carney
| nickname = "Mick"
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1895|3|26}}
| birth_place = [[Vallejo, California]], U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1990|6|25|1895|3|26}}
| death_place = [[Washington, D.C.]], U.S.
| placeofburial = [[Arlington National Cemetery]]
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| allegiance branch= {{Flagdeco|United States|1912}} [[United States Navy]] of America
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|rank= [[Admiral (United States)|Admiral]]
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| rank = [[File:US-O10 insignia.svg|25px]] [[Admiral (United States)|Admiral]]
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| commands = [[Chief of Naval Operations]]
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| battles = [[World War I]]<br />[[World War II]]
|relations= [[Robert B. Carney Jr.]] (son)
| awards = [[Navy Cross (United States)|Navy Cross]]<br />[[Navy Distinguished Service Medal]] (4)<br />[[Legion of Merit]]<br />[[Bronze Star Medal|Bronze Star]]
|laterwork= Chairman of the Board, Bath Iron Works
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| laterwork = Chairman of the Board, Bath Iron Works
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'''Robert Bostwick Carney''' (March 26, 1895&nbsp;– June 25, 1990) was an [[Admiral (United States)|admiral]] in the [[United States Navy]] who served as commander-in-chief of the [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization|NATO]] forces in Southern Europe (1951–1953) and then as [[Chief of Naval Operations]] (1953–1954) during the [[Dwight D. Eisenhower|Eisenhower administration]]. He was the father in law of [[Joseph K. Taussig Jr.]]
 
'''Robert Bostwick Carney''' (March 26, 1895&nbsp;– June 25, 1990) was an [[admiral]] in the [[United States Navy]] who served as commander-in-chief of the [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization|NATO]] forces in Southern Europe (1951–1953) and then as [[Chief of Naval Operations]] (1953–1954) during the [[Dwight D. Eisenhower|Eisenhower administration]].
 
==Early years==
Born in [[Vallejo, California]], Carney graduated from the [[United States Naval Academy|Naval Academy]] in 1916. He served in [[World War I]], seeing combat against [[Germany|German]] [[U-boat]]s.
 
==Between wars==
Carney served as Flag Secretary to Admiral [[Louis R. de Steiguer]] during the mid-1920s during de Steiguer's time in command of various battleship forces. Their relationship was not happy, mainly due to de Steiguer's imperious manner described by Carney as "constant pressure, irascibility, criticism, and unpleasantness".
 
Famously, Carney eventually marched into de Steiguer's cabin, snapped, "Admiral, I just want to tell you I think you are a goddamn rotten son of a bitch," and stormed out. After failing to retrieve Carney with a [[US Marines|Marine]] orderly, de Steiguer visited Carney's cabin in person, said, "Sonny, you've been working too hard. You and I are going ashore." after which he took Carney on an epic drinking binge. Carney ultimately concluded that his three years with de Steiguer had been a valuable experience, but not one he would have chosen to repeat.<ref>Taussig, Betty Carney (1995), A Warrior for Freedom, Manhattan, Kansas: Sunflower University Press, at 42-4342–43</ref>
 
==World War II==
In February 1941, then Commander, Carney was recalled from duty in the Pacific to assist in organizing, equipping, and training a special Surface-Air Force, having as its mission the protection of shipping against [[submarine]] and air attack. This force became fully involved in convoy escort prior to the involvement of the United States into the war. From September 13, 1941,<ref name="proceedings">Carney, Robert B., ADM USN "Comment and Discussion" ''United States Naval Institute Proceedings'' January 1976 p. 74</ref> until April 1942, this force, under command of Vice Admiral [[Arthur L. Bristol, Jr.]], escorted over 2,600 ships on the ocean lanes while suffering the loss of only six ships.
 
From October 15, 1942, until July 1943 Carney commanded the [[cruiser]] [[{{USS |Denver (|CL-58)|USS ''Denver'']]6}} in the Pacific Theater. He was twice decorated for engagements in the [[Solomon Islands campaign]] campaign, earning the [[Bronze Star Medal|Bronze Star]] with Combat "V" for meritorious service as Commanding Officer of ''Denver'' while attached to a task group of Admiral [[William Halsey]]'s [[United States Third Fleet|Third Fleet]] during operations against the enemy Japanese-held Islandsislands of [[Kolombangara]], and [[Shortland Islands|Shortland]]. Off [[Bougainville Island|Bougainville]] the night of July 26, 1943 he took advantage of poor weather to lay a large quantity of mines along [[sea lane]]s around the island, and then delivered a naval bombardment against the Japanese shore installations.
 
On July 29, 1943, Carney was appointed [[Chiefchief of Staffstaff]] to Halsey, and was promoted to [[Rear admiral (United States)|Rearrear Admiraladmiral]]. At the time Halsey was Commander, [[South Pacific Force]], a responsibility which included all ground, sea, and air forces in the [[South Pacific Ocean|South Pacific]] area. Carney later wrote that "Admiral Halsey unfailingly gave credit to his subordinates for successes achieved, and took all blame for failures on his own shoulders." While in this assignment, Carney was awarded his second [[Navy Distinguished Service Medal]] for his contributions to the overall strategy and in organizing the logistic support of the Allied Forces in the South Pacific, the citation stating, in part:
{{quote|Displaying sound judgement and distinctive tactical ability, he conceived and correlated the many offensive operations carried out in the [[Solomon Islands (archipelago)|Solomon Islands]] and [[Bismarck Archipelago]] areas. Through his comprehensive knowledge of [[logistics]] and his expert planning, he enabled our Forces to exert their greatest strength against the enemy and administer a series of crushing defeats on the Japanese.}}
 
When Halsey assumed command of the Third Fleet in the Central Pacific in June 1944, Carney accompanied him as Chief of Staff. Carney participated in the amphibious invasions of [[Palau]] and [[Invasion of Lingayen Gulf|Lingayen]], and the naval [[Battle of Leyte Gulf]]. It was during this engagement that Carney famously confronted an enraged Halsey. During Halsey's run to the north in tracking down the Japanese carriers, he received numerous calls from Admiral [[Thomas C. Kinkaid]]'s Seventh Fleet, whose escort carriers were under attack from a Japanese battle group of battleships, cruisers and destroyers. Then, shortly after 10:00 hours, an anxious message was received from Admiral [[Chester Nimitz]]: "Where is repeat where is Task Force 34? The world wonders".<ref name="Willmott">{{cite book |last=Willmott |first=H. P. |title=The Battle of Leyte Gulf: The Last Fleet Action |publisher=Indiana University Press |pages=192–197 |chapter=Six, The Great Day of Wrath |year=2005 |isbn=9780253345288}}</ref> The tail end of this message, [[The world wonders]], was intended as padding designed to confuse enemy decoders, but was mistakenly left in the message when it was handed to Halsey. The inquiry appeared to be a rebuke. The fiery Halsey threw his hat on the deck of the bridge and began cursing. Finally Carney confronted him, telling Halsey "Stop it! What the hell's the matter with you? Pull yourself together."<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,793941,00.html#ixzz1aL8AA1Tz |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090130100540/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,793941,00.html#ixzz1aL8AA1Tz |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 30, 2009 |title=Books: The General and the Admiral |magazine=Time |date=November 10, 1947}}</ref> Halsey regained his composure, and later turned the fleet south to support Seventh Fleet.
While in this assignment, Carney was awarded his second [[Navy Distinguished Service Medal|Distinguished Service Medal]] for contributions which he made in the field of over-all strategy and the organizing of the logistic support of the Allied Forces in the South Pacific, the citation stating, in part:
<blockquote>"Displaying sound judgement and distinctive tactical ability, he conceived and correlated the many offensive operations carried out in the [[Solomon Islands]] and [[Bismarck Archipelago]] areas. Through his comprehensive knowledge of [[logistics]] and his expert planning, he enabled our Forces to exert their greatest strength against the enemy and administer a series of crushing defeats on the Japanese."</blockquote>
 
Later, Carney continued to assist Halsey as Chief of Staff during his operations in the [[Okinawa Prefecture|Okinawa]] campaign and the carrier air raids against Japanese air fields in Vietnam and [[Taiwan|Formosa]] in the [[South China Sea]]. In 1945, Third Fleet was striking targets in the Japanese homeland itself, launching attacks on Tokyo, the [[Bombing of Kure (July 1945)|naval base at Kure]] and the northern Japanese island of [[Hokkaidō]], as well as the [[Allied naval bombardments of Japan during World War II|bombardments of a number of Japanese coastal cities]] in preparation for a possible invasion of Japan which never happened.
When Halsey assumed command of the Third Fleet in the Central Pacific in June 1944, Carney accompanied him as Chief of Staff. Carney participated in the amphibious invasions of [[Palau]] and [[Invasion of Lingayen Gulf|Lingayen]], and the naval [[Battle of Leyte Gulf]]. It was during this engagement that Carney famously confronted an enraged Halsey. During Halsey's run to the north in tracking down the Japanese carriers, he received numerous calls from Admiral [[Thomas C. Kinkaid]]'s Seventh Fleet, whose escort carriers were under attack from a Japanese battle group of battleships, cruisers and destroyers. Then, shortly after 10:00 hours, an anxious message was received from [[Admiral Chester Nimitz]]: "Where is repeat where is Task Force 34? The world wonders".<ref name="Willmott">{{cite book |last=Willmott |first=H. P. |title=The Battle of Leyte Gulf: The Last Fleet Action |publisher=Indiana University Press |pages=192–197 |chapter=Six, The Great Day of Wrath |isbn=9780253345288}}</ref> The tail end of this message, [[The world wonders]], was intended as padding designed to confuse enemy decoders, but was mistakenly left in the message when it was handed to Halsey. The inquiry appeared to be a rebuke. The fiery Halsey threw his hat on the deck of the bridge and began cursing. Finally Carney confronted him, telling Halsey "Stop it! What the hell's the matter with you? Pull yourself together."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,793941,00.html#ixzz1aL8AA1Tz |title=Books: The General and the Admiral |work=Time |date=November 10, 1947}}</ref> Halsey regained his composure, and later turned the fleet south to support Seventh Fleet.
 
Carney arranged with Japanese emissaries for the entry of the Third Fleet into [[Tokyo Bay]], accepted the surrender of [[United States Fleet Activities Yokosuka|Yokosuka Naval Base]] and surrounding area from Vice Admiral [[Michitaro Totsuka]] of the [[Imperial Japanese Navy]], and attended the ceremony for the [[surrender of Japan]] held on board Halsey's flagship, the battleship {{USS|Missouri|BB-63|6}}.
Later, Carney continued to assist Halsey as Chief of Staff during his operations in the [[Okinawa]] campaign and the carrier air raids against Japanese air fields in Vietnam and [[Taiwan|Formosa]] in the [[South China Sea]]. In 1945 Third Fleet was striking targets in the Japanese homeland itself, launching attacks on Tokyo, the [[Bombing of Kure (July 1945)|naval base at Kure]] and the northern Japanese island of [[Hokkaidō]], as well as the [[Allied naval bombardments of Japan during World War II|bombardments of a number of Japanese coastal cities]] in preparation for an invasion of Japan which never happened.
 
==Post-war==
Carney arranged with Japanese emissaries for the entry of the Third Fleet into [[Tokyo Bay]], accepted the surrender of [[United States Fleet Activities Yokosuka|Yokosuka Naval Base]] and surrounding area from [[Michitaro Totsuka|Vice Admiral Michitaro Totsuka]] of the [[Imperial Japanese Navy]], and attended the ceremony for the [[surrender of Japan]] held on board Halsey's flagship, the battleship [[USS Missouri (BB-63)|USS ''Missouri'']].
 
==Post war==
[[File:ADM Carney, Robert B CNO OFF-P.jpg|thumb|right|Official portrait of Admiral Robert Carney as Chief of Naval Operations]]
AfterIn the war1946, heCarney was promoted to Vicevice Admiraladmiral in 1946and, and until February 1950, served as [[Deputy Chief of Naval Operations]]. NextHe hethen assumed command of the [[United States Second Fleet|Second Fleet]] operating on the East Coast of the United States. On October 2, 1950, heCarney was advanced in rank to Admiraladmiral.
 
From 1951 to 1953, Carney served as commanderCommander-in-chiefChief of the [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization]]'s forces[[Allied inForces Southern Europe]], where he was responsible for the fleets of five countries and the armed forces of Italy, Greece and Turkey.
 
On May 13, 1953, President [[Dwight D. Eisenhower|Eisenhower]] announced his selection of Admiralselected Carney as the next [[Chief of Naval Operations]]. On completion of histhis appointment as Chief of Naval Operationsassignment, Admiral Carney retired from active service in the Navy.
 
Over the next several years, Admiral Carney’sCarney's various assignments, coupled with his personal interest in industrial participation in the defense effort, resulted in close contact with industry including the position of Chairmanchairman of the Boardboard, [[Bath Iron Works]], Corporation.
 
Carney died of [[cardiac arrest]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], on June 25, 1990, at the age of 95. He isand his wife are buried at [[Arlington National Cemetery]].<ref>[https://ancexplorer.army.mil/publicwmv/#/arlington-national/search/results/1/CgZjYXJuZXkSBnJvYmVydBoBYg--/ Burial Detail: Carney, Robert B] – ANC Explorer<!-- This is the official ANC website --></ref> {{USS|Carney|DDG-64}} and [[Carney Park]] were named in his honor.
 
==Honors and awards==
==Awards received by Admiral Carney==
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|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Navy Cross ribbon.svg|width=106}}
'''Decorations'''
|{{Ribbon devices|number=3|type=award-star|ribbon=Navy Distinguished Service ribbon.svg|width=106}}
 
| {{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|other_device=nv|ribbon=Legion of Merit ribbon.svg|width=106}}
Here is a ribbon bar of admiral Robert Carney:
 
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{|
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| colspan="3" align="center" | {{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Navy Cross ribbon.svg|width=106}} {{Ribbon devices|number=3|type=award-star|ribbon=Navy Distinguished Service ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|-
| {{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|other_device=vnv|ribbon=LegionBronze of MeritStar ribbon.svg|width=106}}
| {{Ribbon devices|number=01|type=awardservice-star|other_device=vsas|ribbon=BronzeWorld StarWar I Victory Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}
| {{Ribbon devices|number=10|type=service-star|other_device=a|ribbon=WorldAmerican WarDefense I VictoryService Medal ribbon.svg|width=106|alt=}}
|-
| {{Ribbon devices|number=1|type=service-star|ribbon=American Defense Service ribbon.svg|width=106|alt=}}
| {{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=American Campaign Medal ribbon.svg|width=106|alt=}}
| {{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign ribbon.svg|width=106|alt=}}
|-
| {{Ribbon devices|number=9|type=service-star|ribbon=Asiatic-Pacific Campaign ribbon.svg|width=106|alt=}}
|-
| {{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=World War II Victory Medal ribbon.svg|width=106|alt=}}
| {{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Army of Occupation ribbon.svg|width=106}}
| {{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|-
| {{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}
| {{Ribbon devices|number=2|type=service-star|ribbon=Phliber rib.png|width=106}}
| {{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Order of the British Empire (Military) Ribbon.png|width=106}}
| {{Ribbon devices|number=2|type=service-star|ribbon=Phliber rib.svg|width=106}}
|} </center>
| {{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Noribbon.svg|width=106}}
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|}
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
|-
! 1st Row
| colspan="64" align="center" | [[Navy Cross (United States)|Navy Cross]]
| colspan="64" align="center" | [[Navy Distinguished Service Medal]] w/ three gold stars[[award star]]s
| colspan="4"| [[Legion of Merit]] w/ [["V" Device]]
|-
! 2nd Row
| colspan="4" align="center" | [[LegionBronze ofStar MeritMedal]] w/ [["V" Device]]
| colspan="4" align="center" | [[BronzeWorld StarWar I Victory Medal (United States)|World War I Victory Medal]] w/ [["V"Commendation Device]]Star and Escort Clasp
| colspan="4" align="center" | [[World War I Victory Medal (United States)|World WarAmerican IDefense VictoryService Medal]] w/ EscortAtlantic Clasp
|-
! 3rd Rowrow
| colspan="4" align="center" | [[American Defense ServiceCampaign Medal]] w/ Atlantic Clasp
| colspan="4" align="center" | [[AmericanEuropean-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal]]
| colspan="4" align="center" | [[EuropeanAsiatic-African-Middle EasternPacific Campaign Medal]] w/ with one silver and four bronze service stars
|-
! 4th Rowrow
| colspan="4" align="center" | [[Asiatic-PacificWorld CampaignWar Medal]]II w/Victory withMedal one(United silverStates)|World andWar fourII bronzeVictory service starsMedal]]
| colspan="4" align="center" | [[World War II Victory Medal (United States)|World WarNavy IIOccupation VictoryService Medal]]
| colspan="4" align="center" | [[NavyNational OccupationDefense Service Medal]]
|-
! 5th Rowrow
| colspan="4" align="center" | [[NationalOrder Defenseof ServiceBritish MedalEmpire]]
| colspan="4" align="center" | [[Philippine Liberation Medal]] w/ two stars
| colspan="4" align="center" | [[Order of British Empire]]''Unidentified''
|}
|}</center>
 
==Legacy==
* [[USS Carney (DDG-64)|USS ''Carney'' (DDG-64)]] was named in his honor.
* [[Carney Park]] was named after Admiral Carney.
 
==See also==
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==Notes==
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==References==
:{{DANFS}}
* {{cite web| access-date=2008-08-16| url=http://www.history.navy.mil/library/Bios/carney_rb.html| title=Admiral Robert B. Carney| work=Biographies in Naval History| publisher=Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy| date=August 11, 2008}}
* {{cite web
* {{cite web| access-date=2008-08-16| url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE0DB163AF934A15755C0A966958260| title=Adm. Robert B. Carney, 95, Dies; Former Chief of Naval Operations| work=New York Times| date=June 27, 1990| author=Narvaez, Alfonso A.}}
| accessdate=2008-08-16
 
| url=http://www.history.navy.mil/library/Bios/carney_rb.html
==External links==
| title=Admiral Robert B. Carney
* [https://www.usna.edu/Library/sca/man-findingaids/MS_472.EAD.xml Robert B. Carney Collection, 1912–1995 MS 472] held by Special Collections & Archives, Nimitz Library at the United States Naval Academy
| work=Biographies in Naval History
| publisher=Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy
| date=August 11, 2008
}}
* {{cite web
| accessdate=2008-08-16
| url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE0DB163AF934A15755C0A966958260
| title=Adm. Robert B. Carney, 95, Dies; Former Chief of Naval Operations
| work=New York Times
| date=June 27, 1990
| author=Narvaez, Alfonso A.
}}
* {{cite web |url=http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/rbcarney.htm |title=Robert Bostwick Carney |website=ArlingtonCemetery.net |accessdate=January 28, 2015}}
 
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