Robert F. Dunn | |
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Born | Chicago, Illinois | June 15, 1928
Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | United States Navy |
Years of service | 1951–1989 |
Rank | Vice Admiral |
Commands held | Naval Air Force Atlantic Fleet United States Naval Reserve Naval Military Personnel Command Carrier Group Eight Naval Safety Center USS Saratoga (CV-60) USS Mount Whitney (LCC-20) Carrier Air Wing Seven VA-146 |
Battles/wars | Korean War Vietnam War |
Awards | Navy Distinguished Service Medal (2) Silver Star (2) Legion of Merit (4) Distinguished Flying Cross (2) Bronze Star Medal |
Other work | Author |
Robert Francis Dunn (born June 15, 1928) is a vice admiral in the United States Navy. He was Chief of the United States Naval Reserve from October 1982 until November 1983. As a vice admiral, Dunn also served as Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic Fleet from 1983 to 1986, and as Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Air Warfare from 1987 to his retirement in 1989. [1] Other commands he held include Commander Carrier Group Eight, Commander Naval Military Personnel Command, and of USS Mount Whitney (LCC-20) and USS Saratoga (CV-60).
Born in Chicago on June 15, 1928, [2] Dunn is a 1951 graduate of the United States Naval Academy.
After retiring from the military, Dunn served a stint as president of the Naval Historical Foundation.
Dunn was married to Annette Brown of Pensacola, Florida, in 1953. They had two daughters and remained married until her death in 1987. He was married to Claire Snyder Leaver of Paterson, New Jersey, who had two sons, from 1987 until her death in 2022. [3]
Dunn's awards include the Gray Eagle Award, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, Silver Star and Bronze Star Medal. [4]
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