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Robert DuBois Workman (June 7, 1885 – June 20, 1977) was the 
Workman received a temporary wartime promotion to rear admiral on January 10, 1945. He reverted to his permanent rank of captain when he was reassigned as chaplain for the Third Naval District on August 8, 1945. When Workman retired from the Navy on May 1, 1947, he was advanced to rear admiral on the retired list. Workman lived in
U.S. Navy
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chief of chaplains during most of World War II from 1937 to 1945 and oversaw an increase of chaplains from less than 90 to more than 2800. He was of the Presbyterian
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faith. Workman was the first Chief of Chaplains to be promoted to rear admiral
Rear admiral is a flag officer rank used by English-speaking navies. In most European navies, the equivalent rank is called counter admiral.
Rear admiral is usually immediately senior to commodore and immediately below vice admiral. It is ...
while still on active duty.
On February 28, 1905, Workman enlisted in the Marine Corps
Marines (or naval infantry) are military personnel generally trained to operate on both land and sea, with a particular focus on amphibious warfare. Historically, the main tasks undertaken by marines have included raiding ashore (often in supp ...
. He served four years there before enrolling at the College of Wooster
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. Workman graduated in 1913 and then entered the Princeton Theological Seminary
Princeton Theological Seminary (PTSem), officially The Theological Seminary of the Presbyterian Church, is a Private university, private seminary, school of theology in Princeton, New Jersey, Princeton, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Establish ...
. In May 1915, he entered the chaplain corps as a lieutenant junior grade. Workman served aboard the USS ''Ohio'', the USS ''Florida'', the USS ''Mohican'', the USS ''North Dakota'', the USS ''Maryland'', the USS ''California'', and the USS ''Nevada''. He was promoted to captain
Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader or highest rank officer of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police depa ...
on August 25, 1924.
Workman received a temporary wartime promotion to rear admiral on January 10, 1945. He reverted to his permanent rank of captain when he was reassigned as chaplain for the Third Naval District on August 8, 1945. When Workman retired from the Navy on May 1, 1947, he was advanced to rear admiral on the retired list. Workman lived in La Jolla, California
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after retirement.
He died on June 20, 1977, at the Chester County Hospital in West Chester, Pennsylvania
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, at the age of 92. Workman and his wife Elisabeth Stewart Workman (December 8, 1891 – June 27, 1983) are buried in Arlington National Cemetery
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