october january american admiral commanded world war graduate sailed world commanded landing force went ashore honduras participated united_states occupation veracruz adjutant commander destroyer uss action november world war engaged boat forced surrender start world war commander destroyers atlantic fleet july arrived commander task force naval forces based western_australia september appointed commander later renamed led battle following year oversaw fleet operations operation commanded ninth naval district january august retiring november promotion rank admiral early life direct descendant early settlers new colony born new_brunswick new_jersey sixth seven children wife née october educated concord new_hampshire new_brunswick appointed senator graduated time serve years service sea commissioned reported duty crew new battleship uss minnesota battleships sent president epic voyage world transferred uss commissioned ensign united_states navy june amidst backdrop banana wars commanded man landing force ashore honduras january help protect american citizens period unrest days ashore force returned ship leaving march involved fitting new battleship uss utah like naval officers day acquired nickname chips traditional nickname ship carpenter days wooden ships married new_brunswick april marriage produced children world war participated united_states occupation veracruz april mexican revolution adjutant formed sailors florida utah arkansas landing mid morning april sailors remained fire early morning began advance veracruz series street fights captured town shortly noon april town cleared defense lines established handed united_states_army troops april returning united_states assigned washington june helped fit commission new destroyer bath maine served member crew march assumed command destroyer uss action november engaged boat forced surface compelled surrender engagement awarded december aide commander european waters august reported help fit new destroyer uss assumed command ship commissioned september ship sailed europe october escorting convoy wars returned united_states april member judge advocate general naval training station great lakes august assumed command uss reported naval submarine base new london training june posted commander august returned washington served ashore years executive officer december assigned new_york october march assumed command destroyer uss following familiar pattern shore duty alternating sea duty served washington followed years executive officer light cruiser uss attended newport rhode_island returned june chief staff assumed command cruiser august february officers training corps illinois world war returned sea duty september helped fit new destroyer squadron commanded september director officer personnel capacity helped foster careers officers december promoted rear admiral commander destroyers atlantic fleet july arrived reported vice admiral commander assigned replace captain command naval forces based western_australia known task force main naval forces based west submarines remained took great interest submarine operations like saw soon came heard run things wrote ready shoot sailor sight haven write home september succeeded commander role reported commander chief admiral directly commander chief southwest pacific area general new post came promotion rank vice admiral senior naval officer theater admiral sir vice admiral senior small assumed command consisted cruisers destroyers submarines reluctance risk ships habit communicating directly king going general headquarters brisbane aroused soon find involved similar conflicts october rebuffed request transport troops refused adequate survey coast making dangerous sail night movements area day subject attack japanese aircraft survey conducted october began making way coast escorted occasion november turned similar request commander general sir escort small transports imperial_japanese_navy subsequently relented somewhat starting december small ships escorted carried deliver vital supplies march chief staff major general spoke admiral king expressed dissatisfaction march known colloquially navy remained small acquired amphibious force command rear admiral eventually time strength paper route australia united_states observing capabilities boats evacuation philippines encouraged use initial results disappointing effective use battle sea march oversaw seventh fleet operations early stages advance main japanese base crisis arose reluctant reinforce australian position situation increasingly lieutenant general sir grew frustrated attitude appealed turn took matter september agreed use high speed transports send additional battalion crisis passed told lieutenant general resented navy letting australians replaced admiral november services awarded navy appointed honorary commander order british empire recommendation australian government grand officer netherlands returned united_states commanded ninth naval district january august awarded second legion merit later life naval assignment navy retired navy november promotion rank admiral lived retirement washington death january buried arlington national cemetery papers held
Arthur S. Carpender