Robert D. Workman
Robert DuBois Workman was the US Navy 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 faith. Workman was the first Chief of Chaplains to be promoted to Rear Admiral while still on active duty.
On February 28, 1905, Workman enlisted in the Marine Corps. He served four years there before entering the Princeton Theological Seminary. In May 1915, Workman entered the chaplain corps as a lieutenant junior grade. He 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 died on June 22, 1977, at the Chester County Hospital in West Chester, Pennsylvania, at the age of 92.Citations
