Walter Gordon Roper Date of death: 27-Aug-48
Walter Roper graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1898. He retired as a U.S. Navy Captain.
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 Commander Walter Gordon Roper, United States Navy, for distinguished service in the line of his profession as Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. Cythera, engaged in the important, exacting and hazardous duty of transporting and escorting troops and supplies through waters infested with enemy submarines and mines during World War I.
Action Date: World War I
Service: Navy
Rank: Commander
Company: Commanding Officer
Division: U.S.S. Cythera
Submitted by Doug Bewall RMCM USN Ret
