Thomas H. Robbins Jr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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United States Navy admiral
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Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France
About Thomas H. Robbins Jr.
- Thomas Hinckley Robbins Jr.
- (11 May 1900 – 12 December 1972) was a rear admiral of the United States Navy.
- A naval aviator, his career included command of an aircraft carrier during World War II, service as a key advisor to the United States Secretary of the Navy, and a tour as President of the Naval War College. Robbins' ancestors included William Bradford (1590-1657), the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and Thomas Hinckley (1618-1706), a governor of Plymouth Colony.
- His great-great-grandfather was Fisher Ames (1758-1808), a Massachusetts politician who served in the United States House of Representatives.
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