Biographical Sketch of Robert Hailey (USS Indianapolis),

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Biographical Sketch of Robert Hailey ( USS Indianapolis ),

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Robert Hailey was born on November 10, 1917, in Virginia. He received an appointment at Texas to the Naval Academy. Hailey served aboard the USS Indianapolis during the attack on Pearl Harbor. He retired as U. S. Naval Captain on July 1, 1965, and has received the Navy and Marine Corps Medal.

Compiled from:

     The U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association Inc., Register of Alumni, 1997 Edition. (Annapolis, 1997).

      Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships , 8 vols., (Navy Department, Office of Chief of Naval Operations, Naval History Division, Washington, DC, 1963).

     Robert Hailey Papers #643, East Carolina Manuscript Collection, Special Collections Department. Display Collection Guide

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