Remembering Captain Robert A. Carpenter, USN (ret)

Robert Alphonsus Carpenter was born in Windsor, Ontario on July 23, 1941. Bob grew up in New Jersey, and graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1963. After graduation he attended Officer Candidate School in Newport, RI, and was commissioned Ensign, USNR in February 1964. Upon completion of Officer Candidate School he was assigned to the staff of Commander Task Force 43 and deployed to New Zealand and the Antarctic, earning the Antarctic Service Medal. He was then assigned to the Naval Radio Station at Thurso, Scotland.