Robert Dennison (US Navy officer)
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Admiral Robert Lee Dennison (April, 1901–1980) was an American naval officer and aide to President Harry Truman.[1]
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. He held numerous commands in the U.S. Navy, including submarines, destroyers, and the U.S.S. Missouri. Truman twice sailed on the Missouri while Dennison commanded it.[2]
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.[3] While in charge of the Atlantic forces, he would be given the duty of blockading Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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[edit] References
- ^ ROBERT L. DENNISON PAPERS Collected Papers and biographical sketch The Truman Library
- ^ Oral History [http://www.trumanlibrary.org/oralhist/dennisn.htm Oral History Interviews with Admiral Robert L. Dennison] The Truman Library
- ^ COMUSFLTFORCOM HistoryA Brief History Of The U.S. Fleet Forces Command USSF
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