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词条 Leo Hewlett Thebaud
释义

  1. Early life

  2. World War I and interwar era

  3. World War II and postwar service

  4. See also

  5. References

  6. External links

{{Infobox military person
| name = Leo Hewlett Thebaud
| birth_name = Leo Hewlett Thébaud
| birth_date = {{birth date|1890|2|15}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1980|4|18|1890|2|15}}
| birth_place = Madison, New Jersey
| death_place = Bethesda, Maryland
| placeofburial = United States Naval Academy Cemetery
| placeofburial_label = Place of burial
| image = File:Leo Hewlett Thebaud, ONI.jpg
| caption =
| nickname = Bud
| allegiance = {{Flag|United States of America|1912}}
| branch = {{flag|United States Navy}}
| serviceyears = 1913–1952
| rank = Vice Admiral
| commands = Commandant, First Naval District
Commander, Cruiser Division Ten
{{USS|Boise|CL-47|6}} (1943)
Commander, United States Escort Control
Commander, Destroyer Squadron Twenty-Seven
Commander, Destroyer Squadron Thirteen
{{USS|Clark|DD-361|6}} (1936-1938)
{{USS|James K. Paulding|DD-238|6}} (1926?-1928)
{{USS|Bainbridge|DD-246|6}} (1921-1922)
{{USS|Herndon|DD-198|6}} (1920-1921)[1]
{{USS|Paul Jones|DD-10|6}} (1918-1919)
| unit =
| battles = World War I
Second Nicaraguan Campaign
World War II
| awards = Navy Cross
Legion of Merit (4)
Navy Commendation Medal
Order of the British Empire
French Legion of Honour
Czechoslovakian Order of Merit
Order of Yun Hui of the Republic of China.
| relations =
| laterwork =
}}

Leo Hewlett Thebaud (February 15, 1890 – April 18, 1980) was an admiral of the United States Navy.

Early life

Thebaud was born in Madison, New Jersey on February 15, 1890 to Edward Vincent (1824-1900) and Elizabeth Hewlett Scudder (1869-1952) Thebaud. His grandfathers were Edward Thebaud and Townsend Scudder.[2] Growing up, he attended the Berkeley Institute in New York City, the Hodder School in England, the Chestnut Hill Academy in Pennsylvania,[3] and graduated from the United States Naval Academy, class of 1913.[4] On May 14, 1921, he married the former Eleanor Laurie McCawley (May 6, 1899 - Mar. 8, 1980) from Haverford, Pennsylvania.

World War I and interwar era

Following graduation, Thebaud was assigned to {{USS|Wyoming|BB-32|6}}, where he served until 1917. He then served as Commanding Officer of the {{USS|Paul Jones|DD-10|6}} in escort duties in the Atlantic. While commanding Paul Jones, Thebaud was awarded the Navy Cross for rescuing the crew of {{USS|Henderson|AP-1|6}}.[5] Later destroyer duty included service aboard {{USS|Wickes|DD-75|6}}, {{USS|DeLong|DD-129|6}}, {{USS|Dickerson|DD-157|6}}, and commands of the {{USS|Herndon|DD-198|6}} and {{USS|Bainbridge|DD-246|6}}.[4]

Ashore he had duty with the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, followed by service at the Naval Academy.[4] While there, he was officially designated by then Naval Academy Superintendent Henry B. Wilson to compile leadership tips and hints to guide Naval Academy Graduates in the Surface Fleet following their graduation. The book, published by the U.S. Naval Institute in 1924, was the first leadership text used by the Naval Academy.[6] Its final (fourth) edition was again compiled by Thebaud while stationed at the Academy in 1939, and remained a popular leadership guide throughout the Navy until replaced in 1949.

After serving aboard {{USS|Pennsylvania|BB-38|6}} and {{USS|Gilmer|DD-233|6}}, he then took command of {{USS|James K. Paulding|DD-238|6}}, aboard which he participated in the Second Nicaraguan Campaign. He later served as Executive Officer of the Presidential yacht {{USS|Mayflower|PY-1|6}} during President Herbert Hoover's administration, followed by service as First Lieutenant aboard {{USS|Arkansas|BB-33|6}}. Thebaud was then appointed Flag Aide to Rear Admiral Wat Tyler Cluverius, Jr., Commander Cruiser Division Four, Scouting Force, United States Fleet. Beginning in 1933, he served tours as Assistant Naval Attaché in Paris, Madrid and Lisbon. Returning to the United States, he took command of the destroyer {{USS|Clark|DD-361|6}} during her fitting out and commissioning. Following Clark, he returned to the Naval Academy for another tour. Thebaud was then appointed Commander Destroyer Squadron Twenty-Seven, and subsequently took over Destroyer Squadron Thirteen.[4][7][8]

World War II and postwar service

Upon the United States' entry into World War II, Thebaud once again found himself on escort duty in the North Atlantic. In October 1942, as Commander of Destroyer Squadron Thirteen, he served in tactical control of the largest multi-country convoy escort to date, with a US force of five destroyers, a British force of two destroyers and two corvettes, a Canadian force of one destroyer and seven corvettes, and one Free French corvette.[9] He later served as Commander, United States Escort Control and Senior Officer Present Afloat, Derry, Northern Ireland, supporting convoy operations.[4] Afterward, in command of the cruiser {{USS|Boise|CL-47|6}} in the Mediterranean, Thebaud was awarded the Legion of Merit with Combat "V" and the Army Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster for supporting for the Amphibious Battle of Gela during the Invasion of Sicily. He also received the Legion of Merit for supporting the Italian mainland landings at Salerno (12–19 September).[5] He received a fourth Legion of Merit while commanding Cruiser Division Ten in the Pacific Theater, during occupation of the Mariana Islands, strikes against the Bonin Islands and the Battle of the Philippine Sea. Following service as the Director of Naval Intelligence (October 1944 - September 1945),[10] he then served as Naval Attaché in Paris at the request of Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King.[11] Subsequently, he was named Inspector General of the Navy (July 1947 - June 1949) and then Commandant of the First Naval District (February 1949 - February 1952).[12]

Additional decorations received by Thebaud include the Navy Commendation Medal, the Order of the British Empire (CBE),[13] the French Legion of Honour, the Czechoslovakian Order of Merit, and the Order of Yun Hui of the Republic of China. Thebaud was transferred to the retired list in 1952 and died on April 18, 1980 in Bethesda, Maryland.[4] He and his wife are buried at the United States Naval Academy Cemetery in Annapolis, Maryland.[14]

See also

{{Portal|Biography|United States Navy}}

References

1. ^{{cite web|title=USS Herndon DD-198 History|url=http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/198.htm|website=navsource.org|publisher=NavSource Naval History|accessdate=23 February 2015}}
2. ^{{cite book|last1=Hall|first1=Henry|title=America's Successful Men of Affairs: The city of New York|date=1895|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X5wMAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA648&l|publisher=New York Tribune|location=New York|page=648}}
3. ^{{cite news|title=Adm Thebaud, 90, dies; fought 2 World Wars|url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1980/04/21/#page/47/article/adm-thebaud-90-dies-fought-2-world-wars:|accessdate=24 February 2015|work=Chicago Tribune|agency=New York Times News Service|issue=No. 112|date=21 April 1980|location=Section 4|page=9}}
4. ^{{cite web|title=Leo Hewlett Thebaud Biographical History|url=http://cdm16099.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16099coll5/id/6079|website=usna.edu|publisher=United States Naval Academy Nimitz Library|accessdate=23 February 2015}}
5. ^{{cite web|title=Valor awards for Leo Hewlett Thebaud|url=http://projects.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=10346|publisher=Military Times|accessdate=23 February 2015}}
6. ^{{cite book|title=Catalog of Copyright Entries. New Series: 1930|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CKUhAQAAIAAJ&|date=1931|publisher=Library of Congress, Copyright Office|page=2173|accessdate=23 February 2015}}
7. ^{{cite web|title=The United States Atlantic Fleet, October 1, 1941|url=http://www.fleetorganization.com/1941atlanticfleet.html|accessdate=23 February 2015}}
8. ^{{cite web|title=United States Atlantic Fleet Organization - 1942|url=http://www.history.navy.mil/research/library/online-reading-room/title-list-alphabetically/u/united-states-atlantic-fleet-organization-1942.html|website=www.history.navy.mil|publisher=Naval History and Heritage Command|accessdate=23 February 2015}}
9. ^{{cite book|last1=Blair|first1=Clay|title=Hitler's U-boat war the hunters, 1939-1942|date=2000|publisher=Modern Library|location=New York|isbn=9780307874375|page=369|edition=Modern Library paperback|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E8GDrZJEAGIC&|accessdate=23 February 2015}}
10. ^{{cite web|title=Directors of Naval Intelligence|url=https://www.history.navy.mil/research/library/research-guides/lists-of-senior-officers-and-civilian-officials-of-the-us-navy/directors-of-naval-intelligence.html|website=www.history.navy.mil|publisher=Naval History and Heritage Command|accessdate=15 May 2017}}
11. ^{{cite book|title=Master of Seapower A Biography of Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King|date=2013|publisher=Naval Institute Press|location=Annapolis, Maryland|isbn=9781612512105|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6WsKAQAAQBAJ&|accessdate=23 February 2015}}
12. ^{{cite web|title=First Naval District|url=http://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/organization-and-administration/historical-leadership/district-commanders/first-naval-district.html|website=www.history.navy.mil|publisher=Naval History and Heritage Command|accessdate=23 February 2015}}
13. ^{{cite news|title=Admiral Thebaud Dies|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1946&dat=19800421&id=ihQyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=aaQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3189,72558|accessdate=27 February 2015|work=The Montreal Gazette|date=21 April 1980}}
14. ^{{findagrave|59862046}}

External links

  • [https://www.usna.edu/Library/sca/man-findingaids/MS_227.EAD.xml Leo Hewlett Thebaud Papers, 1880-1951 (bulk 1918-1951)]
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