WETTENGEL-IVAN
IVAN CYRUS WETTENGEL
Rate/Rank
CAPT
CAPT
Service Branch
USN 00/0000 - 00/0000
CO, USS WISCONSIN BB-9
NAVY CROSS
WORLD WAR I VICTORY MEDAL W/ATLANTIC FLEET CLASP
Ivan Cyrus Wettengel Date of death: 19-Feb-35
Ivan Wettengel graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1896. 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 Captain Ivan Cyrus Wettengel, United States Navy, for exceptionally meritorious service in a duty of great responsibility as Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. WISCONSIN in the Atlantic Fleet during World War I.
Action Date: World War I
Service: Navy
Rank: Captain
Company: Commanding Officer
Division: U.S.S. Wisconsin
Submitted by Doug Bewall RMCM USN Ret