Bob Hudsol was a male human who served as a Commander in the Alliance to Restore the Republic during the Galactic Civil War against the Galactic Empire. When the Alliance attacked the Empire's Death Star battlestation in the Battle of Yavin, Hudsol monitored the attack from the Rebel strategy center in the Great Temple on the moon Yavin 4. After Death Star was successfully destroyed, the Commander attended an award ceremony in the temple where the pilot Luke Skywalker and the smuggler Han Solo received medals. As soon as the ceremony ended the Rebels began rushing to evacuate Yavin.