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Robert R. M. Emmett was born in New York on January 27, 1888. In Rye his family lived on Grace Church Street. Robert served as an officer in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Name: Robert Emmet
Social Security Number: 262-52-2070
Birth Date: 27 Jan 1888
Issue Year: 1953
Issue State: Florida
Last Residence: 33140, Miami, Miami-Dade, Florida, USA
Death Date: Jul 1977
 Robert Rutherford Morris Emmet
DATE OF BIRTH: January 27, 1888
HOME OF RECORD:
Rye, New York
Admiral Emmet. 58, tall, crinkleeyed and dynamic, relaxed happily after a "tough" 18 holes of golf at Oak Hill Country Club in the afternoon. "You know, Joe." said the blueeyed sailor, "if I had my entire naval career to live over againwouldn't change one minute of it." Admiral Emmet, who was graduated from the Naval Academy in 1908, was assigned in 1940 to command the transportation of amphibious forces for the Atlantic Fleet, and led the central attack group that landed 25,000 troops on Casablanca one dark morning in November, 1942. Objective Hit on Nose "The beach we were to strike was Fedela." he said, "and it was amazling how we hit our objective right on the nose after 15 days at sea. At that time we carried one of the Aret radar sets in operation, and it permitted us to see the coast line in great detail.
That invention was a godsend." During that early invasion Admiral Emmet had craftily deployed several small gunboats, mounting 50 caliber machine guns, at both flanks of the invading waves. "We expected the French to throw spotlights on us." he said, "so I made counter preparations." As the first waves approached the beach, hen recalled. the spotlights went 8.5 expected. but were immediately shot out by the 50'8 and so the attack was carried out in complete darkness at 4. a.
m. as planned. This strategy was instrumental in saving many American lives. and helped earn for Emmet the Navy's Distinguished Service Medal. During his naval career Admiral Emmet has commanded the battleship Texas, served 1.4 chief of staff to the commander of the Atlantic Squadron in 1940, and was recalled from sea duty in February, 1943, to act as commanding officer of the United States Naval Training Center at Great Lakes, Illinois.
From 1927-29 he served as naval attache to Holland in The Hague. Praises Navy as Career "You can tell the youth of Rochester that you can't beat the Navy 8.8 a career," declared the admiral. In his time he hae supervised the naval training of "nearly 1,000,000 young gentlemen who went through Great Lakes 'boot' camp." Emmet, lounging in a striped gray jacket, gray pants and a white sport shirt now looks to his retirement days with anticipation. Golf la his favorite pastime and "I enjoy breaking 90 once in a while," he said. "I taught him golf in MiamiDecember, 1942," added his host.
"Yes, and the deuce of it is he's still teaching." chuckled the admiral. Emmet, who was awarded the.
Robert Emmet graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1908. He retired as a U.S. Navy Rear Admiral.
AWARDS BY DATE OF ACTION: 1 of 2
Navy Cross 
AWARDED FOR ACTIONS
DURING World War I
Service: Navy
Division: U.S.S. Canonicus
GENERAL ORDERS:
CITATION:
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Lieutenant Commander Robert Rutherford Morris Emmet, United States Navy, for distinguished service in the line of his profession as Executive Officer of the U.S.S. CANONICUS, engaged in laying mine barrage in North Sea during World War I.
Navy Distinguished Service Medal
AWARDED FOR ACTIONS
DURING World War II
Service: Navy
Division: Western Naval Task Force
GENERAL ORDERS:
CITATION:
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Distinguished Service Medal to Captain Robert Rutherford Morris Emmet, United States Navy, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished service in a position of great responsibility to the Government of the United States, as Commander of the Center Attack Group of the Western Naval Task Force in the landing operations in North Africa in November 1942. Captain Emmet was assigned the duty of capturing the town of Fedala and an important airfield nearby and skillfully conducted all unites under his command to their stations for the attack on the town in complete darkness on 7 November. In the early morning of 8 November, he landed troops and equipment in Fedala, and in the face of persistent fire, the Center Attack Group captured the shore batteries. By early afternoon, all organized hostile resistance in the vicinity had ceased.
Admiral Robert Emmet Served in Two Wars
Services and burial for Rear Adm Robert R M Emmet 89 who helped plan the logistics for the invasion of North Africa in World War II will be at Arlington National Cemetery Monday Adm Emmet who was en route from his home in Miami Beach to the Naval Hospital in Bethesda Md for treatment of a heart ailment died Wednesday at the Kees-ler Air Force Base Medical Center in Mississippi His plane stopped at Biloxi Miss after he suffered another heart attack in flight He was born in New Rochelle NY and was a 1908 graduate of the United States Naval Academy in Anapolis Md He served with distinction in two world wars Adm Emmet is survived by his wife the former Beulah Hepburn three sons Robert Barton and John two daughters and 12 grandchildren.
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Name: Robert Emmet
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 27 Jan 1888
Death Date: 6 Jul 1977
SSN: 262522070
Enlistment Date 1: 15 Jun 1910
Release Date 1: 1 Aug 1946
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