Background
Gherardi, Walter Rockwell was born on August 9, 1875 in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. Son of Bancroft (rear admiral United States Navy) and Anna Talbot (Rockwell) G.
Gherardi, Walter Rockwell was born on August 9, 1875 in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. Son of Bancroft (rear admiral United States Navy) and Anna Talbot (Rockwell) G.
Graduated from the United States Naval Academy, 1895.
Ensign United States Navy, July 1897. Promoted through grades to rear admiral, May 10, 1930.
Served in Atlantic, Pacific and Asiatic waters. Fellow American Geography Society. Episcopalian.
Married Neville Sims Taylor, June 4, 1904. Children: Walter Rockwell, Harry Taylor, Neville Taylor, Bancroft II (deceased).