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Robert Edson Dornin
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.
Pre-war
Dornin entered the United States Naval Academy in 1931.[3] He was an outstanding athlete on the basketball and lacrosse teams, but made his biggest mark in sports as a football end[4] or wide receiver,[3] teaming with Buzz Borries and Slade Cutter to form a powerful "troika"[4] (numerous sources state he was an All-American,[3][5][6] though he is not mentioned in the 1935 College Football All-America Team or any prior 1930s teams).
Both his teammates would also distinguish themselves in the coming war, with Cutter also making his mark as a submariner. Cutter would later recall that D