Robert B. Baldwin

{{short description|American Vice admiral}}

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| name = Robert B. Baldwin

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1923|4|24}}

| death_date = {{death date and age|2017|04|07|1923|04|24}}

| birth_place =Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.

| death_place =Gig Harbor, Washington, U.S.

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| allegiance = {{US}}

| branch = 25px United States Navy

| serviceyears = 1944–1980

| rank = 38px Vice admiral

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| commands = Chief of Naval Personnel
United States Seventh Fleet

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| awards = Distinguished Service Medal (2)
Legion of Merit (2)
Bronze Star Medal
Purple Heart

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Robert Bemus Baldwin (April 24, 1923 – April 7, 2017) was a vice admiral in the United States Navy.{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UWUcAAAAMAAJ&q=admiral+Robert+B.+Baldwin+1923|title=Department of Defense Appropriations for|year=1980}} He was a former commander of the United States Seventh Fleet (from July 24, 1976 – May 31, 1978). He also was a former Deputy Chief of Naval Personnel and Commander Naval Air Force, Pacific Fleet. He was a 1944 graduate of the United States Naval Academy. He retired in 1980 and died in 2017.{{cite web| url = http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/tribnet/obituary.aspx?pid=185161824| title = ROBERT BALDWIN Obituary (1923 - 2017) - Tacoma, WA - News Tribune (Tacoma)| website = Legacy.com}}{{cite web|url=https://www.epnaao.com/BIOS_files/EMERITUS/Baldwin-%20Robert%20B.pdf|title=Robert B. Baldwin, Vice Admiral, USN (Ret.)|publisher=Early and Pioneer Naval Aviators Association|access-date=March 17, 2014}}

Baldwin was one of the 32 finalists for NASA Astronaut Group 1 in 1959, but ultimately was not selected.{{cite book |last=Burgess |first=Colin |author-link=Colin Burgess (author) |title=Selecting the Mercury Seven: The Search for America's First Astronauts |publisher=Springer Science+Business Media |year=2011 |location=Chichester, UK |pages=61–67 |isbn=978-1-4419-8404-3}}