Editing Arthur Dewey Struble

{{Short description|United States Navy admiral (1894–1983)}}
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|name=Arthur Dewey Struble
| birth_date         = {{Birth date |1894|6|28 }}
| death_date         = {{Death date and age |1983|5|1 |1894|6|28 }}
|birth_place= [[Portland, Oregon]], U.S.
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|placeofburial_label= Place of burial
|image=Arthur Dewey Struble.jpg
|caption=Vice Admiral Struble, USN
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|allegiance={{flagu|United States|1912}}
|branch={{Naval|United States|navy-1864}}
|serviceyears=1915–1956
|rank=[[File:US-O10 insignia.svg|42px]] [[Admiral (United States)|Admiral]]
|commands= [[Eastern Sea Frontier]] and [[Atlantic Reserve Fleet]] <br/> [[United States First Fleet|First Fleet]] <br/>[[United States Seventh Fleet|Seventh Fleet]] <br/> [[USS Trenton (CL-11)|USS ''Trenton'']] (CL-11)
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|battles= [[World War I]] <br/>[[World War II]] <br/> [[Korean War]]
|awards=[[Distinguished Service Cross (United States)|Distinguished Service Cross]] <br/>[[Navy Distinguished Service Medal|Navy DSM]] (2) <br/>[[Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army)|Army DSM]]
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'''Arthur Dewey Struble''' (June 28, 1894 &ndash; May 1, 1983) was a [[United States]] [[admiral]] who served in [[World War II]] and the [[Korean War]].

==Biography==
[[File:Longines Chronicles with Admiral Arthur Dewey Struble 1953 ARC-96074.ogv|thumb|left|1953 interview]] 
Struble was born in [[Portland, Oregon]]. Following graduation from high school in Portland, he entered the [[United States Naval Academy]] in 1911 and was commissioned as an ensign in June 1915. Over the next six years, he served in two [[cruiser]]s, a [[auxiliary ship|supply ship]] and three [[destroyer]]s. In 1921–23, Struble was an instructor at the Naval Academy, then served in the [[battleship]] [[USS California (BB-44)|''California'' (BB-44)]] until 1925, when he was assigned to the [[Battle Fleet]] staff. From 1927 until 1940, he served twice in [[United States Department of the Navy|Navy Department]] billets, twice on seagoing flag staffs, in [[USS New York (BB-34)|''New York'' (BB-34)]] and [[USS Portland (CA-33)|''Portland'' (CA-33)]], and at the [[12th Naval District]]. In 1940-41, he was Executive Officer of [[USS Arizona (BB-39)|''Arizona'' (BB-39)]]. Captain Struble next commanded the [[light cruiser]] [[USS Trenton (CL-11)|''Trenton'' (CL-11)]] in the Pacific.

Leaving ''Trenton'' in May 1942, Struble had duty in the Office of the [[Chief of Naval Operations]] until late 1943, when he became Chief of Staff to Rear Admiral [[Alan G. Kirk]], who was responsible for U.S. Navy participation in the [[Operation Overlord|Normandy Invasion of June 1944]]. Rear Admiral Struble was assigned to command a [[United States Seventh Fleet|Seventh Fleet]] amphibious group in August 1944, and participated in the invasion of [[Battle of Leyte|Leyte]] the following October. Over the next several months, he commanded or participated in landing operations at [[Ormoc Bay]], [[Mindoro]], [[Luzon]] and elsewhere in the [[Philippines]]. In September 1945, following the end of the Pacific war, Struble commanded the [[U.S. Pacific Fleet|Pacific Fleet]]'s mine force as it began the long process of clearing [[naval mine|mines]] from the former combat zone. 

[[File:Watching operations from the bridge.jpg|thumb|right|Senior officers watching operations from the bridge of [[USS Augusta (CA-31)]], off Normandy, June 8, 1944. They are (from left to right): Rear Admiral [[Alan Goodrich Kirk|Alan G. Kirk]], Lieutenant General [[Omar Bradley]], Rear Admiral Arthur D. Struble (with binoculars), and Major General [[William B. Kean]].]]

He commanded the Amphibious Force, Pacific Fleet, during 1946–48. Promoted to vice admiral in April 1948, Struble served for two years as Deputy Chief of Naval Operations. 

In May&nbsp;1950, he took command of the Seventh Fleet, leading that force through the difficult first year of the [[Korean War]], including the [[Battle of Inchon|landings at Inchon]] and [[Wonsan]]. For a year, beginning in March&nbsp;1951, Vice Admiral Struble was Commander, [[United States First Fleet|First Fleet]], then served briefly with the [[Joint Chiefs of Staff]] before being assigned successively to head the U.S.&nbsp;Naval and U.S.&nbsp;Military delegations to the United Nations' Military Staff Committee. From June 1955, he was Commander [[Eastern Sea Frontier]] and Commander [[Atlantic Reserve Fleet]]. Upon his retirement from active duty in July&nbsp;1956, he was advanced to the rank of admiral on the basis of his combat awards. 

Admiral Arthur D. Struble died on May 1, 1983.

==See also==
{{Portal|Biography}}

==References==
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*{{cite web 
 | url= http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/pers-us/uspers-s/a-strubl.htm 
 | title= Admiral Arthur D. Struble, USN, (1894–1983) 
 | date= 9 September 2000 
 | work= Online Library of Selected Images 
 | publisher= U.S. [[Naval Historical Center]] 
 | accessdate= 2008-11-16 
 | archive-date= 2010-12-24 
 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101224202853/http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/pers-us/uspers-s/a-strubl.htm 
 | url-status= dead 
 }}
* https://web.archive.org/web/20101105052820/http://www.foia.cia.gov/docs/DOC_0001458639/DOC_0001458639.pdf

==External links==
* {{Internet Archive film clip|id=gov.archives.arc.96074|description="Longines Chronoscope with Adm. Arthur D. Struble"}}

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