FLEMING-ROBERT
ROBERT WALTON FLEMING
ANNAPOLIS, MD
Deceased
Rate/Rank
CAPT
CAPT
Service Branch
USN 7/1917 - 1/1945
Born
01/09/1894
WASHINGTON, DC
KILLED IN ACTION - USS NEW MEXICO BB-40, 01/06/1945
U. S. NAVAL ACADEMY, ANNAPOLIS, MD - CLASS OF 1917
USS WALKE DD-34 * USS BAGLEY DD-185
USS RALEIGH CL-7 * USS ARIZONA BB-39
NAS PENSACOLA, FL * USS PENNSYLVANIA BB-38
BURAEU OF AERONAUTICS * USS JACOB JONES DD-130
PORTSMOUTH NAVY YARD * CAVITE NAVY YARD PHILIPPINES
COMMANDER DESTROYER DIVISION 82 * CO, USS NEW MEXICO BB-40
SILVER STAR * PURPLE HEART
COMBAT ACTION RIBBON * WORLD WAR I VICTORY MEDAL
AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL W/ FLEET CLASP * AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL
ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL W/ 5 STARS * WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL
PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL
Captain Robert Walton Fleming (NSN: 0-10969), United States Navy, was awarded the Silver Star (Posthumously) for gallantry in action while serving as Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. NEW MEXICO (BB-40) off San Fernando in the Philippine Islands on 6 January 1945. His gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Naval Service.