John Bernadou

John Baptiste Bernadou
John Baptiste Bernadou
Born(1858-11-14)November 14, 1858
DiedOctober 2, 1908(1908-10-02) (aged 49)
AllegianceUnited States of America
Branch United States Navy
Service years1880–1908
RankCommander
CommandsUSS Winslow
ConflictsSpanish–American War

John Baptiste Bernadou (November 14, 1858 – October 2, 1908) was an officer in the United States Navy during the Spanish–American War. Born in Philadelphia, Bernadou graduated from the Naval Academy in 1880. He was promoted ten numbers for gallantry in action while commanding USS Winslow at the First and Second Battle of Cardenas, Cuba, from May 8 to May 11, 1898. John Baptiste Bernadou died at the Naval Hospital in Brooklyn, New York, on October 2, 1908, and is buried with his wife Florence Whiting in Arlington National Cemetery. (Section S. Div Site 2004 W.S)