Walter F. Boone

Military Person

1898 – 1995

95

Who was Walter F. Boone?

Walter Frederick Boone was an admiral in the United States Navy. Born in Berkeley, California, Boone joined the Navy in 1917. Participating in World War II, Boone was awarded the Silver Star in 1942 for actions during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands. He was later Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces, Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean from 1956–1958 and U.S. Military Representative, NATO Military Committee from 1958–1960. Boone was also superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy from August 12, 1954 to March 16, 1956. He retired in 1960. Boone died in 1995 of a heart attack at the age of 97.

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Born
Feb 14, 1898
Berkeley
Education
  • United States Naval Academy
Died
1995
Walter Reed Army Medical Center

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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