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

U.S. naval officer.

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

Biographical Note

• 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)