Sabin, Lorenzo Sherwood, Jr., 1899-
Biographical Note
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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)
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