(1897-12-10)December 10, 1897 New Glarus, Wisconsin
Died
April 3, 1991(1991-04-03) (aged 93) Sarasota, Florida
Allegiance
United States
Service/branch
United States Navy
Years of service
1917−1959
Rank
Vice admiral
Service number
57173
Commands held
Eighth Naval District Naval Forces Germany Naval Ordnance Laboratory USS Topeka (CL-67) USS Finch (AM-9)
Battles/wars
World War I World War II
Marshalls–Gilberts raids
Salamaua–Lae raid
Battle of the Coral Sea
Battle of Midway
Battle of Guadalcanal
Battle of the Eastern Solomons
Korean War
Awards
Navy Cross Silver Star Legion of Merit (2) Navy Commendation Medal
Relations
S. A. Schindler (father)
Walter Gabriel Schindler (December 10, 1897 – April 3, 1991) was a highly decorated career officer in the United States Navy, who ultimately achieved the rank of vice admiral. While a commander during World War II, Schindler received a Navy Cross and a Silver Star for his service aboard the USS Yorktown, including during the Battle of the Coral Sea. He was transferred stateside later and commanded Naval Ordnance Laboratory for the duration of the war.[1]
Following the war, Schindler was promoted to rear admiral and commanded Cruiser Division Three during the later stage of Korean War. He later served as the last Commander, Naval Forces Germany, and completed his service as Commandant, Eighth Naval District in New Orleans, Louisiana.[2][1]
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wrote that the painting was "sketchy" and never fully finished. Anton Schindler felt that the portrait accurately portrayed Beethoven's "characteristic...
understanding." California architect Rudolph Schindler's work was not a part of the exhibit, though Schindler had pleaded with Hitchcock and Johnson to be...
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United States
United States Navy
Vice admiral