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|name= Walter E. Reno |
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|born= {{birth date|1881|10|3}} |
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|died= {{death date and age|1917|11|19|1881|10|3}} |
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|placeofbirth= [[Davis County, Iowa]] |
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|image= [[File:Walter E. Reno crop.jpg|200px]] |
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|allegiance= {{flag|United States}} |
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|branch=[[United States Navy]] |
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|serviceyears= 1905-1917 |
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|rank= [[Lieutenant Commander]] |
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|commands={{USS|Chauncey|DD-3}} |
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|battles= [[World War I]] |
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|awards= [[Navy Cross]] |
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'''Walter Elsworth Reno''' (October 3, 1881 – November 19, 1917) was an officer in the [[United States Navy]]. He died while on convoy duty in [[World War I]], when his ship was accidentally rammed by a British vessel. |
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==Biography== |
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Born in [[Davis County, Iowa]], Reno entered the [[United States Naval Academy|Naval Academy]] in 1901 and graduated in 1905. While a junior officer, Reno served primarily in [[battleship]]s. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in 1910 and during the next four years was stationed in the battleships {{USS|New Jersey|BB-16|6}} and {{USS|Wisconsin|BB-9|6}}. From early 1914 until early 1916 he was Officer in Charge at the [[Chicago, Illinois]], Navy Recruiting Station. |
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Lieutenant Reno then went out to the [[Philippines]], where he took command of the destroyer {{USS|Chauncey|DD-3}}. In the Summer of 1917, after United States had entered [[World War I]], Reno brought his ship from the [[Far East]] to the [[Europe]]an war zone. While on convoy escort duty west of [[Gibraltar]] during the night of November 19, 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.<ref>[http://history.navy.mil/photos/pers-us/uspers-r/we-reno.htm US People--Reno, Walter E, Lieutenant Commander, USN<!-- bot-generated title -->] at history.navy.mil</ref> |
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Reno was awarded the [[Navy Cross]] for "for exceptionally distinguished service in the line of his profession in command of the U.S.S. Chauncey in making the trip of 11,000 miles from Manila, P. I., to Gibraltar, under very unfavorable weather conditions".<ref>[http://www.homeofheroes.com/valor/1_Citations/01_wwi-nc/nc_02_WW1_Navy-MIS.html Full Text Citations for Award of the Navy Cross for actions prior to World War I<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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==See also== |
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{{portal|World War I}} |
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*{{USS|Reno|DD-303}} was named in his honor. |
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==References== |
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*{{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/r4/reno-i.htm}} |
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*[http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/pers-us/uspers-r/we-reno.htm US Naval Historical Center - Lieutenant Commander Walter E. Reno, USN (1881-1917)] |
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[[Category:1881 births]] |
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[[Category:1917 deaths]] |
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[[Category:United States Navy officers]] |
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[[Category:United States Naval Academy graduates]] |
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[[Category:Recipients of the Navy Cross]] |
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[[Category:People from Iowa]] |
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[[Category:American military personnel of World War I]] |
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