Carl Robert Arvin is born.
To parents Carl and Dorothy Arvin, in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
Brother Dave Arvin is born
Bob gets a new brother, Dave.
Bob Awarded Eagle Scout Status
At age 13, Bob Arvin becomes an Eagle Scout
Bob is State Champion
Bob wins the 154-lbs class State Wrestling Championship for his Ypsilanti High School Team
Bob delivers commencement address.
Bob delivers Valedictorian address to his YHS Classmates
Graduates from Ypsilanti High School
Bob Graduates the top of his Class
Senator Philip Hart gives Bob a chance
Bob is appointed to USMA at West Point.
Bob’s dad, Carl and his brother Dave visit Bob at USMA at West Point
Carl and Dave Arvin visit Bob. Bob’s mother Dorothy takes the picture.
Cadet Arvin wins Recondo Award
Arvin Accepts Recondo Award from USMA Superintendent General William Westmoreland for outstanding Second Year Cadet.
Arvin named Brigade Commander
C. Robert Arvin becomes the Corps of Cadets Brigade Commander and First Captain of USMA at West Point
First Captain Arvin leads the Presidential Inaugural Parade in Washington D.C.
First Captain Arvin leads the entire parade in front of President Lyndon B. Johnson for the 1965 Inaugural Parade
Brigade Commander C. Robert Arvin Graduates from USMA
Arvin accepts diploma from USMA Superintendent Maj. Gen. JB Lampert
2nd Lt. Arvin reports to Fort Benning
2st. Lt. Arvin goes to Airborne and Ranger training in Fort Benning, Georgia.
Bob Arvin weds Merry Lynn Montonye
Bob and Merry Lynn were married at St. John’s Catholic Church in Ypsilanti
1st. Lt. Arvin Reports to Vietnam
1st Lt. C. Robert Arvin is an Advisor to the 7th Vietnamese Airborne Battalion.
Wounded in Battle
1st. Lt. Arvin catches enemy shrapnel in his left arm and is hospitalized in Phu Bai
1st. Lt. C. Robert Arvin Killed in Battle.
Declining an offer to join Westmoreland’s staff in Saigon, Arvin returns to his Battalion, and is killed in action.
West Point Gym to be dedicated at the Arvin Gymnasium at USMA
Classmates and close friends, Chuck Moseley and Dave Kuhn attend dedication
Rededication of the Arvin Cadet Physical Development Center and Arvin Alcove
In 2005 a $97 million 497,000 square foot renovation of the Arvin Gym was completed, making it the largest building at the USMA at West Point. Through the generosity of classmates of 1965, a beautiful Alcove was built commemorating the life of Captain C. Robert Arvin.