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Thebaud commanded Destroyer Squadron 27 during the Neutrality Patrol, which included Kearny, the first U.S. destroyer torpedoed by a U-boat during the Second World War. Thebaud later commanded a destroyer squadron and light cruiser Boise in the Mediterranean and a cruiser division during the Marshalls campaign and at the Battle of the Philippine Sea. In late 1944 he returned to Washington, D.C., to direct the Office of Naval Intelligence.
| 1918 |
Lieutenant |
Commander, DD Paul Jones |
| 1925-7 |
Lieutenant
commander |
Herndon |
| 1940-11-1 |
Captain | Commander, Destroyer Squadron 27 |
| 1941-10-1
|
Commander, Destroyer Squadron 13 |
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| 1943-3-23 |
Commander, CL Boise |
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| 1944-6 |
Rear
admiral |
Commander, Cruiser Division 10 |
| 1944-10
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Director, Naval Intelligence |
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| 1947-7 |
Inspector General |
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| 1949-2 |
Commander, 1 Naval District |
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| 1980-4-18 |
Dies |
References
Morison (1951)
Naval
Historical Center (accessed 2009-2-17)
Pettibone (2006)
Tuohy
(2007)
Uboat.net (accessed 2014-4-12)
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