Background
Fargo, Robert Ray was born on March 1, 1926 in Springfield, Illinois, United States. Son of Colonel Wells and Betty (Ray) Fargo.
executive naval officer management consultant
Fargo, Robert Ray was born on March 1, 1926 in Springfield, Illinois, United States. Son of Colonel Wells and Betty (Ray) Fargo.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering, United States Naval Academy, 1947. NavE in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1952.
Commissioned Ensign, 1947, captain, 1968. With United States Ship Rupertus, 1947—1949. Assistant design officer Supervisor Shipbuilding and Naval Inspector Ordnance, Groton, Connecticut, 1952—1953.
Resident supervisor, shipbuilding Fairchild Aircraft Corporation, Farmingdale, New York, 1954—1955. Senior ship supervisor submarines Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, Hawaii, 1955—1958. Assistant POLARIS shipbuilding Bureau Ships, Department Navy, Washington, 1958—1960.
Assistant inspection officer submarines supervisor Shipbldg. and Naval Inspector Ordnance, United States Navy, Newport News, Virginia, 1960—1961, submarine project officer supervisor, 1962—1963. Head Deep Recovery Section, Deep Submergence Systems Review Group, 1963. Senior ship superintendent United States Ship John Adams, SSBN 620.
Assistant shipbuilding superintendent Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, New Hampshire, 1963—1964, quality assurance officer, 1964—1968. Supervisor shipbuilding conversion and repair United States Navy, Pascagoula, Mississippi, 1968—1970. Executive director production Naval Ship Systems Command, Washington.
Commander Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, 1973—1975. Fleet maintenance officer, assistant chief staff maintenance and material readiness United States Atlantic Fleet, Norfolk, Virginia, 1975—1977. Retired United States Navy, 1977.
Assistant to electrical director Ingalls Shipbldg. Division, Pascagoula, 1978, manager life cycle support destroyer programs, 1979—1982, director production standards and operations administration, 1982—1991. Executive vice president Naval Systems Support, Inc., 1978—1979.
Consultant Shipbldg. Matters Naval Systems Support, Inc., since 1992.
Republican executive committee member, Escambia, Florida. Member of Rotary International, United States Naval Academy Alumni Association, American Society Naval Engineers.
Married Martha Moore Turner, July 2, 1964. Children: Leslie Vance Schwab, Sandra Leigh Kurkjy, Robert Ray Fargo Junior.
