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Up for sale is another of the autographs collected by San Diego City Clerk, Allen Wright in the 1920's and 1930's. All autographs are guaranteed authentic.
This is a very rare autograph of Vice AdmiralWalter Newhall Vernou(10 February 1878 – 23 May 1955)whotook command of Battleship Division Two (with USS Tennessee (BB-43) as his flagship) at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, until 31 January 1941 when he was reassigned to serve as Senior Member of the Board of Inspection and Survey, Pacific Coast Section in Long Beach, California, until 28 February 1942. During this assignment, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 and the United States entered World War II.
Vernou served during the Spanish American War, WWI and WW2. Long and illustrious carreer.
A Very Rare signature.
