Robert Dennison (United States Navy officer)
| Robert L. Dennison | |
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 Admiral Robert L. Dennison |
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| Nickname | Robert Lee |
| Born | April 13, 1901 Warren, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | March 14, 1980 (aged 78) Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Service/branch |  United States Navy |
| Rank |  Admiral |
| Commands held | U.S. Atlantic Fleet |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Navy Distinguished Service Medal |
Admiral Robert Lee Dennison (April 13, 1901 – March 14, 1980) was an American naval officer and aide to President Harry Truman.[1][2]
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Early life [edit]
Dennison was born in Warren, Pennsylvania, and graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1923. He later received a doctorate in engineering from Johns Hopkins University.
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He held numerous commands in the United States Navy, including submarines, destroyers, and the U.S.S. Missouri. Truman twice sailed on the Missouri while Dennison commanded it.[3]
He was a naval aide, when a Rear Admiral, to Harry S Truman from 1948 to 1953.[4]
As a naval aide, along with others, won Truman's support for Dennison's classmate, Arleigh Burke, later Chief of Naval Operations, whose views at the time had nearly ruined his career.[5]
He was the Commander in Chief of the United States Atlantic Fleet (CINCLANTFLT) and United States Atlantic Command (CINCLANT) from February 28, 1960 to April 30, 1963.[6] While in charge of the Atlantic forces, he was given the duty of blockading Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
He died of a pulmonary embolism in 1980 at the Bethesda Naval Hospital.[7]
See also [edit]
- World War II
- U.S. Atlantic Fleet
References [edit]
- ^ ROBERT L. DENNISON PAPERS Collected Papers and biographical sketch The Truman Library
- ^ http://www.trumanlibrary.org/hstpaper/dennisonhst.htm
- ^ Oral History Oral History Interviews with Admiral Robert L. Dennison The Truman Library
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- ^ COMUSFLTFORCOM History A Brief History Of The U.S. Fleet Forces Command USSF
- ^ [3]
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