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Walter E. Reno
USS ''Reno'' (DD-303) was a built for the United States Navy during World War I. Namesake Walter Elsworth Reno was born on 3 October 1881 in Davis County, Iowa. He entered the United States Naval Academy in 1901 and graduated in 1905. While a junior officer, Reno served primarily in battleships. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in 1910 and during the next four years was stationed on the battleships and . From early 1914 until early 1916 he was Officer in Charge at the Chicago, Illinois, Navy Recruiting Station. He Reno then went out to the Philippines, where he took command of the destroyer . In mid 1917, after United States had entered World War I, Reno brought his ship from the Far East to the European war zone. While on convoy escort duty west of Gibraltar during the night of 19 November 1917, ''Chauncey'' was rammed by British Merchant Navy, British merchantman ''Rose'' and sank, taking with her Lieutenant Commander Reno and twenty of his ship's officers and men ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Reno (DD-303)
USS ''Reno'' (DD-303) was a built for the United States Navy during World War I. Namesake Walter Elsworth Reno was born on 3 October 1881 in Davis County, Iowa. He entered the United States Naval Academy in 1901 and graduated in 1905. While a junior officer, Reno served primarily in battleships. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in 1910 and during the next four years was stationed on the battleships and . From early 1914 until early 1916 he was Officer in Charge at the Chicago, Illinois, Navy Recruiting Station. He Reno then went out to the Philippines, where he took command of the destroyer . In mid 1917, after United States had entered World War I, Reno brought his ship from the Far East to the European war zone. While on convoy escort duty west of Gibraltar during the night of 19 November 1917, ''Chauncey'' was rammed by British Merchant Navy, British merchantman ''Rose'' and sank, taking with her Lieutenant Commander Reno and twenty of his ship's officers and men ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
