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Robert Bemus Baldwin (April 24, 1923 – April 7, 2017) was a vice admiral in the United States Navy.[1] 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.[2][3]

Baldwin was one of the 32 finalists for NASA Astronaut Group 1 in 1959, but ultimately was not selected.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Department of Defense Appropriations for". 1980.
  2. ^ "ROBERT BALDWIN Obituary (1923 - 2017) - Tacoma, WA - News Tribune (Tacoma)". Legacy.com.
  3. ^ "Robert B. Baldwin, Vice Admiral, USN (Ret.)" (PDF). Early and Pioneer Naval Aviators Association. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  4. ^ Burgess, Colin (2011). Selecting the Mercury Seven: The Search for America's First Astronauts. Chichester, UK: Springer Science+Business Media. pp. 61–67. ISBN 978-1-4419-8404-3.


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