Robert Francis Anthony Studds
| Robert Francis Anthony Studds | |
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Studds as a junior officer sometime between 1926 and 1929.
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| Born |
17 December 1896 Washington, D.C. |
| Died | 28 May 1962 (aged 65) |
| Place of burial | Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army (1917-1919) United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Corps (1919-1955) |
| Rank |
 Rear Admiral
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| Commands held |
USC&GS Elsie III (officer-in-charge) USC&GS Fathomer USC&GS Pathfinder (OSS 30) U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey |
| Battles/wars |
World War I World War II Cold War |
| Awards |
 Department of Commerce Gold Medal (1953) |
Rear Admiral Robert Francis Anthony Studds (17 December 1896 – 28 May 1962) was a career officer in the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Corps, predecessor of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps. He served as the fourth Director of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.
Studds was born in Washington, D.C., on a farm near the Soldier's Home on 17 December 1896. After primary and secondary education at parochial and public schools in Washington, he attended the Catholic University of America, from which he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering in 1917. He accepted a position with the Sanitary Division of the District of Columbia government. However, the United States had entered World War I on the side of the Allies in April 1917, and Studds soon joined the United States Army. Assigned to the United States Army Corps of Engineers, he served in the 472nd Engineer Regiment at Camp A. A. Humphreys in Virginia through the end of the war in November 1918 and until May 1919, when he returned to civilian life and to his job with the District of Columbia government.
Later in 1919, Studds began his career with the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, accepting a commission as an officer in the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Corps. His first assignment was as a deck officer and junior engineering officer aboard the Coast and Geodetic Survey survey ship USC&GS Natoma. From 1922 to 1923 he served aboard the coastal survey ship USC&GS Lydonia (CS 302), conducting hydrographic survey work along the coasts of Oregon and Florida. He served in the Philippine Islands from 1923 to 1926 aboard the survey ship USC&GS Pathfinder.
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