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Contact Info
Home Town Lamar, MO
Last Address San Diego, CA
Date of Passing Oct 24, 1959
Location of Interment Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery (VA) - San Diego, California
Navy Distinguished Service Medal
Awarded for Actions During World War II
Service: Navy
General Orders: Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 335 (February 1945)
Citation: The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Distinguished Service Medal to Rear Admiral Freeland Allyn Daubin, United States Navy, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished service in a position of great responsibility to the Government of the United States as Commander Submarines, Atlantic Fleet, from March 1942 to November 1944. Admiral Daubin was largely responsible for excellent training procedures carried out in the intensive schooling of officers and crews for many of the fleet submarines. Through his initiative and professional skill he has contributed to the splendid results of our submarine operations.
Description The American Theater was a minor area of operations during World War II. This was mainly due to both North and South America's geographical separation from the central theaters of conflict in Europe and Asia. Thus, any threat by the Axis Powers to invade the mainland United States or other areas was considered negligible, allowing for American resources to be deployed in overseas theaters.
This article includes attacks on continental territory, extending 200 miles (320 km) into the ocean, which is today under the sovereignty of the United States, Canada, Mexico, and several other smaller states, but excludes military action involving the Danish territory of Greenland, the Hawaiian Islands, and the Aleutian Islands. The most well known battles in North America during World War II were the Attack on Pearl Harbor (the first attack on US soil since the Battle of Ambos Nogales), the Aleutian Islands Campaign, the Battle of the St. Lawrence, and the attacks on Newfoundland.