Robbins, Thomas H. (Thomas Hinckley), 1900-1972

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1900-05-11

1900-05-11

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1972-12-01

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U.S. naval officer.

From the description of Thomas H. Robbins papers, 1918-1971 (bulk 1920-1962). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70984220

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1900, May 11 Born, Paris, France 1919 Graduated, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. 1919 1922 Served consecutively aboard the Kroonland (liner), Utah (battleship), and Sturtevant (destroyer) 1922 1924 Served aboard the Scorpion (patrol vessel converted yacht) in Turkish waters 1923 1924 Served aboard Submarine Chaser No. 96 in the Black Sea 1924 1925 Served consecutively aboard the destroyers MacLeish and MacFarland 1925 1927 Instructor, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. 1928 Served aboard the Utah (battleship) Ordered for flight training and designated naval aviator, Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla. 1928 1929 Scouting Squadron Five-S (aviation unit), Concord (light cruiser) 1929 1931 Executive officer, Scouting Squadron Six-S (aviation unit) aboard the Cincinnati (light cruiser) 1930 Married Barbara Little 1931 1932 Assistant operations officer, Naval Air Station, Anacostia, D.C. 1932 1933 Aide to the chief of Bureau of Aeronautics, Navy Department, Washington, D.C. 1933 1935 Commander, Sandpiper (minesweeper) 1935 1936 Scouting Squadron Four-B, Langley (aircraft carrier) 1936 1937 Attended Naval War College, Newport, R.I. 1937 1939 Aviation officer, Naval War College and Naval Torpedo Station, Newport, R.I. 1939 1940 Navigator, Lexington (aircraft carrier) 1940 1941 Aviation officer, staff of Commander Scouting Force and Commander Task Force Three 1941 Liaison officer between the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations and the commanding general, Army Air Force Command, Washington, D.C. 1942 Liaison officer between Headquarters, Commander in Chief, United States Fleet, and Army Air Force Combat Command, Washington, D.C. 1942 1943 Aviation plans officer, Headquarters, Commander in Chief, United States Fleet 1943 1944 Naval aviation officer, Army and Navy College, Washington, D.C. 1944 Received letter of commendation with authorization to wear the commendation ribbon Temporary duty, Air Force Pacific Fleet aboard the Essex (aircraft carrier) 1945 Commanding officer, Lexington (aircraft carrier) Received Legion of Merit with Combat Distinguishing Device "V" 1945 1948 Assigned consecutively to Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Air, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, and Office of the Secretary of the Navy 1948 1949 Commander, Carrier Division Seventeen 1949 1952 Navy member, Joint Strategic Survey Committee, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington, D.C. 1952 1953 Commander, Carrier Division Two 1953 1956 Chief of staff and later president, United States Naval War College, Newport, R.I. 1957 1960 President, Navy Discharge Review Board, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Navy Department, Washington, D.C. 1960 1962 Commandant, Potomac River Naval Command, Naval Weapons Plant, Washington, D.C. 1962 Awarded a gold star in lieu of a second Legion of Merit Retired from the navy 1972, Dec. 12 Died, New London, Conn. [?] From the guide to the Thomas H. Robbins Papers, 1918-1971, (bulk 1920-1962), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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