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| − | {{LCommUS}} '''Walter | + | {{LCommUS}} '''Walter Ellsworth Reno''' (3 October, 1881 – 19 November, 1917) served in the [[United States Navy]]. |
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| + | Walter Ellsworth Reno was born in Davis County, Iowa on 3 October, 1881. He was appointed to Annapolis from Missouri and entered the {{USNA}} on 7 September, 1901.{{USOfficerReg1904|p. 99}} His classmates in the graduating class of 1905 included [[Chester William Nimitz|Chester W. Nimitz]] and [[Theodore Gordon Ellyson|Theodore G. Ellyson]]. | ||
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Reno was promoted to the rank of {{LieutUS}} on 28 October, 1910.{{USOfficerReg1917|pp. 30-31}} | Reno was promoted to the rank of {{LieutUS}} on 28 October, 1910.{{USOfficerReg1917|pp. 30-31}} | ||
| − | Lieutenant Commander Reno was killed when the {{US- | + | Lieutenant Commander Reno was killed when the {{US-1Chauncey}} was rammed and sunk by the British freighter S.S. ''Rose'' in the early morning hours of 19 November, 1917.{{FeuerUSNWW1|p. 23}} One of the numerous new [[Clemson Class Destroyer (1918)|war production destroyers]] was subsequently [[U.S.S. Reno (1919)|named in his honor]]. |
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Revision as of 16:07, 26 February 2017
Lieutenant Commander Walter Ellsworth Reno (3 October, 1881 – 19 November, 1917) served in the United States Navy.
Life & Career
Walter Ellsworth Reno was born in Davis County, Iowa on 3 October, 1881. He was appointed to Annapolis from Missouri and entered the U.S. Naval Academy on 7 September, 1901.[1] His classmates in the graduating class of 1905 included Chester W. Nimitz and Theodore G. Ellyson.
Reno was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 28 October, 1910.[2]
Lieutenant Commander Reno was killed when the Chauncey was rammed and sunk by the British freighter S.S. Rose in the early morning hours of 19 November, 1917.[3] One of the numerous new war production destroyers was subsequently named in his honor.
See Also
Bibliography
- Feuer, A. B. (1999). The U.S. Navy in World War I: Combat at Sea and in the Air. Westport, Connecticut: Praeger Publishers.
Service Records
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| Preceded by George H. Bowdey |
Captain of U.S.S. Chauncey 5 Apr, 1916[4] – 19 Nov, 1917 |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
Footnotes
