Theobald, Robert A. (Robert Alfred), 1884-1957

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Rear admiral, United States Navy; destroyer commander, Pacific Fleet, 1940-1941; commander, Northern Pacific Force, 1942-1943.

From the description of Robert Alfred Theobald papers, 1908-1959. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754872514

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  • 1884, January 25: born, San Francisco, California
  • 1902 - 1903 : attended University of California
  • 1903 - 1906 : B.S., U.S. Naval Academy
  • 1908: commissioned Ensign, U.S. Navy
  • 1917 - 1918 : Gunnery Officer, U.S.S. New York, Flagship of U.S. Squadron with British Grand Fleet
  • 1918, September: promoted to Commander
  • 1919 - 1921 : Executive Officer, Naval Post Graduate School
  • 1922 - 1924 : Destroyer Command, Asiatic Fleet
  • 1924 - 1927 : Commanding Officer, Naval Post Graduate School
  • 1927 - 1929 : Executive Officer, U.S.S. West Virginia
  • 1929 - 1930 : under instruction, Senior Class, Naval War College
  • 1930 - 1932 : Secretary of War Plans, Navy Department, and Member of Joint Army - Navy Planning Committee
  • 1932, February: promoted to Captain
  • 1932 - 1934 : Chief of Staff, Destroyers, Pacific Fleet
  • 1934 - 1935 : member of Advanced Class, Naval War College, engaged in Seminar study of Japan and Pacific War
  • 1935 - 1937 : in charge, Strategy Division, Naval War College
  • 1937 - 1939 : Commanding Officer, U.S.S. Nevada
  • 1939 - 1940 : Chief of Staff, U.S. Fleet
  • 1940, Spring: member, General Board, Navy Department
  • 1940, June: promoted to Rear Admiral
  • 1940, Summer: Commander, Cruiser Division Three
  • 1940 - 1941 : Commander, Flotilla One, Destroyers, Pacific Fleet
  • 1941, December - 1942, May : Commander, Destroyers, Pacific Fleet
  • 1942, May - 1943, January : Commander, Northern Pacific Force, in Alaska Operations
  • 1943 - 1944 : Commandant, First Naval District and Navy Yard, Boston
  • 1945: retired from active service
  • 1954: author, The Final Secret of Pearl Harbor

From the guide to the Robert Alfred Theobald Papers, 1908-1959, (Hoover Institution Archives)
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referencedIn Bateson, Mary Catherine. Papers of Mary Catherine Bateson, 1954-2004 (inclusive), 1975-2001 (bulk). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Harvard University Archives Photograph Collection: Portraits, ca. 1852-ca. 2004 Harvard University Archives.
creatorOf Robert Alfred Theobald Papers, 1908-1959 Hoover Institution Archives
creatorOf Theobald, Robert A. (Robert Alfred), 1884-1957. Robert Alfred Theobald papers, 1908-1959. Stanford University, Hoover Institution Library
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Birth 1884-05-30

Death 1957-05-13

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