Robert F. Dunn
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| name = Robert F. Dunn
| image = Portrait of US Navy Vice Admiral Robert F. Dunn (2).jpg
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| caption = Vice Admiral Dunn in 1988
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1928|6|15}}
| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois
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| allegiance = United States
| branch = United States Navy
| serviceyears = 1951–1989
| rank = Vice Admiral
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| commands = 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 = Korean War
Vietnam War
| awards = {{nowrap|Navy Distinguished Service Medal (2)}}
Silver Star (2)
Legion of Merit (4)
Distinguished Flying Cross (2)
Bronze Star Medal
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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.{{cite web|url=http://www.navyhistory.org/vice-admiral-robert-francis-dunn-united-states-navy-retired/|title=Bio: Vice Admiral Robert Francis Dunn, USN (Ret) – Naval Historical Foundation|website=www.navyhistory.org}} 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}}.
Early life and education
Born in Chicago on June 15, 1928,{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NVFAAQAAIAAJ&q=%22DUNN,+ROBERT+FRANCIS,+naval+officer;+b+Chgo*****%22|title=Supplement to Who's who in America|date=28 August 1987|publisher=Marquis Who's Who|isbn=9780837971001|via=Google Books}} Dunn is a 1951 graduate of the United States Naval Academy.
Civilian career
After retiring from the military, Dunn served a stint as president of the Naval Historical Foundation.
Personal life
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.Oral History of Robert F. Dunn
Awards
Bibliography
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- {{Cite book|title=An analysis of the value of naval air combat readiness training |publisher = Ft. Belvoir Defense Technical Information Center|oclc= 227344616}}
- {{cite book |title=Gear up, mishaps down : the evolution of naval aviation safety, 1950–2000 |publisher=Naval Institute Press |date=2017 }}
=Critical studies and reviews of Dunn's work=
;Gear up, mishaps down
- {{cite journal |author=Rubel, Robert C. |date=Summer 2018 |title=[Untitled book review] |department=Book Reviews |journal=Naval War College Review |volume=71 |issue=3 |pages=158–160 |url=https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol71/iss3/ }}
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Category:Military personnel from Chicago
Category:United States Naval Academy alumni
Category:United States Naval Aviators
Category:United States Navy personnel of the Korean War
Category:United States Navy personnel of the Vietnam War
Category:Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)
Category:Recipients of the Legion of Merit
Category:Recipients of the Silver Star
Category:Recipients of the Navy Distinguished Service Medal
Category:United States Navy vice admirals
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