The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia: Thebaud, Leo H. (original) (raw)
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Thebaud, Leo Hewlitt
Thebaud commanded Destroyer Squadron 27 during the Neutrality Patrol, which included Kearny, the first U.S. destroyer torpedoed by a U-boat during the Second World War. Thebaud later commanded a destroyer squadron and light cruiser Boise in the Mediterranean and a cruiserdivision during the Marshalls campaign and at the Battle of the Philippine Sea. In late 1944 he returned to Washington, D.C., to direct the Office of Naval Intelligence.
Service record
| 1918 | Lieutenant | Commander, DD Paul Jones |
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| 1925-7 | Lieutenant commander | Herndon |
| 1940-11-1 | Captain | Commander, Destroyer Squadron 27 |
| 1941-10-1 | Commander, Destroyer Squadron 13 | |
| 1943-3-23 | Commander, CL Boise | |
| 1944-6 | Rear admiral | Commander, Cruiser Division 10 |
| 1944-10 | Director, Naval Intelligence | |
| 1947-7 | Inspector General | |
| 1949-2 | Commander, 1 Naval District | |
| 1980-4-18 | Dies |
References
Morison (1951)
Naval Historical Center (accessed 2009-2-17)
Pettibone (2006)
Tuohy (2007)
Uboat.net (accessed 2014-4-12)
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