Robert attended Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire from 1916 to 1918. He served as a private in the U.S. Army during World War I. Chiperfield attended Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois for one year, before transferring to Harvard College in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he received a Bachelor's degree in 1922.
Robert studied at Phillips Exeter Academy from 1916 to 1918 and later served as an American soldier during World War I. Chiperfield attended Knox College for a year before switching to Harvard College in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he earned his undergraduate degree in 1922.