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1. 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
2. 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
3.  Ranks of US Navy Commissioned Officers and Enlisted Men

4. See also Casualties by Date and Ship/Base, starting 1914


 

 

NACHTMANN, JOSEPH JOHN, Fireman, 3rd class, USNRF, (mother, Magdalene Walish Nachtmann, 1028 Sixth Street, Oshkosh, Wis; enlisted Milwaukee, Wis, July 15, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 27, 1918

 

NAGLE, WILLIAM DENNIS, Fireman, 1st class, USNRF, (father, Dennis Nagle, 7 Extension Street, Newport, R I; enlisted Newport, R I, April 7, 1917), Naval Hospital, Newport, R I, disease, March 5, 1918

 

NAILE, FREDERICK L, Commander (retired), (wife, Emma P Naile, 806 De Kalb Street, Norristown, Pa; appointed Pennsylvania), Norristown, Pa, disease, May 25, 1918

 

NAILS, SAMUEL WILLIS, Lieutenant (JG) USNRF, (father, R O Nails, 804 West Forty-ninth Street, Birmingham, Ala; appointed California), USS Chicago, ex-protected cruiser, ex-training ship, flagship Atlantic Submarine Force (later CA-14), respiratory disease, September 19, 1918

 

NANSCAWEN, REGINALD HOWARD, Chief Yeoman, USNRF, (father, Lloyd Nanscawen, Grimes, Calif; enlisted San Francisco, Calif, April 28, 1917), Naval Hospital, New York, N Y, respiratory disease, April 3, 1918

 

NAPIER, JOHN CALVIN, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (wife, Nancy Napier, Hazard, Ky; enlisted Louisville, Ky, June 14, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 22, 1918

 

NAPOLEON, ELI JAMES, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (wife, Alice Napoleon, 574 Rockaway Avenue, Brooklyn, N Y; enlisted New York, N Y June 4, 1918), Naval Hospital, Naval Base, Norfolk, Va, respiratory disease, October 1, 1918

 

NASH, JOHNNIE OLAN, Seaman, (mother, Susan Nash, Buena Vista, Independence County, Oreg; enlisted Portland, Oreg, April 6, 1917), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, respiratory disease, October 13, 1918

 

NASH, ROBERT JOSEPH, Mess Attendant, 3rd class, (father, James P Nash, Edge Hill, Pa; enlisted Philadelphia, Pa, September 11, 1917), USS Beaufort, ex-German Rudolph Blumberg, collier (ID-3008), drowned, August 9, 1918

 

NATION, FRED BLACKSHAW, Gunner's Mate, 3rd class, (father, Albert Nation, Appleton City, Mo; enlisted Kansas City, Mo, April 20, 1917), USS Oklahoma, dreadnought battleship (later BB-37), respiratory disease, October 31, 1918

 

NAUGHTIN, THOMAS JOHN, Seaman, 2nd class, (father, Thomas J Naughtin, box 703, Wilmington, N C; enlisted Raleigh, N C, June 12, 1917), 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

 

NEAL, GEORGE LESTER, Seaman 2nd class, (mother, Dora Neal, route 9, Knoxville, Iowa; enlisted Des Moines, Iowa, July 13, 1917), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 25, 1918

 

NEAL, HOWARD BOURNE, Electrician, 3rd class (G), (mother, Mrs Emily Neal, 237 Decatur Street, Brooklyn, N Y; enlisted New York, N Y September 1, 1915), USS Bridge, freighter (later AF-1), died, April 5, 1918

 

NEAL, John, Ensign, (mother, Mrs L W Neal, Box 125, Louisburg, N C; appointed North Carolina), USS Mercy, ex-liner Saratoga, hospital ship (ID-1305, later AH-4), served along US East Coast, respiratory disease, October 6, 1918

 

NEALE, ARTHUR WILLIAM, Seaman, USNRF, (Grandfather, Joseph B Neale, 342 Williams Street, New London, Conn; enlisted New London, Conn, April 6, 1917), Submarine Base, New London, Conn, drowned, July 28, 1917

 

NEALE, GEORGE CAMERON, Fireman, 2nd class, (brother, Stuart A Neale, 2530 X Street, Sacramento, Calif; enlisted Sacramento, Calif, May 14, 1917), Naval Hospital, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, disease, January 31, 1918

 

NEE, JOHN, Fireman, 3rd class, USNRF, (brother, Dudley Nee, Florence Street, Somerville, Mass; enlisted First Naval district, Boston (Mass) Navy Yard, December 11, 1917), Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass, disease, February 25, 1918

 

NEE, MARTIN JOSEPH, Chief Machinist's Mate, (wife, Katie N Nee, 83 Hawthorne Avenue, Norfolk, Va; enlisted Receiving Ship, Norfolk, Va, December 16, 1915), USS Jacob Jones, destroyer (No.61), sailing Brest, France for Queenstown, Ireland, torpedoed and sunk by U.53, December 6, 1917

 

NEED, CURTIS, Fireman, 1st class, USNRF, (wife, Mrs Jessie Need, R R 5, Brazil, Ind; enlisted Indianapolis, Ind, July 1, 1918), USS Mercy, ex-liner Saratoga, hospital ship (ID-1305, later AH-4), served along US East Coast, respiratory disease, October 9, 1918

 

NEEDHAM, JEROME MASSEE, Machinist's Mate, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Ludie Blasingame Massee, Marshallville, Ga; enlisted Atlanta, Ga, December 10, 1917), Naval Hospital, New London, Conn, respiratory disease, October 9, 1918 (BN - duplicated entry, should read  MASSEE, NEEDHAM JEROME)

 

NEEL, FRANK GARNETT, Boilermaker, USNRF, (mother, Fanny Jak Neel, 434-D Victor Street, Los Angeles, Calif; enlisted Los Angeles, Calif, June 3, 1918), Mare Island, Calif, influenza, October 18, 1918

 

NEELEY, LESTER MCMANUS, Landsman for Electrician (G), USNRF, (wife, Vern Neeley, Nebraska City, Nebr; enlisted Omaha, Nebr, June 6, 1918), Naval Hospital, Newport, R I, respiratory disease, September 22, 1918

 

NEGLEY, GUY PERRY, Fireman, 2nd class, (mother, Mary L Negley, 115 North Tenth Street, Miles City, Mont; enlisted Seattle, Wash, November 12, 1917), USS Pittsburgh, ex-Pennsylvania, armored cruiser (No.4, later CA-4), most of war in South American waters, respiratory disease, October 28, 1918

 

NEIGER, JOHN HERMAN, Yeoman, 3rd class, (father, Henry Neiger, R F D 1, Box 54, Salem, Oreg; enlisted Portland, Oreg, December 5, 1917), Naval Hospital, League Island, Pa, influenza, October 7, 1918

 

NEIGG, FRANK NICHOLAS, Fireman, 3rd class, (mother, Mary Neigg, Wabasha, Minn; enlisted Minneapolis, Minn, May 5, 1917), Receiving Ship, Boston, Mass, killed by train, November 5, 1917

 

NEILL, ROBERT JAMES, Fireman, 3rd class, USNRF, (mother, Margaret Neill, 406 North Twelfth Street, Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa; enlisted Des Moines, Iowa, June 22, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, October 13, 1918

 

NELSON, ADOLPH CHRISTIAN, Fireman, 3rd class, (father, Bernard Nelson, box 9, Northboro, Mass; enlisted Boston, Mass, April 25, 1917), Naval Hospital, New York, N Y, disease, January 19, 1918

 

NELSON, BENJAMIN, Acting Water Tender, USCG, (mother, Mrs Annie Ritland, Elroy, Wis), 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

 

NELSON, CHARLES EDWARD, Chief Machinist's Mate, USNRF, (father, Peter Nelson, 466 Prospect Place, Brooklyn, N Y; enlisted New York, N Y November 14, 1917), USS SC-193, submarine chaser, drowned, July 8, 1918

 

NELSON, CLARENCE ARTHUR, Machinist's Mate, 1st class, (father, James Nelson, Crosby, Minn; enlisted Minneapolis, Minn, March 29, 1917), Naval Aeronautic Detachment No 1, "falling of airplane", March 20, 1918

 

NELSON, CLARENCE KING, Hospital Apprentice, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Harriet Nelson, Richfield, Utah; enlisted Salt Lake City, Utah, June 4, 1918), Navy Yard, Mare Island, Calif, influenza, October 24, 1918

 

NELSON, CLEON ALBERT, Engineman, 2nd class, (mother, Emma Nelson, 1709 Delaware Street, Mason City, Iowa; enlisted Des Moines, Iowa, November 27, 1917), USS Lakemoor, also Lake Moore, freighter (ID-2180), torpedoed by UB64 in Irish Sea, April 11, 1918

 

NELSON, FRANS ALBERT, Seaman, 2nd class, (father, Charles Victor Nelson, R F D 1, box 101-A, Longmont, Colo; enlisted Denver, Colo, December 3, 1917), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, respiratory disease, September 24, 1918

 

NELSON, HENRY MORTIAN, Fireman, 1st class, (father, Mr Nels Markuson, Alvarado, Minn; enlisted Bremerton, Wash, September 21, 1915), Naval Hospital, Charleston, S C, disease, February 4, 1918

 

NELSON, HOWARD OLIVER, Apprentice Seaman, (mother, Mrs Cora Bell Nelson, Clay Center, Kans; enlisted Denver, Colo, January 3, 1918), Naval Training Camp, San Diego, Calif, respiratory disease, February 17, 1918

 

NELSON, JOHN, Quartermaster, 3rd class (A), (brother, Frank Nelson, 2927 Bridgeport Street, East Spokane, Wash; enlisted Portland, Oreg, December 13, 1917), Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa, respiratory disease, April 26, 1918

 

NELSON, NORMAN ROY, Coxswain, USNRF, (father, Thomas M Nelson, 1419 North Tripp Avenue, Chicago, Ill; enlisted Chicago, Ill, April 5, 1917), USS Comfort, ex-passenger ship Havana, hospital ship (later AH-3), influenza, October 4, 1918

 

NELSON, OSCAR WILHELM, Fireman, 3rd class, USNRF, (father, John Nelson, R, F D 4, Brainerd, Minn; enlisted Cincinnati, Ohio, June 3, 1918), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, respiratory disease, October 5, 1918

 

NELSON, PETER MORRIS, Musician, 1st class, (Foster father, Christian Nelson, Halstad, Minn; enlisted Minneapolis, Minn, January 27, 1915), Naval Hospital, Newport, R I, respiratory disease, September 30, 1918

 

NELSON, WALTER, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, Charles Nelson, Boyd, Wis; enlisted Milwaukee, Wis, June 12, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 26, 1918

 

NELSON, WILLIAM S, Chief Machinist's Mate (other sources), US Submarine F-4 (Skate, No.23), sank during routine training off Honolulu Harbor, March 25, 1915

 

NESETH, JOHN, Landsman for Machinist's Mate, USNRF, (wife, Clara Neseth, 3148 Fifteenth Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minn; enlisted Minneapolis, Minn, June 24, 1918), Dunwoody Naval Training School, Minneapolis, Minn, respiratory disease, October 2, 1918

 

NESS, SELMER MELVIN, Apprentice Seaman, (father, Frank Ness, Rushmore, Minn; enlisted Omaha, Nebr, December 12, 1916), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, respiratory disease, May 13, 1917

 

NETTLES, WILLIE JUTSON, Coxswain, (sister, Mrs H L Overman, 731 Cooke Street, Portsmouth, Va; enlisted Columbia, S C, July 20, 1917), USS Cyclops, collier (No.4), lost overboard, February 10, 1918

 

NEUBERGER, GILBERT MORDECAI, Lieutenant (Medical Corps), USNRF (class 4), (wife, Corrine Stern Neuberger, 1823 Diamond Street, Philadelphia, Pa; appointed Pennsylvania), Naval Hospital, League Island, Pa, influenza, September 27, 1918

 

NEUERT, KARL HENRY, Electrician, 1st class, (father, J M Neuert, 213 2nd Street, Columbus, Ind; enlisted Indianapolis, Ind, April 9, 1917), USS President Lincoln, ex-German liner, troop transport (no ID #), torpedoed and sunk by U90 about 600 miles west of France, May 31, 1918

 

NEUHAUS, GEORGE, Chief Machinist's Mate, (sister, Mrs Anna Gelhause, 702 Jefferson Avenue, Elizabeth, N J; enlisted Mare Island, Calif, April 1, 1912), USS Pittsburgh, ex-Pennsylvania, armored cruiser (No.4, later CA-4), most of war in South American waters, respiratory disease, October 14, 1918

 

NEUMEIER, JOSEPH, Chief Water Tender, (wife, Ruby L Neumeier, 7GO East Davis Street, Portland, Oreg; enlisted San Francisco, Calif, February 21, 1916), on leave, Menominee, Mich, respiratory disease, October 18, 1918

 

NEUROHR, OTTO FRANK, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Carrie Neurohr, Perkins, Mich; enlisted Milw;:ukee, Wis, June 4, 1918), Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, Va, respiratory disease, September 7, 1918

 

NEVILLE, JOHN JAMES, Carpenter's Mate, 2nd class (A), USNRF, (mother, Mrs Mary Neville, Pine City, Minn; enlisted Minneapolis, Minn, May 27, 1918), Receiving Ship, Philadelphia, Pa, respiratory disease, September 21, 1918

 

NEVINS, JAMES JOSEPH, Boy, 1st class, USCG, (mother, Mrs Elizabeth Nevins, 10 Sixth Street, Norwich, Conn), USS Seneca, ex-USCG revenue cutter, ocean escort, member of steaming party on torpedoed British tanker SS Wellington in Gibraltar convoy OM.99, drowned attempting to abandon ship, September 16, 1918

 

NEW, ROBERT ROBISON, Seaman, 2nd class, (father, Cannie Swain New, Dublin, Ga; enlisted Atlanta, Ga, May 23, 1918), Naval Hospital, Naval Base, Va, respiratory disease, October 10, 1918

 

NEWBURY, CARL STEPHEN, Coxswain, USCG, (mother, Mrs Daisy M Newbury, 78 Tenth Str, New London, Conn), USS Seneca, ex-USCG revenue cutter, ocean escort, member of steaming party on torpedoed British tanker SS Wellington in Gibraltar convoy OM.99, drowned attempting to abandon ship, September 16, 1918

 

NEWELL, CLARENCE C, Lieutenant (JG), USNRF (class 4-3), (father, William Capers Newell, Camp Hill, Ala; appointed Alabama), USS Jeanette Skinner (BN - Janet Skinner), freighter (ID 1321), attached to, at Naval Base, Rochford (sic - Rochefort), France, disease, August 14, 1918

 

NEWELL, EDWARD DOLLIVER, Lieutenant (JG), USNRF, (wife, Mrs Esther C Newell, 5525 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa; appointed Pennsylvania), USS Cherokee, ex- Luckenbach No.2, tug (ID-458), foundered in gale about 12 miles off Fenwick Island Light Vessel, February 26, 1918

 

NEWELL, WILLIAM FOSTER, Electrician, USCG, (mother, Mrs Sarah T Newell, 830 West Adams Street, Jacksonville, 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

 

NEWFANG, HARRY THOMAS, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Cora Newfang, Cohocton, N Y; enlisted Philadelphia, Pa, May 6, 1918), Naval Hospital, Naval Base, Va, respiratory disease, October 4, 1918

 

NEWLIN, WALTER, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, Simon Newlin, Georgetown, Ill; enlisted Peoria, Ill, June 1, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 24, 1918

 

NEWMAN, ALBERT HENRY, Landsman for Musician, USNRF, (father, William H Newman, La Harpe, Kans; enlisted Kansas City, Mo, June 1, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 20, 1918

 

NEWMAN, EDWARD WILLIAM, Ship's Cook, 4th class, USNRF, (wife, Anna Mary Newman, 6447 Sangamon Street, Chicago, Ill; enlisted Great Lakes, Ill, June 19, 1918), Naval Hospital, Naval Base, Va, respiratory disease, October 8, 1918

 

NEWMAN, FREDERICK ARMAND, Machinist's Mate, 1st class (A), (mother, Mrs Anna Newman, 381 Elk Street, Buffalo, N Y; enlisted Buffalo, N Y December 15, 1917), Naval Air Station, Rockaway Beach, Long Island, N Y, drowned, August 30, 1918

 

NEWMAN, HARRY HAWLEY, Landsman for Machinist's Mate, USNRF, (wife, Myrtle Newman, Welch, Okla; enlisted Kansas City, Mo, June 24, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 28, 1918

 

NEWMAN, THOMAS MARCELLA, Apprentice Seaman USNRF, (father, William Newman 2228 Berling Street, New Orleans, La; enlisted New Orleans La, February 14, 1918), USS Nahma, armed yacht (SP-771), based at Gibraltar on convoy escort, drowned, March 18, 1918

 

NEWSOM, JOHN ROBERT, Boilermaker, (father, Mr L Brown Newsom, Mesquite, Tex; enlisted Dallas, Tex, October 25, 1913), USS Mercy, ex-liner Saratoga, hospital ship (ID-1305, later AH-4), served along US East Coast, respiratory disease, October 2, 1918

 

NEWTON, BERT ALEXANDER, Seaman, 2nd class, NNV, (Mrs Effie Walker, Halcyon Dale, Ga; enlisted Miami, Fla, April 30, 1917), USS Cyclops, collier (No.4), ship disappeared in western Atlantic after leaving Barbados on March 4, 1918, declared lost, June 14, 1918

 

NEWTON, FARLEY LINCOLN, Landsman for Electrician (R), USNRF, (mother, Rachel Rogers Newton, Dawson, Iowa; enlisted Des Moines, Iowa, May 10, 1918), Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass, influenza, September 15, 1918

 

NEWTON, WALTER WILOUGHBY, Water Tender, (mother, Fannie Newton, R F D 2, box 28-a, Richmond, Va; enlisted Richmond, Va, April 2, 1918), USS Solace, hospital ship (later AH-2), respiratory disease, November 3, 1918

 

NICHODEMUS, CONRAD ROLLO, Seaman, 2nd class, (mother, Nellie Nichodemus, 910 Fourteenth Avenue, Seattle, Wash; enlisted Seattle, Wash, April 17, 1917), Naval Hospital, New York, N Y, disease, April 16, 1918

 

NICHOLS, ALAN L, Ensign, USNRF, (father, Clifford L Nichols, 903 Goodrich Avenue, St Paul, Minn; appointed Minnesota), Italy, seaplane accident, both killed, August 17, 1918

 

NICHOLS, FRANCIS HENRY, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (stepfather, Thos Kain Russel, R D 1, Russel, Pa; enlisted Buffalo, N Y May 17, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, October 5, 1918

 

NICHOLS, OBED LOUGHRIDGE, Fireman, 3rd class, USNRF, (mother, Mattie Nichols, Blackstock, S C; enlisted Columbia, S C, June 14, 1918), USS Montauk, ex-trawler, coastal minesweeper (SP-392), ran aground on Cumberland Island, off Georgia in gale and foundered, drowned, August 21, 1918

 

NICHOLS, RALPH, Ship's Cook, 2nd class, (wife, Joycelyn Nichols, 1709 F Street, Belllngham, Wash; enlisted Seattle, Wash, May 26, 1917), Receiving Ship, Puget Sound, Wash, died, August 8, 1918

 

NICHOLS, SHEPLEY, Quartermaster, 1st class, USNRF, (father, Rev H P Nichols, 18 West One hundred and twenty2nd Street, New York, N Y; enlisted New Bedford, Mass, March 23, 1917), USS SC-325, submarine chaser, lost at sea, presumably drowned, August 21, 1918

 

NICHOLSON, HARRY AMBROSE, Chief Storekeeper, (father, John W Nicholson, Edinburg, Ind; enlisted Dallas, Tex, February 20, 1911), USS Pittsburgh, ex-Pennsylvania, armored cruiser (No.4, later CA-4), most of war in South American waters, respiratory disease, October 16, 1918

 

NICHOLSON, WILLIAM ASHFORD, Ship's Cook, 4th class, (sister, Ada Webb, Perrin, Tex; enlisted El Paso, Tex, August 12, 1917), USS Brooklyn, armored cruiser (No.3, later CA-3), Asiatic Station, disease, April 15, 1918

 

NICKELS, LESLIE EWING, Electrician (R), USNRF, (mother, Anna Litia Nickels, Laguey, Mo; enlisted St Louis, Mo, February 19, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 26, 1918

 

NICKERSON, ROLAND CROSBY Lieutenant (JG), USNRF (class 4), (wife, Henrietta Jordan Nickerson, 2520 Park Avenue, Minneapolis, Minn; appointed Minnesota), United States Hospital, Washington, D C, respiratory disease, October 6, 1918

 

NICKLAS, BERNARD EGBERT, Seaman, 2nd class, (father, Joseph Wilson Nicklas, Lillie, La; enlisted New Orleans, La, May 17, 1918), USS Nevada, dreadnought battleship (later BB-36), respiratory disease, October 22, 1918

 

NICKUM, MARTIN WILEN, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Rachel Nickum, 2511 East Dauphin Street, Philadelphia, Pa; enlisted Philadelphia, Pa, May 1, 1917), Naval Hospital, League Island, Pa, respiratory disease, March 5, 1918 (BN - duplicated entry, also as MICKUM)

 

NICOLE, JOSEPH ONESIPHARE NAPOLEON, Chief Electrician, (wife, Mrs Emma Marie Nicole, 65 Falmouth Street, Lowell, Mass; enlisted Norfolk, Va, April 7, 1916), USS New Hampshire, battleship (later BB-25), during operation, April 25, 1918

 

NIELSEN, JENS PETER GRONNE, Fireman, 3rd class, (mother, Johanne Marie Sorensen, Olstrup Province, Lervang Jylland, Denmark; enlisted Seattle, Wash, April 29, 1918), USS West Bridge, freighter (ID-2888), in convoy, torpedoed and badly damaged by U.107 some 400 miles west of France, August 15, 1918

 

NIENBERG, WILLIAM ROMAN, Machinist's Mate, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, Joseph Nienberg, Glandorf, Ohio; enlisted Cincinnati, Ohio, June 27, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 23, 1918

 

NIGG, FRANK C, Lieutenant (JG), (mother, Mrs Henrietta Nigg, Maquoketa Iowa; appointed Iowa), USS Cyclops, collier (No.4), ship disappeared in western Atlantic after leaving Barbados on March 4, 1918, declared lost, June 14, 1918

 

NILSSON, STANLEY WILFORD, Landsman for Yeoman, (mother, Lilly Nilsson, 3812 3rd Avenue, Minneapolis, Minn; enlisted Minneapolis, Minn, June 18, 1917), Naval Station, Great Lakes, Ill, respiratory disease, April 8, 1918

 

NIPPLE, JOHN, Fireman, 3rd class, (mother, Anna Nipple, Ellsworth, Wis; enlisted Minneapolis, Minn, December 11, 1917), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, disease, January 16, 1918

 

NIX, JACOB DARLING, Ship's Writer, USCG, (mother, Mrs Amanda E Nix, R F D, Estelle, S C), 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

 

NOBLE, EVERETT EWING, Chief Quartermaster, USNRF, (mother, Isabelle Ewing Noble, Lander, Wyo; enlisted Puget Sound, March 8, 1918), Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass, disease, May 17, 1918

 

NOBLE, ROLLO MCDONALD, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, Walter Noble, R F D 34, Pavilion, N Y; enlisted Buffalo, N Y June 3, 1918), USS Alabama, battleship (later BB-8), respiratory disease, October 16, 1918

 

NOBLES, WESLEY JAMES, Boy, 1st class, USCG, (mother, Mrs Clara M Nobles, Gasparilla, 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

 

NOE, ALBERT, Fireman, 3rd class, (mother, Jane Nee, Paint Lick, Ky; enlisted Louisville, Ky, December 1, 1917), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, disease, January 12, 1918

 

NOLAN, CLAYTON EUGENE, Seaman, (mother, Martha Jane Nolan, St Johnsbury, Vt, R F D 1; enlisted Burlington, Vt, June 22, 1917), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, respiratory disease, October 22, 1918

 

NOLAN, HERBERT JOSEPH, Boatswain's Mate, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, Simon Nolan, 46 South Broadway, Lawrence, Mass; enlisted Boston, Mass, November 8, 1917), 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

 

NOLAN, JAMES ALBERT, Gunner's Mate, 3rd class, USNRF, (aunt, Mrs Fred Saunders, 302 Pine Avenue, Niagara Falls, N Y; enlisted Detroit, Mich, January 8, 1917), USS Wainwright, destroyer (later DD-62), respiratory disease, August 8, 1917

 

NOLAN, JOHN RICHARD, Fireman, 2nd class, (father, Thomas Nolan, 32 Washburn Street, South Boston, Mass; enlisted Boston, Mass, March 30, 1916), USS New Hampshire, battleship (later BB-25), drowned, August 10, 1918

 

NOLAN, SYLVESTER BERNARD, Fireman, 3rd class, (brother, James Nolan, 2311 West Harold Street, Philadelphia, Pa; enlisted Philadelphia, Pa, May 23, 1917), USS Cherokee, ex-Luckenbach No.2, tug (ID-458), foundered in gale about 12 miles off Fenwick Island Light Vessel, February 26, 1918

 

NOLAND, BENJAMINE ROBERT, Fireman, 2nd class, USNRF, (sister, Laura Noland, Lake Charles, La; enlisted New Orleans, La, July 8, 1918), Eighth Naval district, New Orleans, La, influenza, October 7, 1918

 

NOLIAN, EDWARD PETER, Fireman, 3rd class, (father, Philip Nolian, 13 Prospect Street, Georgetown, Mass; enlisted Boston, Mass, September 4, 1918), Naval Hospital, Newport, R I, respiratory disease, September 23, 1918

 

NOLL, ARTHUR DAVID, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, David B Noll, Quincy, Franklin County, Pa (moved to Waynesboro, Pa); enlisted Baltimore, Md, July 11, 1918), Naval Hospital, Naval Base, Va, respiratory disease, September 25, 1918

 

NONNENMOCKER, CHRISTIAN KURTZ, Seaman, (father, Martin Nonnenmocker, Groffs Store, Pa; enlisted Philadelphia, Pa, April 2, 1917), Naval Hospital, New York, N Y, disease, July 6, 1918

 

NOONAN, JOHN FRANK, Seaman, 2nd class, NNV, (mother, Mrs Mary Noonan, 7011 Fullerton Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio; enlisted Cleveland, Ohio, April 16, 1917), Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pa, died, August 19, 1917

 

NOONAN, WILLIAM JOHN, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Mary Carpentier, Barre, Vt; enlisted Burlington, Vt, August 8, 1918), Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Ill, respiratory disease, October 5, 1918

 

NORDSTRON, EDWARD JOHN, Seaman, 2nd class, (father, Mr Axil Leonard Nordstron, Chester, Mont; enlisted Salt Lake City, Utah, December 21, 1917), Naval Training Camp, San Diego, Calif, respiratory disease, May 7, 1918

 

NORFLEET, ROI JACKSON, Musician, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, James King Norfleet, Butler, Mo; enlisted Kansas City, Mo, May 9, 1918), USS Mercy, ex-liner Saratoga, hospital ship (ID-1305, later AH-4), served along US East Coast attached to USS Alabama, disease, October 25, 1918

 

NORLAND, PAUL BENTON, Carpenter's Mate, 1st class, USNRF, (wife, Walberta Norland, 508 Fry Street, St Paul, Minn; enlisted Milwaukee, Wis, June 8, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 26, 1918

 

NORMAN, FRANK BRUCE, Machinist's Mate, 2nd class (A), USNRF, (father, Amos G Norman, Tremont, Ill; enlisted Peoria, Ill, July 17, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 24, 1918

 

NORMAN, GUY Lieutenant, USNRF (class 1), (wife, Mrs Louisa P Norman, 86 Washington Avenue, Newport, R I; appointed Rhode Island), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass, disease, June 3, 1918

 

NORMAN, TOM DALTON, Fireman, 3rd class, (wife, Era Shelby Norman, Castor, La; enlisted New Orleans, La, July 19, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 28, 1918

 

NORMAN, WENDELL HILL, Electrician, 2nd class (R), NNV, (mother, Mrs E H Norman, 848 Going Street, Portland, Oreg; enlisted Portland, Oreg, January 30, 1917), Naval Hospital, League Island, Pa, disease, March 22, 1918

 

NORMAN, WILLIAM HUME, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (mother, Lean Norman, R F D 1, Erlanger, Ky; enlisted Louisville, Ky, July 19, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 26, 1918

 

NORRIS, HUGH ROBERT, Seaman, 2nd class, (mother, Ida Norris, Odessa, Wash; enlisted Seattle, Wash, April 2, 1917), Naval Hospital, Washington, D C, respiratory disease, December 28, 1917

 

NORRIS, NORWIN BATTE, Lieutenant (JG), (Medical Corps), USNRF (class 4), (wife, Mrs Mary Davis Norris, R F D 5, Memphis, Tenn; appointed Tennessee), 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

 

NORRIS, TIMOTHY DELL, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, John Samuel Norris, Sands, N C; enlisted Raleigh, N C, June 3, 1918), Naval Hospital, Naval Base, Va, respiratory disease, October 30, 1918

 

NORTH, SCOTT HOLMES, Ensign, (mother, Mrs Alice J North, 49 Shelter Street, Rochester, N Y; appointed Ohio), British Hospital ship Soudan, disease, February 19, 1918

 

NORTON, ANNE FRAZIER, Yeoman (F), 2nd class, USNRF, (husband, Edwin Asa Norton, Amoskeag Bank Building, Manchester, N H; enlisted Portsmouth, N H, August 14, 1918), Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N H, influenza, October 11, 1918

 

NORTON, GEORGE ROYAL, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Catherine Norton, Ingleside, Ill; enlisted Great Lakes, Ill, July 5, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, October 6, 1918

 

NORTON, HENRY WILLIAM, Seaman, 2nd class, (mother, Annis Norton, 227 Lexington, Street, Harrodsburg, Ky; enlisted Lexington, Ky, May 9, 1917), Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass, disease, March 26, 1918

 

NORTON, WILLIAM JAMES, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Scynthia Norton, R F D 1, box 82, Couch, Mo; enlisted St Louis, Mo, July 8, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 24, 1918

 

NORWOOD, ROBERT, Boy, 1st class, USCG, (mother, Mrs Alma Penn Norwood, 305 East Evergreen Street, San Antonio, Tex), 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

 

NOSOVITZ, GEORGE N, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, David Nosovitz, 567 Bergenline Avenue, West New York, N J; enlisted New York City, N Y June 22, 1918), Naval Training Camp, Pelham Bay Park, N Y, influenza, October 15, 1918

 

NOWACKI, JACOB JOHN, Ship's Cook, 1st class, (wife, Rosie Nowacki, 92 Orange Street, Brooklyn, N Y; enlisted Hampton Roads, Va, December 8, 1916), USS President Lincoln, ex-German liner, troop transport (no ID #), torpedoed and sunk by U90 about 600 miles west of France, May 31, 1918

 

NOWAK, FRANK, Seaman, 2nd class, (father, Mike Nowak, 202 Fourth Avenue, Stevens Point, Wis; enlisted Milwaukee, Wis, October 29, 1917), Naval Station, Great Lakes, Ill, disease, May 29, 1918

 

NOWLIN, GUY CORNEOLUS, Ship's Cook, 4th class, (mother, Liddie Corp, Aurora, Nebr; enlisted Denver, Colo, January 10, 1917), USS Cyclops, collier (No.4), ship disappeared in western Atlantic after leaving Barbados on March 4, 1918, declared lost, June 14, 1918

 

NOWLIN, TOM, Mess Attendant, 3rd class, (mother, Millisa Nowlin, Christiansburg, Va; enlisted Richmond, Va, August 8, 1918), USS Salem, scout cruiser (No.3, later CL-3), liberty boat returning from Key West, Fla to ship, capsized, missing, September 29, 1918

 

NULTON, FRED, Gunner's Mate, 1st class, (wife, Margaret Nulton, Taneytown, Md; enlisted Portland, Oreg, June 17, 1918), USS West Gambo, freighter (ID-3220), respiratory disease, November 1, 1918

 

NUNLEY, WM ALLEN, Apprentice Seaman, (father, James R Nunley, Hartsville, Tenn; enlisted Louisville, Ky, January 10, 1918), Naval Hospital, Newport, R I, respiratory disease, April 5, 1918

 

NUNNALLY, WILLIAM EDGAR, Apprentice Seaman, (mother, Mrs Cynthia Nunnally, box 63, Newcomb, Tenn; enlisted Nashville, Tenn, November 15, 1917), Naval Hospital, Hampton Roads, Va, disease, February 15, 1918

 

NYLAND, WALFRED OTTO, Landsman for Electrician (G), USNRF, (father, Andrew Nyland, National Mine, Mich; enlisted Milwaukee, Wis, July 9, 1918), Naval Hospital, Newport, R I, disease, August 29, 1918

 

NYQUIST, DAVIS THEO, Landsman for Yeoman, USNRF, (mother, Annie Nyquist, 1720 Charles Street, Rockford, Ill; enlisted Chicago, Ill, June 4, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 23, 1918

 

NYREN, ROBERT CARL, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, Alfred Nyren, 378 Townsend Avenue, New Haven, Conn; enlisted New Haven, Conn, July 17, 1918), Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Ill, respiratory disease, October 5, 1918

 

NYROS, GEORGE, Fireman, 2nd class, (father, Isaac Nyros, 192 Whiting Avenue, East Dedham, Mass; enlisted Boston, Mass, May 15, 1917), USS Solace, hospital ship (later AH-2), respiratory disease, March 3, 1918

 

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