Background
CROSLEY, Walter Selwyn was born on October 30, 1871 in East Jaffrey, New Hampshire, United States. Son of W. J. and Charlotta (Davis) Crosley.
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Walter Selwyn CROSLEY
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Education
Naval Academy, 1893.
Career
Aide on Staff of Rear Admiral J. C. Watson, Commander in Chief United States Naval Forces in Asia. Lieutenant, 1901; Flag Lieutenant, on Staff, Rear Admiral R. D. Evans, Commander-in-Chief, Atlantic Fleet, 1904-1906. Lieutenant Commander, 1906.
Aide to Rear Admiral Louis of Battenburg, Royal Navy (sent to United States in command of squadron of cruisers on a friendly visit). Appointed Naval Aide to Grand Duke of Oldenburg, 1908. Commander, 1912. Aide to V. Admiral Hugh P. Williams, Royal Navy (in United States as head of a Oommn. from England.).
In command of United States Ship Prairie during American occupation of Haiti and San Domingo, 1915-1916. Naval Attache, St. Petersburg, 1917. Witnessed fall of Czarist Regime and Kerensky Government.
Naval Attache. Madrid, Spain, 1918. In command United States Ship Rhode Island, 1919. Promoted Captain. 1919.
Assistant Commandant 6 Naval District. Commandant, 7 Naval District. Hydrographer, United States Navy, 1925.
United States Intern atl. Hydrographic Conf.j Monaco, 1926. Elected Chairman of Conference.
Member, United States Geographic Board. Promoted to Rear Admiral 1927, ordered to command Train Squadron 1, Fleet Base Force, with United States Ship Antares as Flagship. Commandant 9 Naval District, Commandinp’ Officer, Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, 111., 1929.
Awarded Navy Cross; Sampson Medal. Spanish Campaign Medal. Philippine Campaign Medal.
Dominican Campaign Medal. Victory Medal with Star. Chinese Order of Wen Hu.
Haitian Medal of Honor and Merit. Haitian Campaign Medal.
Membership
Clubs: Army and Navy (Washington), New York Yacht.
Connections
Spouse Pauline deLaunay Stewart, July 3, 1895, Annapolis, Maryland.
