Walter N. Vernou
| Walter Newhall Vernou | |
|---|---|
| Born |
February 10, 1878 Fort Larned, Kansas |
| Died | May 23, 1955 (aged 77) |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
|
| Service/branch |
 United States Navy
|
| Years of service | 1901–1942 |
| Rank |
 Vice admiral
|
| Commands held |
BatDiv 2 USS Cassin |
| Battles/wars |
Spanish–American War World War I World War II |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Medal |
Vice Admiral Walter Newhall Vernou (10 February 1878 – 23 May 1955) was a career officer in the United States Navy who served during the Spanish–American War, World War I and World War II.
Walter Newhall Vernou was born at Fort Larnard, Pawnee County, Kansas, on 10 February 1878, son of Colonel Alexander Vernou of the United States Army and a veteran of the American Civil War, and Mrs. (Lucy Lewis) Vernou. He received his early education from Post Schools at Fort Clark and Fort Ringgold, Texas; Rush's School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Seeley's Academy, San Antonio, Texas; and Webster's and Detroit High School, in Detroit, Michigan.
Vernou was appointed as a Naval Cadet from 12th Congressional District of Michigan and entered the United States Naval Academy in September 1897. While a Naval Cadet he was detached from the Naval Academy during the Spanish–American War in 1898 for active duty aboard the cruiser USS Newark, and later the gunboat USS Peoria. The Newark participated in the naval blockade of Cuba during the summer of 1898 and bombarded coastal targets.
Vernou graduated from the Academy on 7 June 1901, he served the two years at sea, then required by law, before being commissioned as an Ensign from 7 June 1903. He graduated in June 1901, and served for five years at sea, with successive duty as a Passed Naval Cadet (later retitled Midshipman) on the battleship USS Alabama and the cruiser USS Olympia. After he was commissioned as an Ensign he served aboard the battleship USS Texas and the destroyer USS Nicholson, having command of the latter for four days before being detached on 24 June 1906.
Vernou returned to the Naval Academy on 10 July 1906, and for three years was an instructor in the Department of Ordnance and Gunnery there. He reported to the battleship USS New Hampshire on 8 June 1909, and after three years' duty in that battleship, reported for duty at the Norfolk Navy Yard in Portsmouth, Virginia. He assumed command of USS Beale on 29 June 1914, and on 2 July 1915, was transferred to command of the Fifth Division Torpedo Flotilla, Atlantic Fleet, for a short period. On 18 August he reported to USS Kansas where he served as the ship's navigator and was reassigned in December of the same year.
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