Robert L. J. Long
Robert Lyman John Long | |
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| File:Robert LJ Long.JPG Admiral Robert L. J. Long | |
| Service | U.S. Navy |
| Years of service | 1943-1983 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands | USS Patrick Henry USS Casimir Pulaski ComSubLant United States Pacific Command Vice_Chief_of_Naval_Operations |
| Battles / wars | World War II, Vietnam |
Robert Lyman John Long (1920 – 2002) was a four star admiral in the United States Navy who served in World War II through the Cold War. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and grew up there. He graduated in 1943 from the United States Naval Academy, served on the battleship USS Colorado in the Pacific and entered the submarine service after World War II. Admiral Long saw combat in the Vietnam conflict and commanded the Sea Leopard, a diesel-powered submarine, and the USS Patrick Henry and the Casimir Pulaski, nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines.
He also commanded the Submarine Force, United States Atlantic fleet; Submarines, Allied Command; and Submarine Force, Western Atlantic area. He was executive assistant and naval aide to the under secretary of the Navy; deputy chief of naval operations and vice chief of naval operations.
Admiral Long's final Navy posting was as Pacific Commander in Chief.
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