Robert Henry English was a United States Navy Commissioned officer who commanded the U.S. Navy's submarine force in the Pacific Ocean early in World War II. English was born in Warrenton, Georgia, and was a member of the United States Naval Academy class of 1911. Early in his naval career he became a submariner. In 1917, while commanding submarine USS O-4 (SS-65), he won the Navy Cross for his great heroism in rescuing an officer trapped in submarine USS O-5 (SS-66) after an explosion.

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  • Robert Henry English was a United States Navy Commissioned officer who commanded the U.S. Navy's submarine force in the Pacific Ocean early in World War II. English was born in Warrenton, Georgia, and was a member of the United States Naval Academy class of 1911. Early in his naval career he became a submariner. In 1917, while commanding submarine USS O-4 (SS-65), he won the Navy Cross for his great heroism in rescuing an officer trapped in submarine USS O-5 (SS-66) after an explosion. After a series of important assignments, he became commanding officer of light cruiser USS Helena (CL-50), and during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on 7 December 1941 was one of the first to bring his ship into action. On 14 May 1942, he became Commander, Submarines, United States Pacific Fleet (COMSUBPAC)), and was so serving when killed in the crash of Pan American Flight 1104 about 15 miles east of the town of Boonville in Mendocino County, California on 21 January 1943. In the accident, English and his staff were flying on a U.S. Navy flying boat — a four-engine Martin M-130 flying boat, dubbed the “Philippine Clipper” (NC14715)--before it had been pressed into service for the war. For his exceptionally meritorious service in his last assignment, Rear Admiral English was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Medal.
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  • Robert English prior to his promotion to rear admiral
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  • Robert Henry English was a United States Navy Commissioned officer who commanded the U.S. Navy's submarine force in the Pacific Ocean early in World War II. English was born in Warrenton, Georgia, and was a member of the United States Naval Academy class of 1911. Early in his naval career he became a submariner. In 1917, while commanding submarine USS O-4 (SS-65), he won the Navy Cross for his great heroism in rescuing an officer trapped in submarine USS O-5 (SS-66) after an explosion.
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