Samuel Murray Robinson

Admiral Samuel Murray Robinson (August 13, 1882 - November 11, 1972) was a United States Navy four-star admiral who directed Navy procurement during World War II.

Read more about Samuel Murray Robinson:  Early Career, Electric Drive Pioneer, Chief of BuEng, Chief of BuShips, World War II, Personal Life

Famous quotes containing the words samuel, murray and/or robinson:

    Then David and the people who were with him raised their voices and wept, until they had no more strength to weep.
    Bible: Hebrew, 1 Samuel 30:4.

    Upon discovering their families had been taken prisoner.

    Strung out and spotty, you wriggle and sigh
    and kiss all the fellows and make them all die.
    —Les Murray (b. 1938)

    But still he fluttered pulses when he said,
    “Good-morning,” and he glittered when he walked.
    —Edwin Arlington Robinson (1869–1935)