Bob Whinney, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetBob Whinney
Recipient of the distinguished service cross
Date of Birth: 08-Feb-1909
Place of Birth: Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Dublin Region, Ireland
Date of Death: 01-Dec-1992
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Bob Whinney
- Captain Reginald Fife "Bob" Whinney DSC & Two Bars (8 February 1909 – 1992) was a Royal Navy officer who specialised in anti-submarine warfare during World War II.
- Whilst in command of the W-class destroyer HMS Wanderer he helped destroy three German U-boats.
- For his war services he received the Distinguished Service Cross with two Bars.
- After the war he was promoted to captain and went on to become Chief Staff Officer Intelligence of the Mediterranean and Middle East during the Suez Crisis.
- In 1986 he published his memoirs of his service years in The U-Boat Peril: an anti-submarine commanders War.
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