Robert B. Stinnett
Robert B. Stinnett was an American journalist, photographer, and author who served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, earning ten battle stars and a Presidential Unit Citation across ten Pacific battles.
After the war, he worked for the Oakland Tribune, famously photographing "The Play" in 1982.
He left journalism in 1986 to research Day of Deceit, spending seventeen years investigating declassified documents and interviewing Navy cryptographers.
He served as a Pacific War consultant for BBC, Asahi, and NHK Television.
Stinnett also authored a biography of George H.W. Bush, under whom he served during the war.
He passed away in 2018 at age 94.
