Glynn R. Donaho was born in George, Texas, on 25 March 1905. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in June 1927and served for most of the next three years in the battleship California. In 1931, some months after being promoted to Lieutenant (Junior Grade), Donaho began active submarine service as an officer of USS S-12. A few years later he was transferred to USS R-3. He attended the Naval Postgraduate School during the mid-1930s, reached the rank of Lieutenant in mid-1936 and in 1937 was assigned to Submarine Squadron 4. In 1940 and 1941 he was Commanding Officer of the submarine R-4.
When the United States entered World War II on 7 December 1941, Lieutenant Donaho was Prospective Commanding Officer of the new submarine Flying Fish, which he placed in commission a few days later and operated with distinction during six war patrols in the Pacific. He was promoted to Lieutenant Commander at the beginning of 1942 and to Commander in September of that year. During 1944 and several months of 1945 he commanded both a submarine division and the submarine Picuda, conducting further notably successful combat operations against Japanese shipping. Donaho finished the Pacific War as a battleship force staff officer.
During the later 1940s Captain Donaho was Director of the Navy's Recruiting Division and, from 1948, Commander Submarine Squadron 3. He attended the Naval War College in 1950-1951, then served as Head of the Foreign Military Aid Branch of the Office of Chief of Naval Operations. A tour as Commander Destroyer Squadron 17 in 1953-1955 was followed by assignment as Chief of Staff and Aide to Commander Seventh Fleet. In 1957, following promotion to Rear Admiral, he became a destroyer flotilla commander. Returning to the Office of Chief of Naval Operations in 1957, Donaho served as Director of the Logistics Plans Division and, from September 1959 to September 1962, as Assistant Vice Chief of Naval Operations/Director of Naval Administration. He was the Navy's Inspector General for nearly a year before attaining the rank of Vice Admiral in August 1963 and receiving assignment as Commander, Fleet Activities Command. From June 1964 Vice Admiral Donaho was Commander Military Sea Transportation Service. He retired from active duty at the beginning of April 1967 and died at Sierra Vista, Arizona, on 28 May 1986.
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