Robert Edson Dornin

Robert Edson Dornin
Born	(1912-12-30)December 30, 1912 California
Died	August 31, 1982(1982-08-31) (aged 69)
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1935-1965
Rank	Captain
Commands held	USS Trigger (SS-237) USS Sea Fox (SS-402) USS Nereus (AS-17) USS Los Angeles (CA-135)
Battles/wars	World War II U.S. submarine campaign against the Japanese Empire
Awards	Navy Cross (2) Silver Star (4)

Robert Edson "Dusty" Dornin (December 30, 1912, Berkeley, California – August 31, 1982^[1]) was a United States Navy officer who served in the Pacific Theater of World War II as a very successful submarine commander.^[2] He remained in the Navy until his retirement in 1965.