Walter Karig

Walter Karig
United States Navy photograph of Captain Walter Karig, housed at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum
Born(1898-11-13)November 13, 1898
New York City, U.S.
DiedSeptember 30, 1956(1956-09-30) (aged 57)
Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.
LanguageEnglish
GenreMystery
SubjectNancy Drew

Walter Karig (November 13, 1898 – September 30, 1956) was a prolific writer, who served as a US naval captain. Karig wrote a number of works on Allied naval operations during World War II. He also wrote scripts for the television series Victory at Sea. Besides his works on naval history, Karig was a novelist, publishing under his own name, and a journalist.