Robert Alfred Theobald | |
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Nickname(s) | "Fuzzy" |
Born | San Francisco, California, US | January 25, 1884
Died | May 13, 1957 Boston, Massachusetts, US | (aged 70)
Place of burial | |
Allegiance | United States of America |
Service | United States Navy |
Years of service | 1907–1945 |
Rank | Rear Admiral |
Commands | USS Walke (DD-34) Naval Postgraduate School USS Nevada (BB-36) Cruiser Division Three Destroyer Flotilla One Destroyers, Pacific Fleet North Pacific Force (Task Force 8) First Naval District Boston Navy Yard |
Battles / wars | |
Awards | Legion of Honour |
Other work | Author |
Robert Alfred Theobald (January 25, 1884 – May 13, 1957), nicknamed "Fuzzy", was a United States Navy officer who served in World War I and World War II, and achieved the rank of rear admiral. In retirement, he was the author of the 1954 book The Final Secret of Pearl Harbor: The Washington Background of the Pearl Harbor Attack.