Sabin, Lorenzo Sherwood, Jr., 1899-

Biographical Note

• 1899, May 23: Born, Dallas, Texas
• 1921: B.S., U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis
• 1930: Naval engineer, U.S. Navy Postgraduate School, ordnance engineering
• 1941: Staff gunnery officer, U.S.S. Maryland, Pearl Harbor
• 1942: Commander, LCI (L) Flotilla Two
• 1943: Commander, Landing Craft Groups, Tunisian, Sicilian, and Solarno campaigns
• 1944: Commander, assault convoy, Force 0, assault on Normandy
• 1948: Promoted, Rear Admiral
• 1954: Commander, sea lift, Operation Passage to Freedom
• 1955: Awarded, Distinguished Service Medal Awarded, Legion D'Honneur
• 1956: Promoted, Vice Admiral
• 1957 - 1961 : Chief of Staff, Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic, NATO
• 1961: Retired

From the guide to the Lorenzo Sherwood Sabin, Jr. Papers, 1909-1978, (Hoover Institution Archives)