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Sources

"Officers and Enlisted Men of the United States Naval Service Who Died During the World War", Bureau of Navigation of the Navy Department, 1920.
 
"United States Coast Guard Roll of Honor, April 6, 1917 to November 30, 1918", supplement to Report of the Secretary of the Navy, 1919.

Notes

1. The US Coast Guard is incorporated into the US Navy in time of war.

2. Information is in order - Name, Rank, Service other than USN, (next of kin; appointment/enlistment), ship, base or place of death, cause, date of death.

3. Main abbreviations: A - Aviation, F - Female, G - General, JG - junior grade, NNV - National Naval Volunteers, R - Radio, USNRF - US Naval Reserve Force, USNRC - United States Naval Reserve Corps.

4. US Navy Officer Ranks and Enlisted Rates.

5. See also US Navy and Coast Guard Casualties by Date and Ship/Base, starting 1914. There is a separate Coast Guard list by Date.

 




ABBATE, NICHOLAS GUSEPPE, Chief Commissary Steward, USNRF, (wife, Betty Abbate, 541 East One hundred and forty-seventh Street, New York, N Y; enlisted New York, N Y, November 21, 1917), Naval Air Station, Bay Shore, Long Island, N Y, fall, DOI, October 9, 1918

 

ABBOTT, GARDNER CADES, Seaman, USNRF, (mother, Willetta Abbott, 40 Westbourne Road, Newton Center Mass; enlisted Boston, Mass, April 16, 1917), Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass, influenza, September 12, 1918

 

ABBOTT, JOHN VALENTINE, Oiler, (father, John W Abbott 39 Pearl Terrace, Cambridge, Mass; enlisted Boston Mass, October 21, 1918), Naval Hospital, Fort Lyon, Colo, respiratory disease, April 25, 1918

 

ABEL, HOMER EARL, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (wife, Bessie M Abel, 1729 West Market Street, Steubenville, Ohio; enlisted Cincinnati Ohio, July 15, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 23, 1918

 

ABEL, JOHN, Fireman, 1st class, (father, Stephen Abel, 1735 Halsted Street, Chicago, III; enlisted Chicago, Ill, January 26, 1915), USS America, ex-German liner Amerika, troop transport (ID-3006), ship accidentally sank alongside pier at Hoboken, N J, but salvaged, drowned, October 15, 1918

 

ABEL, LUTHER VELVIN, Seaman, 2nd class, (father, Alfred L Abel Keene, Tex; enlisted Houston, Tex, March 17, 1917), St Marys Hospital, Hoboken N J, injured, December 5, 1917

 

ABERNATHY, RALPH ALVIN Blacksmith, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, Thomas B Abernathy, Libertyville, Mo; enlisted St Louis, Mo, June 26, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, October 29, 1918

 

ABEY, JARVIS HARRY, Ensign, USNRF (class 4), (mother, Mrs Rose Ellen Abey, 222 Lexington Avenue, Rochester, N Y; appointed New York), USS Vermont, battleship (later BB-20), attached to, respiratory disease, October 4, 1918

 

ABRAHAMSON, ALBERT SINIUS, Electrician, 2nd class (G), USNRF, (father, Sacarius Abrahainson, 17 Raymond Street Worcester, Mass; enlisted Newport, R I, July 17, 1918), Naval Hospital, Newport, R I, respiratory disease, September 26, 1918

 

ABRAHAMSON, VICTOR CLARENCE, Machinists Mate, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Annie Abrahamson, R R 1, Warren, Minn; enlisted Minneapolis, Minn, June 4, 1918), Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Ill, respiratory disease, September 18, 1918

 

ABTS, JOHN PAUL, Machinist's Mate, 2nd class (A), USNRF, (father, Henry W Abts, Columbus, Nebr; enlisted Omaha, Nebr, July 8, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, October 4, 1918

 

ACAC, ROGACIANO B, Seaman, 2nd class, (mother, Luceua Baisas, Paete, Laguna, PI; enlisted Olongapo, PI, July 3, 1916), Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa, respiratory disease, October 9, 1918

 

ACERON, TOMAS, Mess Attendant, 1st class, (wife, Mrs Tomas Aceron, Olongapo, PI; enlisted Olongapo, PI, February 29, 1916), USS Iowa, battleship (later BB-4), respiratory disease, October 14, 1918

 

ACHATE, JOHN, Water Tender, (wife, Rose Achatz, 2651 Iseminger Street, Philadelphia, Pa; enlisted Philadelphia, Pa, February 27, 1917), USS Siboney, ex-Oriente, troop transport (ID-2999), disease, September 24, 1918

 

ACHILLES, LOUIS H, Seaman, USNRF, (father, Louis H Achilles, 212 Manor Road, West New Brighton Staten Island, N Y; enlisted Staten Island, N Y May 1, 1917), USS Herman Frasch, freighter (ID-1617), sunk in collision with tanker USS George G Henry off Nova Scotia, October 4, 1918

 

ACKERLY, HARRY RAYMOND, Quartermaster, 3rd class, USNRF, (wife, Lillian S Ackerly, Prospect Street, Huntington, Long Island N Y; enlisted Whitestone, N Y May 25, 1918), Naval Training Camp, Pelham Bay Park, N Y, influenza, October 17, 1918

 

ACKERLY, WILLIAM NELSON, Coxswain USNRF, (wife, Henrietta E Ackerly, Patchogue, Long Island, N Y; enlisted Sayville, Long Island, N Y May 27, 1918), at home, respiratory disease, October 18, 1918

 

ACKERSON, ROLAND HENRY, Machinist's Mate, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, Isaac H Ackerson, 303 South Vernon Street Princeton, Ill; enlisted Great Lakes, Ill, May 7, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, respiratory disease, September 29, 1918

 

ACOSTA, CIRILO, Native Seaman, 2nd class, (father, Juaquin Acosta, Moron Bataan, PI; enlisted Olongapo, PI, June 18, 1917), USS Pompey, ex-collier, ex-torpedo vessel tender, probably storeship (later AF-5), Olongapol Naval Station, P I, accidentally killed, May 3, 1918

 

ADAIR, WILLIAM FREDERICK, Gunner's Mate, 3rd class, (mother, Mary Adair, 3509 Lexington Street, Chicago, Ill; enlisted Chicago, Ill, December 17, 1917), Mountainside Hospital, Montclair, N J, respiratory disease, September 30, 1918

 

ADAMS, EDWARD MORTIMER, Landsman for Electrician (R), USNRF, (mother, Marion F Adams, 23 South Thirteenth Street, Minneapolis, Minn; enlisted Minneapolis, Minn, March 12, 1918), Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass, influenza, September 17, 1918

 

ADAMS, EVERETT OTTO, Landsman for Electrician (R), USNRF, (mother, Martha Adams, Alma Center, Wis; enlisted Minneapolis, Minn, March 12, 1918), Minneapolis, Minn, respiratory disease, April 20, 1918

 

ADAMS, FRANK AUGUSTA, Apprentice Seaman, (father, Frank Adams, box 34, Cottage Grove, Wis; enlisted Madison, Wis, November 28, 1917), Naval Hospital, Charleston, S C, disease, January 21, 1918

 

ADAMS, FRED BLAINE, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (wife, Maude M Adams, R R 7, Allegan, Mich; enlisted Detroit, Mich, July 29, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 24, 1918

 

ADAMS, HARRY E, Lieutenant (JG), (wife, Mamie Adams, R F D 4, Pensacola, Fla; appointed Rhode Island), Naval Air Station, Pauillac, France, respiratory disease, October 5, 1918

 

ADAMS, JAMES JENKINS, Cabin Steward, USCG, (mother, Mrs Amelia Brown, 829 Thomas Street, Key West, Fla), USS Tampa, ex-USCG Cutter, ocean escort, left escort of HG.107, torpedoed and sunk by UB.91 off Bristol Channel in 50.40N, 06.19W (total of 115 crew and 16 passengers lost), September 26, 1918

 

ADAMS, JOE LOUIS, Apprentice Seaman, (father, Isaac N Adams, Center, Tex; enlisted Dallas, Tex, December 15, 1917), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, respiratory disease, January 21, 1918

 

ADAMS, JOHN COOKE, Seaman, USNRF, (mother, Lucy Adams, 308 Stonewall Place, Memphis, Tenn; enlisted New Orleans, La, May 29, 1917), USS Sunflower, ex-USCG lighthouse service, tender, 2nd Naval district, drowned, July 19, 1918

 

ADAMS, LISLE HOWARD, Seaman, 2nd class, (father, Thomas L Adams, R R 3, Belleville, Ill; enlisted St Louis, Mo, November 16, 1917), Naval Hospital, Charleston, S C, respiratory disease, October 21, 1918

 

ADAMS, ROBERT YOUNG, Seaman, 2nd class, (sister, Bessie Adams, 294 Courtland Street, Atlanta, Ga; enlisted Atlanta, Ga, May 22, 1918), South Queensferry, Scotland, respiratory disease, November 5, 1918

 

ADAMS, ROY PARKER, Yeoman, 3rd class, USNRF, (father, Samuel H Adams, Pequea, Pa; enlisted Philadelphia, Pa, May 22, 1918), Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa, influenza, September 30, 1918

 

ADAMS, VIRGIL STARR, Seaman, 2nd class, (brother, Gordon F Adams, Danielsville, Ga; enlisted Atlanta, Ga, December 12, 1917), Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa, influenza, October 9, 1918

 

ADAMS, WARD LESLIE, Chief Electrician, (father, John D Adams, 306 Mishawaka Avenue, Mishawaka, Ind; enlisted Norfolk Va, December 1, 1917), USS Celebes, ex-Dutch, freighter (ID-2680), died of burns and suffocation, September 27, 1918

 

ADAMS, WILLIAM COLEMAN, Chief Water Tender, (wife, Viola M Adams, 5 Gouldville Terrace, Roxbnry, Mass; enlisted Norfolk, Va, September 25, 1915), USS Solace, hospital ship (later AH-2), respiratory disease, October 18, 1918

 

ADDISON, JOHN EUGENE, Coppersmith, 2nd class, USNRF, (wife, Mattie B Addison, 538 Washington Boulevard, Kansas City, Mo; enlisted Kansas City, Mo, May 11, 1918), No 3 Hospital Leith, Scotland, respiratory disease, October 31, 1918

 

ADDOR, FELIX EUGENE, Seaman, 2nd class, (Elise Addor, Keyser, N C; enlisted Richmond, Va, June 4, 1917), USS Leviathan, ex-German liner Vaterland, troop transport (ID-1326), killed, March 27, 1918

 

ADLER, CHARLES JOHN, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (mother, Anna Adler, 18 South Fourth Street, St Louis, Mo; enlisted St Louis, Mo, August 16, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, III, influenza, September 25, 1918

 

ADLER, HERMAN JOSEPH, Ship’s Cook, 3rd class, USNRF, (wife, Estell Adler, 2006 Ninteenth Avenue North, Minneapolis, Minn; enlisted Minneapolis, Minn, May 13, 1918), Minneapolis, Minn, respiratory disease, October 2, 1918

 

ADOLF, OBLO BERTRUM, Landsman for Electrician (R), USNRF, (father, Charles Adolf, Bowmanville, N Y; enlisted Buffalo, N Y January 15, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 24, 1918

 

AGEE, ROBERT LEAKE, Fireman, USCG, (mother, Mrs Eunice Melvin Agee, Fort Lauderdale, Fla), USS Tampa, ex-USCG Cutter, ocean escort, left escort of HG.107, torpedoed and sunk by UB.91 off Bristol Channel in 50.40N, 06.19W (total of 115 crew and 16 passengers lost), September 26, 1918

 

AHART, JOSEPH, Fireman, 3rd class, (mother, Mary Panhoine, Wausaw, Wis; enlisted Minneapolis, Minn, December 15, 1917), USS Solace, hospital ship (later AH-2), respiratory disease, March 28, 1918

 

AHERN, JOHN BERNARD, Gunner, USNRF (class 4), (mother, D J Ahern, 556 Brown Avenue, Manchester, N H; appointed New Hampshire), USS Ticonderoga, ex-German Kamilla Rickmers, freighter (ID 1958), convoy straggler due to engine trouble, sunk by gunfire and torpedo of U.152 in North Atlantic (total of 213 Naval crew and Army soldiers lost), September 30, 1918

 

AHLFELD, JOHN HENRY, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, Carl Ahlfeld, 35 West Twenty-fifth Street, Bayonne, N J; enlisted Newark, N J, April 23, 1918), at home, influenza/respiratory disease, September 27, 1918

 

AHNEMAN, THEODORE JOHN, Landsman for Yeoman, USNRF, (mother, Bessie F Ahneman, 2713 Kingsbridge Terrace, Kingsbridge, N Y; enlisted New York, N Y May 18, 1918), at his home, respiratory disease, November 6, 1918

 

AHRENS, ALBERT GEORGE, Seaman, (brother, John Ahrens, 627 Eighth Street, Oshkosh, Wis; enlisted Oshkosh, Wis, July 23, 1917), USS Cyclops, collier (No.4), ship disappeared in western Atlantic after leaving Barbados on March 4, 1918, declared lost, June 14, 1918

 

AIKEN, THOMAS HERMON, Pharmacist's Mate, 3rd class, (father, J G Aiken, Cross Plains, Tex; enlisted Dallas, Tex, May 4, 1917), Naval Hospital, New York, N Y, influenza, September 24, 1918

 

ALA, GARCIERNO, Mess Attendant, 3rd class, (father, Juan Ala, Malabon, PI; enlisted Cavite, PI, September 9, 1915), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, disease, May 8, 1917

 

ALBERT, HARRY SIDNEY, Fireman, 1st class, (father, John J Albert, 1614 Cleveland Avenue, New Orleans, La; enlisted New Orleans, La, March 9, 1914), USS Houston, ex-German Liebenfels, freighter, disease, September 19, 1917

 

ALBERTSON, NELSON, Machinist's Mate, 1st class, USNRF, (mother, Mildred Albertson, 44 Smith Street, Poughkeepsie, N Y; enlisted Poughkeepsie, N Y April 19, 1917), Naval Hospital, Key West, Fla, respiratory disease, October 11, 1918

 

ALBRIGHT, WILLIAM HARRY, Yeoman, 3rd class, USNRF, (wife, Cora L Albright, 285 Sanchez Street, San Francisco, Calif; enlisted San Francisco, Calif, June 17, 1918), San Francisco, Calif, influenza/respiratory disease, October 27, 1918

 

ALCONGA, ESTEBAN, Engineman, 2nd class, (father, Leon Alconga, San Dinosio, Iloilo Province, PI; enlisted Cavite, PI, (extended enlistment), January 26, 1912), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, respiratory disease, October 6, 1918

 

ALDEN, SPENCER T, Ensign, USNRF (class 5), (father, Samuel R Alden, 17 Bank Block, Fort Wayne, Ind; appointed Michigan), Naval Air Station, Bay Shore, Long Island, N Y, seaplane collision at Station, May 4, 1918

 

ALDERSON, CHARLES, Ship Fitter, 2nd class, USNRF, (sister, Baskin Alderson, 11 Beaufain Street, Charleston, S C; enlisted Charleston, S C, July 3, 1917), Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass, influenza, September 19, 1918

 

ALDRICH, HAROLD ARCHIE, Apprentice Seaman, (sister, Mrs Susie E George, Vershire, Vt; enlisted Burlington, Vt, August 6, 1918), Naval Hospital, Newport, R I, respiratory disease, September 20, 1918

 

ALESHIRE, JAMES ISAAC, Fireman, 2nd class, (father, James E Aleshire, 3173 Cedar Avenue, Baltimore, Md; enlisted Baltimore, Md, April 17, 1917), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, respiratory disease, March 12, 1918

 

ALEXANDER, JIM, Boatswain's Mate, 1st class, USNRF, (mother, Marie Alexandria, Calolyinnos, Td, Turkey; enlisted U S S Cyclops, May 19, 1917), USS Cyclops, collier (No.4), ship disappeared in western Atlantic after leaving Barbados on March 4, 1918, declared lost, June 14, 1918

 

ALEXANDER, JOHN RALPH, Jr, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, John R Alexander, 2615 Broad Avenue, Altoona, Pa; enlisted Pittsburgh, Pa, April 27, 1917), US Sub patrol No 510 (possibly yacht Suzanne, SP-510, assigned to 4th Naval district), Cape May, N J, fell overboard and drowned, April 10, 1918

 

ALEXANDER, JUNIUS, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Olive Alexander, R R 3, Henderson, Ky; enlisted Louisville, Ky, June 3, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, October 4, 1918

 

ALEXANDER, ROBERT MOSS, Mess Attendant, 1st class, (father, Plummer J Alexander, Goodes Ferry, Va; enlisted Norfolk, Va, March 22, 1917), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, respiratory disease, October 18, 1918

 

ALEXSON, ARTHUR ERICK, Carpenter's Mate, 3rd class, (father, John Alexson, 6709 South Green Street, Chicago, Ill; enlisted Chicago, Ill, May 22, 1917), USS Cyclops, collier (No.4), ship disappeared in western Atlantic after leaving Barbados on March 4, 1918, declared lost, June 14, 1918

 

ALFORD, CARL HERBERT, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (father, Walton Alford, Grand Ridge, Fla; enlisted Birmingham, Ala, July 30, 1918), Naval Hospital, New Orleans, La, influenza, October 21, 1918

 

ALFORD, OWEN JUDSON, Yeoman, 2nd class (GCMP), (son, Linder Alford, Hartwell, Ga; enlisted Philadelphia, Pa, July 15, 1917), Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, N H, respiratory disease, September 25, 1918

 

ALGAR, PHILIP, Ensign, USNRF (class 3), (mother, Mrs Alfred Algar, 193 Central Avenue, Milton, Mass; appointed Massachusetts), Navy Base Hospital No 5, France, respiratory disease, October 15, 1918

 

ALICKE, RUDOLPH, Chief Machinist's Mate, (brother, Hammon Alicke, Gibhard, Hamburg, Germany; enlisted New York, N Y December 22, 1914), USS Ticonderoga, ex-German Kamilla Rickmers, freighter (ID 1958), convoy straggler due to engine trouble, sunk by gunfire and torpedo of U.152 in North Atlantic (total of 213 Naval crew and Army soldiers lost), September 30, 1918

 

ALLAIN, GEORGE DEWEY, Fireman, 2nd class, USNRF, (wife, Elizabeth H Allain, R F D 2, Friday Harbor, San Juan County, Wash; enlisted Seattle, Wash, July 24, 1918), Naval Training Camp, Seattle, Wash, respiratory disease, October 2, 1918

 

ALLAN, FRANK MARSHALL, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Ada Q Allan, West Lubec, Me; enlisted Portland, Me, May 7, 1918), Gallops Island, Boston, Mass, respiratory disease, September 26, 1918

 

ALLAN, ISAAC EDMUND, Seaman, (mother, Ada Allan, R F D 1, West Lubec, Me; enlisted Portland, Me, March 30, 1917), Naval Hospital, Brooklyn, N Y, respiratory disease, September 28, 1918

 

ALLANDER, CHARLES, Chief Gunner's Mate, USNRF, (wife, Hulda Allander, 1822 South Twenty-4th Street, Philadelphia, Pa; enlisted New York, N Y March 14, 1917), Philadelphia, Pa, disease, July 1, 1918

 

ALLEMAN, ALFRED FRANCIS, Fireman, 1st class, (father, P M Alleman, 2022 Twenty-4th Avenue, Gulfport, Miss; enlisted New Orleans, La, June 18, 1917), USS Cyclops, collier (No.4), ship disappeared in western Atlantic after leaving Barbados on March 4, 1918, declared lost, June 14, 1918

 

ALLEN, ALBERT JULIAN, Fireman, 1st class, USNRF, (father, William R Allen, South Westport, Mass; enlisted New Bedford, Mass, April 27, 1917), Naval Hospital, Newport, R I, respiratory disease, October 7, 1918

 

ALLEN, DAVID GORDON, past Assistant Surgeon, (mother, Annie Wood, 10 Taylor Street, Savannah, Ga; appointed Georgia), USS Panther, destroyer tender (later AD-6), at Porta Delgada, Azores, food poisoning, September 5, 1917

 

ALLEN, EARL WILLIAM, Ship’s Cook, 4th class, (Jane Grounds, Crockett, Tex; enlisted Houston, Tex, May 2, 1917), Submarine Base, New London, Conn, respiratory disease, January 13, 1918

 

ALLEN, EDWARD N, Landsman for Machinist's Mate (A), USNRF, (father, Leroy Allen, 25 West Twenty-ninth Street, Indianapolis, Ind; enlisted Indianapolis, Ind, May 31, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, October 20, 1918

 

ALLEN, EDWARD, Chief Boatswain, (wife, Mrs Edward Allen, 802 Washington Street, Hoboken, N J; appointed New Jersey), Brooklyn, N Y, disease, April 16, 1917

 

ALLEN, FRANK LANSING, Pharmacist's Mate, 2nd class, (wife, Lillian P Allen, 805 Remington Avenue, Fort Collins, Colo; enlisted Denver, Colo, April 30, 1917), Naval Hospital, Naval Base, Va, respiratory disease, October 13, 1918

 

ALLEN, FREDERICK, Seaman, (mother, Annie Rylander, 6606 South Wood Street, Chicago, I1L; enlisted New York, N Y January 4, 1918), Receiving Ship, New York, N Y, injured, April 17, 1918

 

ALLEN, HARVY NICHOLAS, Fireman, 2nd class, (father, John W Allen, Lattimore, N C; enlisted Raleigh, N C, September 28, 1917), New York, N Y, respiratory disease, October 2, 1918

 

ALLEN, LEONARD ST CLAIR, Chief Carpenter's Mate, (wife, Jean M Allen, 2718 Myrtle Street, Oakland, Calif; enlisted Mare Island, Calif, December 19, 1916), Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa, injured, September 16, 1918

 

ALLEN, MORRIS EDWARD, Fireman, 3rd class, (mother, Lavinia Allen, 774 Cottage Place, Johnstown, Pa; enlisted Norfolk, Va, October 31, 1918), Naval Hospital, Naval Base, Va, respiratory disease, November 8, 1918

 

ALLEN, ODES GRAY, Landsman for Baker, (father, William Allen, Forrest City, Ark; enlisted Little Rock, Ark, December 10, 1917), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, respiratory disease, March 10, 1918

 

ALLEN, RICHARD ALEXANDER, Oiler, (father, C M Allen, 171 Jefferson Street, Dallas, Tex; enlisted New Orleans, La, January 21, 1915), Naval Hospital, League Island, Pa, respiratory disease, March 17, 1918

 

ALLEN, THOMAS CLARK K, Yeoman, 3rd class, USNRF, (father, John R Allen, Rutledge, Pa; enlisted Philadelphia, Pa, July 8, 1918), Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa, influenza, October 21, 1918

 

ALLEN, THOMAS JEFF, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (father, Andrew Allen, R F D 2, De Kalb, Miss; enlisted Meridian, Miss, June 10, 1918), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, disease, July 12, 1918

 

ALLEN, WILLARD FRANK, Fireman, 3rd class, (mother, Mrs Julia E Allen, R F D 3, Port Huron, Mich; enlisted Detroit, Mich, October 3, 1917), Naval Hospital, League Island, Pa, injured, January 21, 1918

 

ALLERTON, WILLIAM ARNOLD, Coxswain, USNRF, (father, Austin Allerton, 125 Blackhawk Street, Pittsburgh, Pa; enlisted Pittsburgh, Pa, May 8, 1917), Naval Hospital, Cape May, N J, influenza, October 3, 1918

 

ALLEY, BRUCE ROBERT, Seaman, 2nd class, (father, John F Alley, 615 Holston Avenue, Bristol, Tenn; enlisted Nashville, Tenn, March 19, 1917), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, disease, June 4, 1917

 

ALLEY, DEWITT TALMADGE, Acting Gunner, USCG, (wife, Mrs Hermina E Alley, 418 Wakefield, R I), USCG Wakefield Section, Telephone Lines, at Wakefield, R I, respiratory disease, October 7, 1918

 

ALLISON, FLOYD ELWOOD, Apprentice Seaman, (mother, Julia E Allison, Center Village, N Y; enlisted Binghamton, N Y July 31, 1918), Newport, R I, respiratory disease, October 3, 1918

 

ALLISON, WILFRED DAVID, Ship’s Cook, 3rd class, (father, O E Allison, Meridian, Idaho; enlisted Salt Lake City, Utah, June 20, 1917), Naval Hospital, New York, N Y, disease, July 21, 1918

 

ALLRED, GEORGE HENRY, Fireman, 2nd class, (father, Joseph C Allred, Randleman, N C; enlisted Raleigh, N C, June 21, 1917), USS Cyclops, collier (No.4), ship disappeared in western Atlantic after leaving Barbados on March 4, 1918, declared lost, June 14, 1918

 

ALLSTON, FRANK C, Lieutenant, USNRF, (wife, M C C Allston, Summerville, S C; appointed South Carolina), USS Westover, freighter (ID-2867), torpedoed and sunk by U.92 west of France, July 11, 1918

 

ALM, EDWINO ALFRED, Chief Carpenter's Mate, (wife, Cora S Alm, 2612 South Sixteenth Street, Philadelphia, Pa; enlisted Philadelphia, Pa, June 15, 1916), Naval Hospital, Las Animas, Colo, respiratory disease, April 14, 1917

 

ALSCHBACH, JOHN GEORGE, Jr, Coxswain, (mother, Elizabeth Alschbach, Kearsarge, Mich; enlisted Minneapolis, Minn, July 25, 1917), USS Cyclops, collier (No.4), ship disappeared in western Atlantic after leaving Barbados on March 4, 1918, declared lost, June 14, 1918

 

ALSTERLUND, REINHOLD EMIL, Seaman, 2nd class, (C J Alsterlund, 6953 Martin Street, Chicago, Ill; enlisted Chicago, Ill, April 24, 1917), Naval Hospital, New York, N Y, respiratory disease, February 27, 1918

 

ALTMAN, IRBY ANDERSON, Apprentice Seaman, (mother, Lulu Altman, R F D 2, Hemingway, S C; enlisted Columbia, S C, November 15, 1917), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, respiratory disease, December 3, 1917

 

ALTMAN, JENTHA LEWIS, Apprentice Seaman, (mother, Henrietta Y Altman, R F D 1, Wauchula, Fla; enlisted Atlanta, Ga, December 14, 1917), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, disease, January 13, 1918

 

AMEY, MERL BELLINGER, Seaman, 2nd class, (father, William Amey, Star Lake, N Y; enlisted Syracuse, N Y November 29, 1917), Naval Hospital, New York, N Y, disease, March 26, 1918

 

AMMIDOWN, STANLEY CHENEY, Ship’s Cook, 3rd class, (wife, Anna J Ammidown, Sioux Rapids, Iowa; enlisted Des Moines, Iowa, August 7, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 24, 1918

 

AMOS, ELSTON, Seaman, 2nd class, (father, George S Amos, Glower, Mo; enlisted Kansas City, Mo, February 7, 1917), USS Mercy, ex-liner Saratoga, hospital ship (ID-1305, later AH-4), served along US East Coast, disease, June 12, 1918

 

ANCTIL, HOMER JOSEPH, Hospital Apprentice, 1st class, USNRF, (father, Thomas Anctil, 136 Barnes Street, Fall River, Masa; enlisted Baltimore, Md, January 16, 1918), Fall River, Mass, respiratory disease, September 27, 1918

 

ANDAMA SALVADOR, Mess Attendant, 3rd class, (father, Modesto Andama, 20 Aguinaldo Street, Capiz, PI; enlisted Cavite, PI, July 9, 1918), Navy Yard, Mare Island, Calif, influenza, October 29, 1918

 

ANDERSEN, EARL EDWARD, Yeoman, 3rd class, USNRF, (mother, Mary Andersen, 7116 Chabot Road, Oakland, Cailf; enlisted San Francisco, Calif, July 30, 1918), San Francisco, Calif, disease, November 10, 1918

 

ANDERSEN, HENRY P, Gunner's Mate, 2nd class, (father, Jens P Andersen, Belding, Mich; enlisted Rochester, N Y April 24, 1915), USS Jacob Jones, destroyer (No.61), sailing Brest, France for Queenstown, Ireland, torpedoed and sunk by U.53, December 6, 1917

 

ANDERSEN, KRISTIAN LAUST, Surfman, USCG, (mother, Mrs Petra Nielson, Hojbjerg, Province Of Aarhus, Denmark), USCG Station No. 305, died at Nome, Alaska, respiratory disease, November 7, 1918

 

ANDERSEN, LOUIE CHRISTIAN, Plumber and Fitter, USNRF, (mother, Dorothy Andersen, R 3, box 120, Hopkins, Minn; enlisted Minneapolis, Minn, May 4, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 21, 1918

 

ANDERSON, A J, Fireman, 2nd class (other sources), NYT Archives, USS Memphis, ex-Tennessee, armored cruiser (No.10), wrecked by tidal wave off Santo Domingo City, August 29, 1916

 

ANDERSON, ADOLPH OSCAR, Seaman, 2nd class, (father, John A Anderson, 103 Hawley Street, Binghamton, N Y; enlisted Scranton, Pa, January 26, 1917), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, respiratory disease, May 13, 1917

 

ANDERSON, ALBERT ROBERT, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Elizabeth W Anderson, Colusa, Calif; enlisted San Francisco, Calif, July 27, 1917), Mare Island, Calif, respiratory disease, June 20, 1918

 

ANDERSON, ANDREW JOSEPH, Fireman, 2nd class, USNRF, (wife, Mattie C Anderson, Gloster, Miss; enlisted New Orleans, La, August 8, 1918), Naval Hospital, Gulfport, Miss, influenza, October 24, 1918

 

ANDERSON, BARNEY VERNER, Coxswain, USNRF, (father, Ferdinand Anderson, 59 Summer Street, Merlden, Conn; enlisted New London, Conn, July 14, 1917), Naval Hospital, New London, Conn, respiratory disease, September 20, 1918

 

ANDERSON, CARL ALBERT, Seaman, 2nd class, (father, Abel Anderson, Walnut Grove, Minn; enlisted Minneapolis, Minn, June 4, 1917), Naval Hospital, League Island, Pa, respiratory disease, May 2, 1918

 

ANDERSON, CARL EINAR, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (father, Carl H Anderson, R 3, Scranton, Kans; enlisted Kansas City, Mo, July 19, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 26, 1918

 

ANDERSON, CARL FREDERICK, Seaman, USCG, (mother, Mrs Johanna S Anderson, Sodertelge, Sweden), USS Bear, ex-USCG revenue cutter, patrol vessel, Alaskan waters, died at Unalaska, disease, June 2, 1918

 

ANDERSON, CHESTER ARTHUR, Chief Machinist's Mate, USNRF, (mother, Anna Anderson, 103 North 2nd Street, Marshalltown, Iowa; enlisted Great Lakes, Ill, May 27, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 26, 1918

 

ANDERSON, DAVID FREDERICK, Landsman for Machinist's Mate, USNRF, (sister, Catherine Anderson, 855 North Hamlin Avenue, Chicago, Ill; enlisted Great Lakes, Ill, December 12, 1917), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, respiratory disease, March 2, 1918

 

ANDERSON, EARL, Fireman, 1st class, USNRF, (sister, Pearl Anderson, 2231 Albee Street, Eureka, Calif; enlisted Mare Island, Calif, April 18, 1917), USS Westgate or West Gate, freighter (ID-3216), in convoy, lost in collision with freighter USS American (ID 2292) southeast of Nova Scotia, October 7, 1918

 

ANDERSON, EDWIN CHARLES HENRY, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (mother, Ida Anderson, 2154 West Superior Street, Chicago, Ill; enlisted Chicago, Ill, July 20, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 27, 1918

 

ANDERSON, ERNEST CHARLES, Fireman, 3rd class, (mother, Mrs Mary E Harnm, 54 Winthrop Street, Lynn, Mass; enlisted Boston, Mass, July 2, 1917), USS Covington, ex-German liner Cincinnati, troop transport (ID-1409), torpedoed by U86 off French coast, sank on 2nd, July 1, 1918

 

ANDERSON, ERNEST SIEGFRED, Landsman for Quartermaster (A), USNRF, (mother, Ada Anderson, Fennville, Mich; enlisted Great Lakes, Ill, December 29, 1917), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 26, 1918

 

ANDERSON, FREDERICK WILLIAM, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (sister, Lillian Swanson, Woodstock, I1L; enlisted Buffalo, N Y May 3, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, October 7, 1918

 

ANDERSON, GEORGE CHARLES, Chief Boatswain's Mate, (father, George Anderson, North Avenue, R F D 13, Stratford, Conn; enlisted Norfolk, Va, December 5, 1913), USS Saranac, ex-coastal passenger steamer Hamilton, minelayer (ID-1702), lost overboard, September 26, 1918

 

ANDERSON, HARRY LEONARD, Oiler, (Charles Anderson, 719 Davis Street, Rockford, Ill; enlisted Rockford, Ill, July 17, 1917), USS Cherokee, ex-Luckenbach No.2, tug (ID-458), foundered in gale about 12 miles off Fenwick Island Light Vessel, February 26, 1918

 

ANDERSON, HARRY LOUIS, Cabin Steward, (wife, Rosa L Anderson, 83 West Springfield Street, Boston Mass; enlisted Boston Mass, May 14, 1917), Naval Training Station, Newport, R I, drowned, August 21, 1917

 

ANDERSON, HENRY CLAY, Gunner's Mate, 3rd class, (sister, Mrs W W Stokes, Livingston, Tex; enlisted Little Rock, Ark, April 30, 1917), Naval Hospital, Brooklyn, N Y, respiratory disease, October 3, 1918

 

ANDERSON, HENRY LINCOLN, Seaman, (father, Oscar Anderson, 1499 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, N Y; enlisted Brooklyn, N Y June 7, 1917), USS Maumee, oiler (No.14, later AO-2), lost overboard, October 11, 1918

 

ANDERSON, JEREMIAH, printer, 1st class, USNRF, (mother, Johanna Anderson, 15719 Turlington Avenue, Harvey, Ill; enlisted Chicago, Ill, May 11, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, respiratory disease, November 10, 1918

 

ANDERSON, JOHN WESLEY, Seaman, (father, John B Anderson, 308 South Eleventh Street, Salina, Kans; enlisted Kansas City, Mo, January 8, 1917), Naval Hospital, New York, N Y, disease, May 31, 1918

 

ANDERSON, JOHN, Yeoman, 2nd class, (mother, Margaret Anderson, Hoople, N Dak; enlisted Minneapolis, Minn, May 9, 1917), Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa, respiratory disease, April 1, 1918

 

ANDERSON, JULIUS AMANDUS, Chief Quartermaster, (wife, Amy I Anderson, 524 Edward Street, Portsmouth, Va; enlisted Chicago, Ill, April 21, 1916), USS Pocahontas, ex-German liner Prinzess Irene, troop transport (ID-3044), respiratory disease, October 3, 1918

 

ANDERSON, KURTIS ALVAR, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (wife, Wilma Anderson, 332 Blemhuber Avenue, Marquette, Mich; enlisted Milwaukee, Wis, July 17, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 22, 1918

 

ANDERSON, LEE MANLY, Apprentice Seaman, (mother, Abbie Anderson Southern Hotel, Llano, Tex; enlisted Houston, Tex, May 10, 1917), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, respiratory disease, May 30, 1917

 

ANDERSON, LESLIE HILMER, Fireman, 3rd class, USNRF, (mother, Amanda Anderson, 16 Prince Street, Meridian, Conn; enlisted New Haven, Conn, June 24, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 28, 1918

 

ANDERSON, NOBLE LAWRENCE, Landsman for Electrician (R), (mother, Ellen Nelson, R No 5, box 79, Antigo, Wis; enlisted Milwaukee, Wis, April 12, 1918), Naval Hospital, Newport, R I, respiratory disease, September 21, 1918

 

ANDERSON, OSCAR NELSE, Ship’s Cook, 4th class, USNRF, (brother, Charles A Anderson, Elkhorn, Wis; enlisted Milwaukee, Wis, June 21, 1918), Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass, influenza, September 9, 1918

 

ANDERSON, OTTO, Chief Machinist's Mate, USNRF, (wife, Lottie Anderson, 806 East West Moreland Street, Philadelphia, Pa; enlisted Washington, D C, January 3, 1918), New York Medical School, disease, February 6, 1918

 

ANDERSON, RUFUS KYLE, Seaman, 2nd class, (father, Milan Anderson, R F D 3, Bonham, Tex; enlisted Dallas, Tex, April 9, 1917), Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa, respiratory disease, March 19, 1918

 

ANDERSON, VICTOR CLARENCE, Gunner's Mate, 2nd class, (father, Carl Anderson, 1113 Massasoit Avenue, Chicago, Ill; enlisted Chicago, Ill, January 14, 1918), USS Ticonderoga, ex-German Kamilla Rickmers, freighter (ID 1958), convoy straggler due to engine trouble, sunk by gunfire and torpedo of U.152 in North Atlantic (total of 213 Naval crew and Army soldiers lost), September 30, 1918

 

ANDERSON, WALFRED ALLEN, Electrician, 3rd class, (R), (father, Aug Anderson, R F D 1, Verona, Mo; enlisted St Louis, Mo, May 10, 1917), Naval Air Station, Whiddy Island, Ireland, seaplane accident, killed, October 22, 1918

 

ANDERSON, WALLACE COOPER, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, William P Anderson, Cedarville, Ohio; enlisted Kansas City, Mo, May 15, 1918), Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla, gasoline explosion, killed, October 30, 1918

 

ANDERSON, WALTER LEONARD, Seaman, 2nd class, (mother, Anna Anderson, 179 Hoyt Street, Brooklyn, N Y; enlisted Brooklyn, N Y December 13, 1917), USS Louisville, ex-liner Saint Louis, transport (ID-1644), respiratory disease, September 24, 1918

 

ANDES, WILMER CHARLES, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (wife, Lida Jane Andes, El Dorado Springs, Mo; enlisted Kansas City, Mo, May 17, 1918), USS Northern Pacific, ex-liner, troop transport (no ID #), lost overboard, August 8, 1918

 

ANDREW, ALFRED, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, William H Andrew, 101 Sixteenth Avenue, Baltic, Mich; enlisted Milwaukee, Wis, June 4, 1918), Naval Training Camp, Seattle, Wash, accidentally drowned, September 12, 1918

 

ANDREWS, ALEXANDER CARL, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Emma Andrews, Victoria De las Tunas, Cuba; enlisted Key West, Fla, June 27, 1918), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, respiratory disease, October 1, 1918

 

ANDREWS, CHARLES ALOYSIUS, Fireman, 3rd class, USNRF, (mother, Mary Andrews, 115 South Elm Avenue, Jackson, Mich; enlisted Detroit, Mich, July 13, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 29, 1918

 

ANDREWS, FRANK JACKSON, Seaman, USNRF, (mother, Elizabeth J Andrews, Neosho Rapids, Runs; enlisted Kansas City, Mo, May 8, 1918), USS Mercy, ex-liner Saratoga, hospital ship (ID-1305, later AH-4), served along US East Coast, disease, October 18, 1918

 

ANDREWS, JOSEPH LEO, Apprentice Seaman, (mother, Rosa C, Andrews, 403 Nicholson Street, Richmond, Va; enlisted Richmond, Va, June 14, 1918), Naval Hospital, Newport, R I, disease, September 29, 1918

 

ANDREWS, JUNIUS FRANKLIN, Ensign, USNRF (class 5), (mother, Augusta L Andrews, 913 Hangier Avenue, Durham, N C; appointed Maryland), Naval Air Station, Chatham, Mass, accidentally burned to death, July 13, 1918

 

ANDREWS, RICHARD DWIGHT, Fireman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Ella Andrews, Lombard, Ill; enlisted Cincinnati, Ohio, September 24, 1917), Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N H, respiratory disease, September 23, 1918

 

ANDREWS, WILLIAM GALEN, Chief Yeoman, USNRF, (wife, Grace H Andrews, 203 Townsend Street, Roxbury, Mass; enlisted Boston, Mass, June 13, 1918), Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass, influenza, September 20, 1918

 

ANDRUS, TOWELL LA GRANGE, Landsman for Machinist's Mate (A), USNRF, (wife, Mildred A Andrus, Rixford, Pa; enlisted Buffalo, N Y July 20, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 30, 1918

 

ANGABOLA, MICHAEL LOUIS, Quartermaster, 1st class, USNRF, (father, Joseph Angarola, 4932 Winthrop Avenue, Chicago, Ill; enlisted Chicago, Ill, May 6, 1918), Auxiliary Reserve School, Chicago, Ill, respiratory disease, October 3, 1918

 

ANGELICCHICO, JOHN, Fireman, 3rd class, (father, Tony Angelicchico, Thornwood, N Y; enlisted New York, N Y July 27, 1918), USS Michigan, dreadnought battleship (later BB-27), foremast carried away in heavy seas off Cape Hatteras (total of 6 killed and 13 injured), January 15, 1918

 

ANGELL, CARL HEATH, Fireman, 3rd class, (father, Perley Angell, Templeton, Mass; enlisted Boston, Mass, January 2, 1918), Naval Training Station, Newport, R I, respiratory disease, March 2, 1918

 

ANGELL, LESTER TAYLOR, Apprentice Seaman, (father, Henry L Angell, box 89, Douglaston, Long Island, N Y; enlisted New York, N Y August 12, 1918), Naval Hospital, Newport, R I, respiratory disease, September 29, 1918

 

ANGLE, HENRY, Chief Yeoman, (wife, Hattie Angle, 353 Spring Street, Newport, R I; enlisted Newport, R I, December 17, 1917), Naval Hospital, Newport, R I, respiratory disease, September 27, 1918

 

ANGLE, JAMES LUTHER, Fireman, 1st class, (mother, Margaret Angle, Westminster, S C; enlisted Columbia, S C, May 14, 1917), USS Albert (not identified), disease, March 13, 1918

 

ANGLOVIC, JOHN MARTIN, Electrician, 3rd class, (father, Steve Anglovic, 401 Sixth Street, Rock Springs, Wyo; enlisted Denver, Colo, April 12, 1917), USS Cyclops, collier (No.4), (DANFS - on passage), ship disappeared in western Atlantic after leaving Barbados on March 4, 1918, declared lost, June 14, 1918

 

ANNABLE, DWIGHT HERBERT, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, Irving Annable, R F D No 1, Laporte, Ind; enlisted Chicago, III, June 4, 1918), Naval Training Camp, Detroit, Mich, respiratory disease, October 2, 1918

 

ANNIS, FRANK MERIEL, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (sister, Ima M Annis, 172 Church Street, Saratoga Springs, N Y; enlisted Newport, R I, May 18, 1917), Dayton, Ohio, aeroplane accident, DOI, October 17, 1917

 

ANSELL, LINWOOD GUY, Fireman, 2nd class, (mother, Laura V Ansell, Forty-eighth Street and Pawhatan Avenue, Norfolk, Va; enlisted Norfolk, Va, August 8, 1916), Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, N H, respiratory disease, November 3, 1917

 

ANSHUS, OLE JOHN, Landsman for Musician, USNRF, (mother, Christine Anshus, 320 Railroad Avenue, Menominee, Wis; enlisted Milwaukee, Wis, July 16, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, October 5, 1918

 

ANSLEY, DONALD DUNCAN, Chief Storekeeper, USNRF, (mother, Martha J Ansley, Lakeland, Fla; enlisted Tampa, Fla, March 4, 1918), Naval Training Camp, Pelham Bay Park, N Y, influenza, October 16, 1918

 

ANTHONY, STANLEY THOMAS, Electrician, 1st class, (mother, Florence Johnson, Bedford, Mass; enlisted Receiving ship at New York, April 4, 1914), USS Chauncey (memorial plaque, right), destroyer (No.3), escorting convoy, rammed and sunk by British SS Rose around 110 miles west of Gibraltar, November 19, 1917

 

ANTOSCH, WALTER, Machinist, USNRF (class 3), (wife, Anton Antosch, 609 3rd Avenue, New York, N Y; appointed New York), USS West Bridge, freighter (ID-2888), in convoy, torpedoed and badly damaged by U.107 some 400 miles west of France, August 15, 1918

 

ANTRIM, HARRY REECE, Ship’s Cook, 2nd class, (father, Harry Antrim, Cutler Avenue, Maple Shade, N J; enlisted Philadelphia, Pa, April 17, 1917), USS Buena Ventura or Buenaventura, freighter (ID-1335), in convoy OV.31, torpedoed and sunk by UB.129 or U.46 (sources vary) west of France, September 16, 1918

 

ANYON, JOHN FRANCIS, Apprentice Seaman, (mother, Mary Anyon, 28 Tweed Street, Pawtucket, R I; enlisted Providence, R I, July 26, 1918), Naval Hospital, Newport, R I, respiratory disease, September 23, 1918

 

APGAR, JASON S, Shipwright, USNRF, (mother, Laura H Apgar, Lebanon, N J; enlisted Newark, N J, April 17, 1918), Naval Hospital, Pelham Bay Park, N Y, respiratory disease, October 9, 1918

 

APPEL, EDWARD, Fireman, 3rd class, USNRF, (mother, Anna Appel, 202 Theodore Street, Long Island City, N Y; enlisted New York, N Y May 17, 1918), Naval Hospital, Newport, R I, respiratory disease, September 25, 1918

 

APPELTRAD, ARTHUR RUDOLPH, Apprentice Seaman, (father, Henry Appeltrad, Leonardville, Kans; enlisted Kansas City, Mo, August 6, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 19, 1918

 

APPLEBY, JOSEPH MORGAN, Seaman, 2nd class, (mother, Maude Appleby, St George, S C; enlisted Columbia, S C, November 30, 1917), USS Mercy, ex-liner Saratoga, hospital ship (ID-1305, later AH-4), served along US East Coast, influenza, October 3, 1918

 

APPLEWHITE, WEYMAN MILLARD, Fireman, 2nd class, (mother, Mrs VV H Mettrum, Shangoloa, La; enlisted Little Rock, Ark, December 15, 1917), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, respiratory disease, January 21, 1918

 

ARBOGAST, WHELDAN SMITH, Ensign, USNRF (class 3), (mother, Sarah Ellen, Arbogast, 313 West Jefferson Street, Springfield, Ohio; appointed Ohio), USS Herman Frasch, freighter (ID-1617), sunk in collision with tanker USS George G Henry off Nova Scotia, October 4, 1918

 

ARCHER, HAROLD REID, Yeoman, 3rd class, USNRF, (mother, Nancy J Archer, R, F D 8, Parkersburg, W Va; enlisted Nashville, Tenn, June 10, 1918), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, respiratory disease, September 30, 1918

 

ARCHINAL, HENRY ALEXANDER, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (sister, Norina Archinal, 1001 Celestial Street, Cincinnati, Ohio; enlisted Detroit, Mich, May 15, 1918), Naval Air Station, Eastleigh, England, influenza, October 8, 1918

 

AREHART, LOUIS ELMER, Machinist's Mate, 2nd class, (father, Russell B Arehart, Decker Avenue, Johnstown, Pa; enlisted Johnstown, Pa, June 4, 1917), USS Cyclops, collier (No.4), ship disappeared in western Atlantic after leaving Barbados on March 4, 1918, declared lost, June 14, 1918

 

ARMBRISTER, MASON MCPHERSON, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, A J Armbrister, R F D 3, Wytheville, Va; enlisted Richmond, Va, July 13, 1918), Naval Hospital, Naval Base, Va, disease, October 9, 1918

 

ARMIGER, GEORGE JONES, Seaman, (brother, Walter Armiger, 2022 Maryland Avenue, Baltimore, Md; enlisted Baltimore, Md, April 17, 1917), USS Cyclops, collier (No.4), ship disappeared in western Atlantic after leaving Barbados on March 4, 1918, declared lost, June 14, 1918

 

ARMITAGE, ADELBERT ELMER, Fireman, 2nd class, (mother, Josephine Armitage, Montrose, Colo; enlisted Portland, Oreg, August 3, 1917), USS Mount Vernon, ex-German liner Kronprinzessen Cecilie, troop transport (ID-4508), torpedoed and damaged by U.82 off French Atlantic coast, September 5, 1918

 

ARMOLD, RUSSELL HEADLEY, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, Frank E Armold, Pataskala, Ohio; enlisted Cincinnati, Ohio, July 10, 1918), USS Blue Ridge, naval transport (SP-2432), influenza, October 24, 1918

 

ARMSTRONG, EDWARD CHARLES, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, George M Armstrong, 1016 Penn Street, Kansas City, Mo; enlisted Kansas City, Mo, May 3, 1918), Naval Hospital, Newport, R I, respiratory disease, September 22, 1918

 

ARMSTRONG, MARTIN JOSEPH, Seaman, 2nd class, (father, Joseph Armstrong, 72 Fourth Street, Derby, Conn; enlisted New Haven, Conn, February 20, 1917), USS Solace, hospital ship (later AH-2), disease, April 30, 1917

 

ARMSTRONG, ROBERT, Boatswain's Mate, 2nd class, (father, William W Armstrong, Galena, Oreg; enlisted Montevideo, Uruguay, October 27, 1917), USS Cyclops, collier (No.4), (DANFS - on passage), ship disappeared in western Atlantic after leaving Barbados on March 4, 1918, declared lost, June 14, 1918

 

ARNETT, JAMES GILBERT, Quartermaster, 1st class (A), USNRF, (wife, Bertie M Arnett, 6 Hays Building, Fairmont, W Va; enlisted Parkersburg, W Va, February 1, 1918), Naval Hospital, Naval Base, Va, respiratory disease, October 17, 1918

 

ARNOLD, ARCHIE, Mess Attendant, 3rd class, (Grandmother, Hattie Smith, Rome, Ga; enlisted Nashville, Tenn, December 11, 1917), Naval Hospital, Hampton Roads, Va, respiratory disease, January 26, 1918

 

ARNOLD, CLAUDE WILLIAM, Seaman, 2nd class:, (father, Harry E Arnold, 702 Cattel Street, Easton, Pa; enlisted Allentown, Pa, April 18, 1917), Navy Base Hospital No 5, Brest, France, respiratory disease, October 4, 1918

 

ARNOLD, CONWAY H, Rear Admiral (retired), (wife, Fanny W Arnold, 800 Riverside Drive, New York, N Y; appointed New York), at home, disease, July 16, 1917

 

ARNOLD, EDWARD FREDERICK, Fireman, 1st class, (wife, Bessie A Arnold, 707 North Eighth Street, Philadelphia, Pa; enlisted Philadelphia, Pa, February 26, 1915), Naval Hospital, New York, N Y, disease, August 13, 1917

 

ARNOLD, RICHARD ELOS, Apprentice Seaman, (mother, Dora Arnold, R F D 7, Camden, Tenn; enlisted Nashville, Tenn, November 7, 1917), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, respiratory disease, December 19, 1917

 

ARNOLD, ROBERT EDGAR, Seaman, 2nd class, (mother, Annie E Arnold, 4410 Dakota Avenue, West Nashville, Tenn; enlisted Nashville, Tenn, April 18, 1917), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, disease, May 18, 1917

ARNOLD, ROY VERNON, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (father, W J Arnold, R 4, box 35, Hope, Ark; enlisted Little Rock, Ark, June 4, 1918), USS Mercy, ex-liner Saratoga, hospital ship (ID-1305, later AH-4), served along US East Coast, influenza, October 14, 1918

 

ARNOLD, ROYCE GRADY, Seaman, 2nd class, (wife, Anna Arnold, R 5, Headland, Ala; enlisted Birmingham, Ala, July 2, 1918), Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass, influenza, September 20, 1918 

 

ARROWOOD, FRANK GREEN, Water Tender, (sister, Mrs Clara Burgin, 1412 East Airline Avenue, Gastonia, N C; enlisted New Orleans, La, August 16, 1918), USS Herman Frasch, freighter (ID-1617), sunk in collision with tanker USS George G Henry off Nova Scotia, October 4, 1918

 

ARTHUR, JAMES DONALD, Apprentice Seaman, (father, James Edward Arthur, 4 Rosedale Street, Dorchester, Mass; enlisted Boston, Mass, December 29, 1917), Naval Hospital, Newport, R I, respiratory disease, March 4, 1918

 

ARTHUR, ROLLAND BETTISWORTH, Carpenter's Mate, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, Andrew J Bettisworth, Coffeyville, Kans; enlisted Kansas City, Mo, May 29, 1918), Camp Hospital No 35, Winchester, England, respiratory disease, October 6, 1918 (BN

 - duplicated entry, should read BETTISWORTH, ARTHUR ROLLAND)

 

ARTRIP, GEORGE DEWEY, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, John Artrip, Clinchport, Va; enlisted Richmond, Va, July 4, 1918), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, respiratory disease, September 30, 1918

 

ASBILL, ELMER, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (mother, Nannie Asbill, R F D 4, Richmond, Ky; enlisted Louisville, Ky, July 20, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 23, 1918

 

ASH, EUGENE ELWOOD, Seaman, USNRF, (father, Julius W Ash, Napoleon, Ohio; enlisted Cincinnati, Ohio, May 14, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 27, 1918

 

ASH, JOSEPH MANSFIELD, Seaman, (mother, Martha Ash, 633 North Twentieth Street, Philadelphia, Pa; enlisted Camden, N J, March 9, 1917), Naval Forces, Foreign Service, respiratory disease, October 4, 1918

 

ASHBEE, CHARLES SPRUEILL, Seaman, (father, Charles S Ashbee, 407 Pearl Street, Berkley, Va; enlisted Norfolk, Va, January 9, 1917), USS Cyclops, collier (No.4), ship disappeared in western Atlantic after leaving Barbados on March 4, 1918, declared lost, June 14, 1918

 

ASHCROFT, GEORGE T, Gunner’s Mate, 1st class (other sources), US Submarine F-4 (Skate, No.23), sank during routine training off Honolulu Harbor, March 25, 1915

 

ASHEL, DELBERT MILTON, Apprentice Seaman, (mother, Edith Penn, 1025 High Street, Des Moines, Iowa; enlisted Des Moines, Iowa, February 9, 1917), Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Ill, disease, March 11, 1917

 

ASHLEY, GUY HOWARD, Seaman, (mother, Eva A Ashley, 2598 East Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, Mich; enlisted Detroit, Mich, September 16, 1915), USS Shawmut, ex-coastal passenger steamer Massachusetts, minelayer (ID-1255, later CM-4), at Ivergokdon (sic, believed Invergordon, Scotland), fell overboard and drowned, November 9, 1918

 

ASHLEY, JOHN CHARLES, Machinist's Mate, 2nd class, (mother, Mrs Mary Ashley, 327 North Avers Avenue, Chicago, I1L; enlisted Chicago, Ill, January 7, 1918), Naval Station, Pensacola, Fla, respiratory disease, October 8, 1918

 

ASHMAN, WILBUR S, Electrician, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, George H Ashman, New Troy, Mich; enlisted Benton Harbor, Mich, March 27, 1917), Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa, disease, September 24, 1917

 

ASHTON, WILLIAM BRIGHT, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (E Y Ashton, 7 Halcyon Place, Yonkers, N Y; enlisted New York, N Y August 18, 1917), Naval Hospital, Brooklyn, N Y, disease, October 9, 1918

 

ASKIN, ANDREW THEODORE, moss Attendant, 3rd class, (mother, Annie F Bailor, 151 Main Street, Steel ton, Pa; enlisted Philadelphia, Pa, June 20, 1917), USS Cyclops, collier (No.4), ship disappeared in western Atlantic after leaving Barbados on March 4, 1918, declared lost, June 14, 1918

 

ASPER, BURT J, Lieutenant (JG) (Medical Corps), (wife, John C Asper, 329 South Main Street, Chambersburg, Pa; appointed Maryland), USS Cyclops, collier (No.4), ship disappeared in western Atlantic after leaving Barbados on March 4, 1918, declared lost, June 14, 1918

 

ASSOVSKY, HARRY A, Seaman, USNRF, (father, David Assovsky, Sun Prairie, Wls; enlisted Milwaukee, Wis, May 23, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 28, 1918

 

AST, HENRY CHARLES, Seaman 2nd class, (mother, Mary Ast, Oregon City, Oreg; enlisted Portland, Oreg, April 11, 1917), USS San Diego, ex-California, armored cruiser (No.6), respiratory disease, June 13, 1917

 

ATKINS, DANIEL LEWIS, Seaman 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Maud L Atkins, East Corinth, Me; enlisted Portland, Me, June 1, 1918), Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass, influenza, September 18, 1918

 

ATKINS, FRANK, Master-at-Arms, USCG, (wife, Mrs Barbara Atkins, Brooklyn, Md), USCG Depot, at Marine Hospital, Baltimore, Md, respiratory disease, October 14, 1918

 

ATKINSON, LEMUEL LEONADAS, Fireman 1st class, (father, William Robert Atkinson, Fairmont, N C; enlisted Norfolk, Va, April 17, 1917), Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa, disease, June 18, 1917

 

ATWOOD, AUSTIN, Seaman 2nd class, (father, George Atwood, 618 Warren Street, Sandusky, Ohio; enlisted Cleveland, Ohio, June 23, 1917), USS Michigan, dreadnought battleship (later BB-27), picket boat sank in Home Waters, drowned, October 30, 1917

 

AUE, LUTHER HAMMA, Seaman 2nd class, USNRF, (father, Carl George Aue, 206 West Seventh Street, Emporia Kans; enlisted Kansas City, Mo, July 17, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 28, 1918

 

AUGEVINE, NORMAN MORRIS, Seaman 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Mrs Lily Augevine, 41 Norwood Street, Merlden, Conn; enlisted New Haven, Conn, June 7, 1918), Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 30, 1918

 

AUGUSTINE, JOSEPH MORRIS, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (mother, Eva Augustine 5714 West Grand Avenue, Chicago, Ill; enlisted Chicago, Ill, August 5, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 27, 1918

 

AULT, WILLIAM JENNINGS, Apprentice Seaman, (father, J M Ault, Wyoming, Ill; enlisted Peoria, Ill, December 12, 1917), Naval Station, Great Lakes, Ill, disease, January 15, 1918

 

AUSBURNE, CHARLES LAWRENCE, Electrician 1st class (R), (Foster mother, Mrs Jennie B Singer, 2800 Louisiana Avenue, New Orleans, La; enlisted Receiving ship at New York, March 1, 1916), SS Antilles, US Army chartered troop transport (USACT), torpedoed and sunk by U.62 to the south of Ireland, 67 lives lost in total, October 17, 1917

 

AUSTIN, CHARLES D, Fireman, 3rd class, USNRF, (mother, Ida Austin, Dundee, Mich; enlisted Detroit, Mich, July 27, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, October 15, 1918

 

AUSTIN, CLYDE FREMONT, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (father, Peter F Kale, R F D 1, Foster Road, McKeesport, Pa; enlisted Pittsburgh, Pa, August 5, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 25, 1918

 

AUSTIN, JOHN ASHCRAFT, Coxswain, (father, Daniel M Austin, 405 Kingston Avenue, Charlotte, N C; enlisted Raleigh, N C, July 27, 1917), Naval Hospital, Brooklyn, N Y, respiratory disease, October 13, 1918

 

AUSTIN, M L, Ordinary Seaman, USCG (other sources), USCG Yamacraw, cruising cutter, member of boat’s crew attempting to rescue crew of oil carrier SS Louisiana, stranded near Ocean City, Md, boat capsized, drowned, March 4, 1917

 

AUTON, LEONARD, jr, Fireman, 3rd class, (father, Leonard Auton, sr, Vintondale, Pa; enlisted Johnstown, Pa, May 10, 1917), Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa, disease, June 4, 1917

 

AVARD, PERCY LEO, Landsman for Quartermaster (A), (father, Alfred Avard, 80 West Ninetieth Street, New York, N Y; enlisted New York, N Y March 1, 1918), Naval Hospital, Charleston, S C, respiratory disease, March 26, 1918

 

AVERILL, FRANK MEDA, Seaman, USCG, (wife, Mrs Catherine E Averill, 76 Reservoir Street, Cambridge, Mass), USS Acushnet, ex-USCG revenue cutter, refitting in Boston Navy Yard, died at Cambridge, Mass, disease, November 15, 1918

 

AVERILL, RAY RUFUS, Ensign, USNRF (class 3), (wife, Helen B Averill Wentworth, N H; appointed Massachusetts), USS Tenadores, troop transport (No ID #), respiratory disease, October 17, 1918

 

AVERITT, WALTER HATHAWAY, Apprentice Seaman, (mother, Susie B Averitt, Tallahassee, Fla; enlisted Atlanta, Ga, October 11, 1917), Naval Hospital, Hampton Roads, Va, disease, January 15, 1918

 

AVERY, ROBERT GILBERT, Lieutenant, USNRF (class 3), (wife, Ella May Avery, 137 East Avenue, South, Baltimore, Md; appointed Maryland), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, respiratory disease, October 8, 1918

 

AYCOCK, JOSEPH BRYAN, Fireman, 3rd class, USNRF, (father, William E Aycock, R 7, Holly Springs, Miss; enlisted Nashville, Tenn, July 24, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, respiratory disease, October 12, 1918

 

AYERS, ALBERT PELTON, Storekeeper, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, Eugene A Ayers, Swanton, Vt; enlisted Boston, Mass, May 8, 1918), Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass, disease, July 29, 1918

 

AYERS, WILLIAM ELLIS Seaman, 2nd class, (brother, Joseph Ayers, Altha, Fla; enlisted Pensacola, Fla, March 8, 1917), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, disease, May 6, 1917

 

on to Babb to Byxbee

or return to USN/CG/MC Casualties

 

revised 5/8/11