High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Robert Bostwick Carney (March 26, 1895- June 25, 1990) was an admiral in the United States Navy who served as commander-in-chief of the NATO forces in Southern Europe (1951-1953) and then as Chief of Naval Operations (1953-1954) during the Eisenhower administration. Born in Vallejo, California, Carney graduated from the Naval Academy in 1916. He served in World War I, seeing combat against German U-boats.