Fredman Jerome Walcott
Lieutenant (temp) Fredman Jerome Walcott, (8 December, 1876 – 22 November, 1959) served in the United States Navy.
Life & Career
Walcott was born in Michigan. He enlisted in the Navy in approximately 1899 and was discharged in 1907. In Otober, 1917 he joined the Fleet Naval Reserve and on 4 December, 1917 received a commission as a temporary Ensign in the U.S.N.R.F.[1] He was later promoted to the rank of Lieutenant (Junior Grade) on 1 July 1918.[2] He was apparently also promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in 1919, but no record of the exact date could be found.
In 1918, he served on recruiting duty in Tennessee.[3] In January, 1919, Walcott became the first commanding officer of minesweeper Swan. Sources differ as to the length of his command. One source[4] indicated he held command until June, 1919 while another[5] indicates he remained in command until at least February, 1920. He is not listed in the available Register of Officers or Navy Directory after early 1919. Regardless of the length of his command, he did earn the Navy Cross for his role in North Sea mine-sweeping operations in 1919.
There are no further available records pertaining to his naval career.
See Also
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| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of U.S.S. Swan 31 Jan, 1919 |
Succeeded by Jay L. Kerley |
Footnotes
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1918. p. 300.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1919. p. 438.
- ↑ The Tennessean (Nashville) 15 March, 1918 p. 8.
- ↑ NavSource
- ↑ The Evening Herald (Fall River, MA) 11 February, 1920 p. 7.
