caption serviceyears branch commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit placeofburial_label battles birth_date placeofburial rank image article_title name
oscar walter farenholt 1861 -- 1901 30px united states navy seal united states navy henry 6 monadnock bm-3 6 janes 1861 6 pinta 1864 6 monocacy 1864 mare island , california 30 june 1920 san antonio , texas united states 1861 united states of america wabash 1855 6 catskill 1862 6 place of burial american civil war spanish-american war 2 may 1845 san francisco national cemetery , san francisco , california 35px rear admiral oscar walter farenholt.jpg oscar walter farenholt
 oscar walter farenholt
oscar walter farenholt

rear admiral oscar walter farenholt -lrb- may 2 , 1845 -- june 30 , 1920 -rrb- was an officer in the united states navy during the american civil war , the spanish-american war and is the first enlisted man in the navy to reach flag rank .
