Robert was a 1915 graduate of the United States Naval Academy, received a graduate degree from Columbia University in 1922, and attended the Naval War College in Newport, R.I. in 1938. He married Rosalie Harwood Finlayson in Washington, D.C. on 18 April 1938, and became step-father to her son Henry Lee Finlayson, Jr.
Robert served on destroyers in World War I, and commanded the destroyer U.S.S. Pope from May 1933 to April 1935. He skippered the battleship U.S.S. Massachusetts (the "Big Mamie", shown here) from December 1942 to September 1943.
"The ship transited the Panama Canal [towards the Pacific] on Feb. 12 and 13 [1943]... It was a peaceful Sunday as the ship lay moored at Balboa, Canal Zone...when, suddenly, the British carrier HMS Victorious came down the channel. Mamie's officer of the deck, anxious to accord the proper and then required honors, called out the Marines and the band. When the first howser from the Victorious hit the dock, the band struck up 'God Save the King'. To the consternation of the skipper of the Victorious, all British seamen dropped everything...so that his ship started to drift out with the tide. At the conclusion...the band struck up our national anthem, and every U.S. sailor on dock stood at attention.... Captain Glover...had quite a discussion with the skipper of the Victorious about the need for conferring honors in time of war. Glover promptly issued orders that, henceforth and for the duration, the rendering of honors would be dispensed with on the Massachusetts." ("U.S.S. Massachusetts (BB-59)", Turner Publishing Co., pp. 43-44.)
Promoted Rear Admiral, he was commander of the Service Force, Seventh Fleet from 1944 to 1946, including commanding Task Group 77.7 during the Battle of Leyte Gulf. For his service during that time, he was awarded the Navy Distinguished Service Medal, the citation reading: "The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Distinguished Service Medal to Rear Admiral Robert Ogden Glover, United States Navy, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished service in a position of great responsibility to the Government of the United States as Commander Service Force, SEVENTH Fleet from 28 July 1944 to 15 August 1945. Admiral Glover constantly maintained a steady flow of supplies despite extremely difficult conditions from the launching of the initial campaign at Morotal through the Philippine and Borneo operations. Recognizing the need for additional cargo ships for shuttling service from established bases to forward areas where no shore establishments existed, he was instrumental in obtaining refrigerator ships and floating storage facilities and upon consolidation of gains in the Philippines area, was largely responsible for the establishment of bases at Samar and Subic Bay, in addition to numerous other advanced bases."
After leaving the Navy in 1948, he made his home in Richmond where he was involved in numerous charities.
Robert served on destroyers in World War I, and commanded the destroyer U.S.S. Pope from May 1933 to April 1935. He skippered the battleship U.S.S. Massachusetts (the "Big Mamie", shown here) from December 1942 to September 1943.
"The ship transited the Panama Canal [towards the Pacific] on Feb. 12 and 13 [1943]... It was a peaceful Sunday as the ship lay moored at Balboa, Canal Zone...when, suddenly, the British carrier HMS Victorious came down the channel. Mamie's officer of the deck, anxious to accord the proper and then required honors, called out the Marines and the band. When the first howser from the Victorious hit the dock, the band struck up 'God Save the King'. To the consternation of the skipper of the Victorious, all British seamen dropped everything...so that his ship started to drift out with the tide. At the conclusion...the band struck up our national anthem, and every U.S. sailor on dock stood at attention.... Captain Glover...had quite a discussion with the skipper of the Victorious about the need for conferring honors in time of war. Glover promptly issued orders that, henceforth and for the duration, the rendering of honors would be dispensed with on the Massachusetts." ("U.S.S. Massachusetts (BB-59)", Turner Publishing Co., pp. 43-44.)
Promoted Rear Admiral, he was commander of the Service Force, Seventh Fleet from 1944 to 1946, including commanding Task Group 77.7 during the Battle of Leyte Gulf. For his service during that time, he was awarded the Navy Distinguished Service Medal, the citation reading: "The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Distinguished Service Medal to Rear Admiral Robert Ogden Glover, United States Navy, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished service in a position of great responsibility to the Government of the United States as Commander Service Force, SEVENTH Fleet from 28 July 1944 to 15 August 1945. Admiral Glover constantly maintained a steady flow of supplies despite extremely difficult conditions from the launching of the initial campaign at Morotal through the Philippine and Borneo operations. Recognizing the need for additional cargo ships for shuttling service from established bases to forward areas where no shore establishments existed, he was instrumental in obtaining refrigerator ships and floating storage facilities and upon consolidation of gains in the Philippines area, was largely responsible for the establishment of bases at Samar and Subic Bay, in addition to numerous other advanced bases."
After leaving the Navy in 1948, he made his home in Richmond where he was involved in numerous charities.
Robert was a 1915 graduate of the United States Naval Academy, received a graduate degree from Columbia University in 1922, and attended the Naval War College in Newport, R.I. in 1938. He married Rosalie Harwood Finlayson in Washington, D.C. on 18 April 1938, and became step-father to her son Henry Lee Finlayson, Jr.
Robert served on destroyers in World War I, and commanded the destroyer U.S.S. Pope from May 1933 to April 1935. He skippered the battleship U.S.S. Massachusetts (the "Big Mamie", shown here) from December 1942 to September 1943.
"The ship transited the Panama Canal [towards the Pacific] on Feb. 12 and 13 [1943]... It was a peaceful Sunday as the ship lay moored at Balboa, Canal Zone...when, suddenly, the British carrier HMS Victorious came down the channel. Mamie's officer of the deck, anxious to accord the proper and then required honors, called out the Marines and the band. When the first howser from the Victorious hit the dock, the band struck up 'God Save the King'. To the consternation of the skipper of the Victorious, all British seamen dropped everything...so that his ship started to drift out with the tide. At the conclusion...the band struck up our national anthem, and every U.S. sailor on dock stood at attention.... Captain Glover...had quite a discussion with the skipper of the Victorious about the need for conferring honors in time of war. Glover promptly issued orders that, henceforth and for the duration, the rendering of honors would be dispensed with on the Massachusetts." ("U.S.S. Massachusetts (BB-59)", Turner Publishing Co., pp. 43-44.)
Promoted Rear Admiral, he was commander of the Service Force, Seventh Fleet from 1944 to 1946, including commanding Task Group 77.7 during the Battle of Leyte Gulf. For his service during that time, he was awarded the Navy Distinguished Service Medal, the citation reading: "The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Distinguished Service Medal to Rear Admiral Robert Ogden Glover, United States Navy, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished service in a position of great responsibility to the Government of the United States as Commander Service Force, SEVENTH Fleet from 28 July 1944 to 15 August 1945. Admiral Glover constantly maintained a steady flow of supplies despite extremely difficult conditions from the launching of the initial campaign at Morotal through the Philippine and Borneo operations. Recognizing the need for additional cargo ships for shuttling service from established bases to forward areas where no shore establishments existed, he was instrumental in obtaining refrigerator ships and floating storage facilities and upon consolidation of gains in the Philippines area, was largely responsible for the establishment of bases at Samar and Subic Bay, in addition to numerous other advanced bases."
After leaving the Navy in 1948, he made his home in Richmond where he was involved in numerous charities.
Robert served on destroyers in World War I, and commanded the destroyer U.S.S. Pope from May 1933 to April 1935. He skippered the battleship U.S.S. Massachusetts (the "Big Mamie", shown here) from December 1942 to September 1943.
"The ship transited the Panama Canal [towards the Pacific] on Feb. 12 and 13 [1943]... It was a peaceful Sunday as the ship lay moored at Balboa, Canal Zone...when, suddenly, the British carrier HMS Victorious came down the channel. Mamie's officer of the deck, anxious to accord the proper and then required honors, called out the Marines and the band. When the first howser from the Victorious hit the dock, the band struck up 'God Save the King'. To the consternation of the skipper of the Victorious, all British seamen dropped everything...so that his ship started to drift out with the tide. At the conclusion...the band struck up our national anthem, and every U.S. sailor on dock stood at attention.... Captain Glover...had quite a discussion with the skipper of the Victorious about the need for conferring honors in time of war. Glover promptly issued orders that, henceforth and for the duration, the rendering of honors would be dispensed with on the Massachusetts." ("U.S.S. Massachusetts (BB-59)", Turner Publishing Co., pp. 43-44.)
Promoted Rear Admiral, he was commander of the Service Force, Seventh Fleet from 1944 to 1946, including commanding Task Group 77.7 during the Battle of Leyte Gulf. For his service during that time, he was awarded the Navy Distinguished Service Medal, the citation reading: "The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Distinguished Service Medal to Rear Admiral Robert Ogden Glover, United States Navy, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished service in a position of great responsibility to the Government of the United States as Commander Service Force, SEVENTH Fleet from 28 July 1944 to 15 August 1945. Admiral Glover constantly maintained a steady flow of supplies despite extremely difficult conditions from the launching of the initial campaign at Morotal through the Philippine and Borneo operations. Recognizing the need for additional cargo ships for shuttling service from established bases to forward areas where no shore establishments existed, he was instrumental in obtaining refrigerator ships and floating storage facilities and upon consolidation of gains in the Philippines area, was largely responsible for the establishment of bases at Samar and Subic Bay, in addition to numerous other advanced bases."
After leaving the Navy in 1948, he made his home in Richmond where he was involved in numerous charities.
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