Robert Alfred Theobald
| Robert Alfred Theobald | |
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Rear Admiral Robert A. "Fuzzy" Theobald standing in front of a map of Kiska in 1942.
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| Nickname(s) | "Fuzzy" |
| Born |
May 30, 1884 San Francisco, California, California |
| Died | May 13, 1957 (aged 72) Boston, Massachusetts |
| Place of burial | Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Navy
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| Years of service | 1907–1945 |
| Rank |
 Rear Admiral
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| Commands held |
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 |
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| Other work | Author |
Robert Alfred Theobald (30 May 1884 – 13 May 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.
Born in San Francisco, California, on 30 May 1884, Theobald attended the University of California in 1902-1903 before entering the United States Naval Academy, from which he graduated ninth in his class in 1907. He was commissioned as an ensign in 1908. His first tour as a commanding officer was of the destroyer USS Walke (DD-34) in 1915.
During World War I, Theobald served as gunnery officer of the battleship USS New York (BB-34), the flagship of Battleship Division Nine, which served with the British Grand Fleet in 1917-1918. He received promotion to commander in September 1918.
Theobald served as executive officer of the Naval Postgraduate School from 1919 to 1921, then spent the years 1922 through 1924 serving in Destroyer Command, United States Asiatic Fleet, before returning to the School to serve as its commanding officer from 1924 to 1927. He then spent two years as the executive officer of the battleship USS West Virginia (BB-48), before studying in the senior class of the Naval War College.
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