Arthur Schuyler Carpender - Arlington VA - Grave of a Famous Person on Waymarking.com

He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Section 34, Site 115-A

Description: From Find A Grave: US Navy Admiral. His military career spanned World Wars I and II and he is remembered as the Commander of the Allied Naval Forces in the Southwest Pacific Area during World War II. Born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, he received his education at St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire, and Rutgers Preparatory School in New Brunswick. In 1904 he received an appointment to attend the US Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland and graduated in 1908. At the time, midshipmen had to serve two years service at sea before being commissioned, so he reported for duty with the crew of the new battleship USS Minnesota, one of the battleships of the Great White Fleet sent by President Theodore Roosevelt on an epic voyage around the world in 1907. In 1909 he transferred to the gunboat USS Marietta and was commissioned as an ensign in June 1910. In January 1911, amidst the backdrop of the Central America/Caribbean Banana Wars, he commanded a 16-man landing force from the Marietta that was put ashore at Puerto Cortes, Honduras for four days to help protect American citizens during a period of unrest. He then commanded a landing force that went ashore at Puerto Cortes, Honduras in early 1911, and participated in the US occupation of Veracruz, Mexico as adjutant of the First Regiment of Bluejackets in 1914. He returned to the US and was assigned to the Office of Naval Military Affairs in Washington DC. In June 1916 he helped fit out and commission the new destroyer USS Davis at the Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine, serving as a member of its crew until March 1917, when he assumed command of the destroyer USS Fanning. In November 1917 he engaged the German U-boat U-58, which was forced to the surface and compelled to surrender. The following month he became an aide to the Commander, Destroyer Flotillas Operating in European Waters. In August 1918 he reported to the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company in Virginia to help fit out the new destroyer USS Radford, and assumed command of the ship when it was commissioned in September 1918. In April 1919 he returned to shore duty and became a Member of the Naval Examining Board, and Judge Advocate General of the General Court Martial at the Naval Training Station Great Lakes, Illinois. In August 1921 he assumed command of the destroyer USS Maddox and in June 1922 he reported to the Naval Submarine Base at New London, Connecticut for training, after which he was posted to the US Asiatic Fleet as commander of Submarine Division 14. In August 1923 he returned to Washington DC, where he served for the next two years in the Bureau of Navigation, before becoming executive officer of the armored cruiser USS Pittsburgh in December 1925. He was then assigned to the Receiving Ship, New York, from October US Navy Admiral. His military career spanned World Wars I and II and he is remembered as the Commander of the Allied Naval Forces in the Southwest Pacific Area during World War II. Born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, he received his education at St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire, and Rutgers Preparatory School in New Brunswick. In 1904 he received an appointment to attend the US Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland and graduated in 1908. At the time, midshipmen had to serve two years service at sea before being commissioned, so he reported for duty with the crew of the new battleship USS Minnesota, one of the battleships of the Great White Fleet sent by President Theodore Roosevelt on an epic voyage around the world in 1907. In 1909 he transferred to the gunboat USS Marietta and was commissioned as an ensign in June 1910. In January 1911, amidst the backdrop of the Central America/Caribbean Banana Wars, he commanded a 16-man landing force from the Marietta that was put ashore at Puerto Cortes, Honduras for four days to help protect American citizens during a period of unrest. Date of birth: 10/24/1884 Date of death: 01/10/1960 Area of notoriety: Military Marker Type: Headstone Setting: Outdoor Visiting Hours/Restrictions: None Fee required?: No Web site: [Web Link]

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