Robert Morris Doyle Explained

Honorific Prefix:Rear Admiral
Robert Morris Doyle
Birth Date:May 5, 1853
Death Date:December 15, 1925
Birth Place:Dyersburg, TN
Death Place:Miami, FL
Branch:Navy
Serviceyears:1875-1919
Rank:Rear Admiral
Battles:Spanish American War
Spouse:Kate Amelia Doyle (1861-1947)

Robert Morris Doyle (May 5, 1853 – December 15, 1925) was a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy.[1]

Biography

Doyle was born on May 5, 1853, in Dyersburg, Tennessee. During the Spanish–American War, he was the navigating officer of the USS Dixie. He died on December 15, 1925, in Miami, Florida.[2]

His last military posting was Commandant of the 14th Naval District at Pearl Harbor in 1918.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Robert Morris Doyle . 2010-12-18 . Arlington National Cemetery.
  2. News: Admiral Doyle Dies in Florida. Had Notable Navy Career of Half-Century Served from Olden Days of Sailing Vessels. Brother is in Los Angeles County Clerk's Office. https://archive.today/20120712235437/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/361819152.html?dids=361819152:361819152&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Dec+16,+1925&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=ADMIRAL+DOYLE+DIES+IN+FLORIDA&pqatl=google . dead . July 12, 2012 . . December 16, 1925 . 2010-12-19.
  3. News: 1925-12-16 . Admiral Doyle is Claimed by Death . 2024-11-29 . The Orlando Sentinel . 1.