Date of death: 24-Jul-39
Walter Gherardi graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1895. He retired as a U.S. Navy Rear Admiral.
AWARDS AND CITATIONS
Navy Cross
Awarded for actions during the World War I
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Captain Walter Rockwell Gherardi, United States Navy, for distinguished service in the line of his profession as Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. DeKALB, engaged in the important, exacting and hazardous duty of transporting and escorting troops and supplies to European ports through waters infested with enemy submarines and mines during World War I.
Action Date: World War I
Service: Navy
Rank: Captain
Company: Commanding Officer
Division: U.S.S. DeKalb
Submitted by Doug Bewall RMCM USN Ret
