Occupation Historian Spouse(s) Cathy | Name Robert Sables | |
Born June 5, 1938 (age 85) ( 1938-06-05 ) Education University of Scranton
Fordham University Children Jacqueline, Delia, William, and Robert | ||
Robert Paul Sables (born June 5, 1938) was an American naval historian and author.
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Education
Sables graduated in 1962 from the University of Scranton, Pennsylvania and earned an MSW from Fordham University, New York City in 1965.
Military career
Sables was commissioned a 1st Lieutenant on November 12, 1970 and served in the 102nd Medical Battalion, 42nd Infantry Division, New York Army National Guard, and retired a Lieutenant Colonel from the U.S. Army Reserve in 1998.
Civilian career
He also served as a probation officer for the City of New York for twenty years. Upon retirement, he began researching and writing about U.S. Naval history. Many of his articles have been published in Sea Classics, a monthly periodical which focuses on the history of naval vessels. Sables has been married to his wife Cathy since 1967, and they raised four children (daughters Jacqueline and Delia, sons William and Robert).