Background
KIRKPATRICK, Dudley Robert was born on July 28, 1891 in Georgetown, Texas, United States. Son of Charles Cochran and Elizabeth (Snyder) Kirkpatrick.
Lieutenant Commander United States Navy
KIRKPATRICK, Dudley Robert was born on July 28, 1891 in Georgetown, Texas, United States. Son of Charles Cochran and Elizabeth (Snyder) Kirkpatrick.
United States Naval Academy 1913.
In charge of PerHonnel and Aviation Training Secretary in Navy Department during World War, 1917-1919. Executive Officer Naval Air Station, San Biego, California 1919. In command of Naval Air Station, Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii, 1919-1922.
Engineer and Const. Officer on Staff of Commander Aircraft Squads. Buttle Fleet, 1923. Fleet Aviation Officer on Staff of Commander-in-Chief, United States Battle Fleet, 1924-1926. Special duty in Bureau of Aeronautics, Navy Department 1926-1927.
Naval Aviation Attache, American Embassies, London, Paris, Berlin and The Hague, 1927-1928.
Spouse Dorothy Lucille Whiddon, Dothan, Alabama, October 10, 1917.