caption serviceyears branch commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance awards placeofburial_label battles birth_date rank image article_title name
radm about 1912 walter s. crosley , as a commander , 1893 -- 1935 25px united states navy algonquin scorpion py-3 6 prairie ad-5 6 tug 6 leyden 1865 6 truxton dd-14 6 baltimore , maryland 6 january 1939 east jaffrey , new hampshire , new hampshire united states of america navy cross place of burial spanish -- american war 30 october 1871 32px rear admiral walter s. crosley.jpg walter s. crosley
 walter selwyn crosley
walter s. crosley

walter selwyn crosley -lrb- 30 october 1871 -- 6 january 1939 -rrb- was an officer in the united states navy .
he was a recipient of the navy cross , the second highest military decoration for valor .
he subsequently advanced to the rank of rear admiral , to date from february 17 , 1927 , and was transferred to the retired list in that rank on november 1 , 1935 .
