1. Information is in order - Date of death, Ship, Base or Location, Incident, Name, Rank, Service other than USN, Cause of death. (For Next of kin and  Appointment/Enlistment information, see lists by Name)
2. Main abbreviations: A - Aviation, DOI - died of injuries, DOW - died of wounds, 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 Name, starting at Abbate and ending at Zwieseland

 

1918

 

 

Spanish Influenza - 4,907 sailors died and 146,446 ill from influenza and respiratory diseases (bronchitis, pneumonia's etc) in 1918 (NHC)

 

 

JANUARY

 

Spanish Influenza Pandemic - An early, but mild outbreak occurred in January on board USS Minneapolis in Philadelphia Navy Yard

 

 

January 1, 1918

 

Naval Hospital, New York, N Y

 HUTCHINSON, FELTON EUGENE, Fireman, 1st class, illness/disease        

 

Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va

 GATES, IRVIN O'NEAL, Apprentice Seaman, illness/disease    

 GILBERT, GEORGE ERNEST, Apprentice Seaman, illness/disease   

 

USS Jason, collier (No.12, later AC-12)

 McKENNA, EUGENE WILLIAM, Blacksmith, 1st class, poisoned by illuminating gas        

 

 

January 2, 1918

 

Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va

 HUGHES, LOOMIS LAFAYETTE, Apprentice Seaman, illness/disease        

 REEVES, WILLIAM GIBSON, Fireman, 3rd class, respiratory disease         

 

 

January 3, 1918

 

Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill

 HARMAN, ALBERT TURNER, Apprentice Seaman, illness/disease

 WEBBER, JOSEPH ROSS, Apprentice Seaman, illness/disease       

        

Naval Hospital, Hampton Roads, Va

 HICKS, CHARLIE, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease      

 

Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va

 SAVAGE, JACK EDWARD, Fireman, 3rd class, illness/disease         

 

USS George Washington, ex-German liner, troop transport (ID-3018)

 GRAHAM, HARRY, Fireman, 1st class, drowned  

 

USS Susquehanna, ex-German liner Rhein, troop transport (ID-3016)

 ZIMMERMAN, ROBERT LEE, Seaman, 2nd class, ammonia poisoning        

 

USS Vestal, ex-collier, fleet repair ship (later AR-4), based at Queenstown, Ireland

 FITZGERALD JOHN JOSEPH, First Musician, respiratory disease      

 

 

January 4, 1918

 

Naval Hospital, Annapolis, Md

 BUCHANAN, CHARLES FRANCIS DOUGLAS, Seaman, 2nd class, wounded, but not in action     

 

Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill

 RODGERS, WEAVER, Fireman, 3rd class, respiratory disease          

 

Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va

 EVANS, FLOYD, Fireman, 3rd class, respiratory disease         

 HARDESTY, PERCY RAYMOND, Electrician, 3rd class, USNRF, respiratory disease       

 PUGH, DAVID EDWIN CLAUDE, Fireman, 3rd class, respiratory disease     

 

Naval Station, Cavite, P I

 BROWN, ROBERT S, Jr, Seaman, 2nd class, respiratory disease      

 

USS Aylwin, destroyer (later DD-47)

 DAVIS, GEORGE THOMAS, Yeoman, 2nd class, drowned at sea      

 

USS Canonicus, ex-passenger & cargo steamer El Cid, minelayer (ID-1696)

 PALMER, WILLIAM A, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, respiratory disease      

 

USS Missouri, battleship (later BB-11)

 FITZGERALD, MAURICE CHRISTOPHER, Quartermaster, 2nd class USNRF, drowned     

 

 

January 5, 1918

 

Ancon Hospital, Panama Canal Zone

 HELMERICHS, OTTA A, Boatswain, USNRF, illness/disease   

 

Chappell, Nebr

 DONNELLY, DAN FERMAN, Seaman, automobile accident      

 

League Island, Pa

 EGERTON, JOHN GEORGE, Chief Electrician (G), USNRF, respiratory disease   

 

Naval Hospital, Charleston, S C

 HOLLAND, MARION BUTLER, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, respiratory disease  

 

Naval Hospital, Fort Lyon, Colo

 McREYNOLDS, TAYLOR LEECH, Seaman, respiratory disease         

 

Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill

 BATTE, THOMAS DRAYTON, Apprentice Seaman, illness/disease    

 

Naval Hospital, Newport, R I

 ROOT, DAN S, Jr, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, respiratory disease   

 

Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va

 ESTRIDGE, JAMES HENRY, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease         

 GILLISPIE, ALVIN ELMO, Fireman, 3rd class, illness/disease  

 HARRIS, SAMUEL ELMO, Apprentice Seaman, illness/disease

 JONES, ROY ANGUS, Fireman, 3rd class, USNRF, illness/disease   

 PATTON, EDWARD TAYLOR, Apprentice Seaman, illness/disease    

 

Third Naval District, New York

 SHRIMPTON, ERNEST WOLTERTON, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, respiratory disease  

 

 

January 6, 1918

 

Curtiss Aeroplane & Motor Corporation, aircraft manufacturer, Buffalo, N Y

 HALE, WILBERN RILEY, Shipwright, accident, died (not known if flying-related)    

 

Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill

 CRANE, CLAUDE MARSHALL, Landsman for Electrician, USNRF, illness/disease           

 ROBINETT, ABRAM, Apprentice Seaman, illness/disease        

 

Naval Hospital, Newport, R I

 HOURIHAN, JAMES J, Machinist's Mate, 2nd class, USNRF, respiratory disease 

 

Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va

 DAVIS, JOSEPH NORMAN, Fireman, 3rd class, illness/disease        

 LOWENBERG, SAM BLOCK, Apprentice Seaman, illness/disease    

 

Receiving Ship, New York, N Y

 SWART, HERBERT C, Seaman, 2nd class, respiratory disease         

 

USS Virginia, battleship (later BB-13)

 CONWAY, WILLIAM FRANCIS, Fireman, 3rd class, shock and burns, died  

 

 

January 7, 1918

 

Anacona Hospital (believed Ancon Hospital, Panama)

 DITELER, EARL RAYMOND, Seaman, 2nd class, illness/disease      

 

Naval Hospital, Fort Lyon, Colo

 MACINTYRE, JOHN, Ship's Cook, 3rd class, respiratory disease        

 

Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va

 STEELEY, HARRY HENDERSON, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease 

 

St Lukes Hospital, Chicago, Ill

 BIGGERSTAFF, JAMES HUGHBERT, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease    

 

USS St Louis, protected cruiser (No.20, later CA-18)

 SCHAEFFER, THOMAS HENRY, Seaman, lost overboard        

 

 

January 8, 1918

 

Naval Hospital, Fort Lyon, Colo

 JOHNSYN, HENRY ANTHONY, Fireman, 1st class, respiratory disease       

 

Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill

 SCHOOLMASTER, JAMES HOWARD, Apprentice Seaman, illness/disease        

 

Naval Hospital, Hampton Roads, Va

 EMMETT, ROBERT, Seaman, 2nd class, respiratory disease   

 

Naval Hospital, New York, N Y

 BUSH, JOHN HARRISON, Fireman, 2nd class, illness/disease 

 

Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va

 FREEBURG, FRANK, Seaman, 2nd class, illness/disease       

 KIRKLAND, CHARLEY LEE, Apprentice Seaman, illness/disease      

 McDOUGALL, ABRAHAM CLIFFORD, Apprentice Seaman, illness/disease

 

Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa

 STICK, LLOYD JOHN, Fireman, 3rd class, illness/disease        

 

New York, N Y

 CARROLL, OWEN WILLIAM, Fireman, 1st clasy, illness/disease       

 

 

January 9, 1918

 

Naval Hospital, League Island, Pa

 FORD, JOHN EMMETT, Ship's Cook, 4th class, respiratory disease   

 

Naval Hospital, New York

 ZILAK, JOSEPH, Electrician, 3rd class, respiratory disease      

 

Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va

 MATHIS, ARTHUR FRANK, Fireman, 2nd class, respiratory disease   

 

Naval Station, Great Lakes, Ill

 DAVY, HAROLD MICHAEL, Apprentice Seaman, illness/disease       

 MOORE, WINFIELD HERBERT, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease    

 

Naval Station, Hawaii

 GRAY, WILLIAM T, Pay Inspector, illness/disease

 

Naval Training Camp, San Diego, Calif

 LARSEN, EDWARD ANDREW, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease     

 

USS Pocahontas, ex-German liner Prinzess Irene, troop transport (ID-3044)

 RESIDE, EVERETT MONROE, Seaman, respiratory disease    

 

 

January 10, 1918

 

Naval Hospital, Charleston, S C

 POTIER, SYLVAIN, Fireman, 3rd class, respiratory disease     

 QUOTA, THOMAS GUY, Apprentice Seaman, illness/disease  

 WIGGINS, EDWARD WELTON, Hospital Apprentice, 2nd class, respiratory disease         

 

Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass

 CASE, FLOYD, Seaman, 2nd class, respiratory disease

 

Naval Hospital, Fort Lyon, Colo

 STEWART, RAYMOND LEON, Mess Attendant, 1st class, respiratory disease    

 

Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va

 CADS, ALFONSO N, Mess Attendant, 3rd class, respiratory disease 

 KREITZER, CHARLES ANDREW, Apprentice Seaman, illness/disease        

 McKENZIE, WILLIAM FRANK, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease       

 

Naval Station, Great Lakes, Ill

 BEVINGTON, RUSSELL DONALD, Landsman for Yeoman, illness/disease  

 UTTERBACK, FRED DAVID, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease         

 

The Plains, Va

 HOWELL, JOHN A, Rear Admiral (retired), respiratory disease  

 

USS Chew, destroyer (later DD-106, but not laid down until January 2, 1918)

 HIGDON, GORDON, Seaman, drowned       

 

USS Hancock, transport (later AP-3)

 MENARD, HECTOR NAPOLEON, Seaman, 2nd class, drowned         

 

USS Leviathan, ex-German liner Vaterland, troop transport (ID-1326)

 RILEY, CYRIL AUGUSTUS, Mess Attendant, 2nd class, USNRF, respiratory disease       

 

USS South Carolina, dreadnought battleship (later BB-26)

 HOOSE, ELWIN LESTER, Fireman, 2nd class, respiratory disease    

 

 

January 11, 1918

 

at home or on leave

 PETERSON, VERNE ANTON, Landsman for Yeoman, illness/disease, on leave, Salt Lake City (father's home in Salt Lake City)

 

Naval Hospital, Charleston, S C

 SMITH, ELBRIDGE GERRY, Seaman, 2nd class, respiratory disease

 

Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill

 FEASEL, EVERETT VIRGEL, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease        

 KEITH, ORVIN DURWARD, Apprentice Seaman, illness/disease        

 

Naval Hospital, Hampton Roads, Va

 ROBINSON WESLEY ELLEBEE, Mess Attendant, 3rd class, respiratory disease

 

Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va

 COX, SAMUEL TALMAGE, Apprentice Seaman, illness/disease        

 ELLIOTT, HOLICE CLINTON, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease

 

Naval Hospital, Puget Sound, Wash

 OLSON, DAVID SIDNEY, Fireman, 3rd class, illness/disease   

 

Naval Station, Great Lakes, Ill

 REINHARDT, WILLIAM CORNELIUS, Plumber and Fitter, illness/disease     

 

USS Raleigh, protected cruiser (No.8, C 8)

 CARTAN, GEORGE HALL, Seaman, respiratory disease          

 

USS Winslow, destroyer (later DD-53)

 HARLEY, JOSEPH EARL, Fireman, 1st class, lost overboard   

 

 

January 12, 1918

 

Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill

 NOE, ALBERT, Fireman, 3rd class, illness/disease        

 

Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va

 BYERS, SAMUEL HOPE, Fireman, 3rd class, illness/disease  

 COLLINS, TOOMER, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease  

 EVANS, JOEL L, Apprentice Seaman, illness/disease    

 

Naval Operating Base, Hampton Roads, Va

 HARRIMAN, HOWARD JOSEPH, Musician, 2nd class, illness/disease        

 

Naval Training Camp, San Diego Calif

 COBLE, JOHN FIELDING, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease    

 

USS Penobscot, ex-harbor tug, coastal tug (SP-982), US East Coast

 ROLLER, WILLIAM FREDERICK, Seaman, 2nd class, NNV, lost overboard  

 

 

January 13, 1918

 

at home

 CLEPHANE, ALAN O, Lieutenant (JG), Reserve Force (class 4), respiratory disease         

 

Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla

 DOLAN, JAMES FREDERICK, Landsman for Machinist's Mate, USNRF, respiratory disease         

 

Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass

 STEVENS, WILLIS ALBERT, Landsman for Electrician (R), USNRF, illness/disease         

 

Naval Hospital, Newport, R I

 DAVIS, JOHN, Fireman, 3rd class, respiratory disease   

 

Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va

 ALTMAN, JENTHA LEWIS, Apprentice Seaman, illness/disease        

 BLACK, LEONARD WILLIAM, Ship’s Cook, 4th class, illness/disease         

 LUSK, GROVER, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease       

 PALMOUR, ROBERT SILVIE, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease        

 PARKS, MILES MARVIN, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease    

 WHITE, WILLIAM HARVEY, Fireman, 3rd class, respiratory disease  

 

Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa

 FAUST, LEON LESHER, Plumber and Fitter, USNRF, respiratory disease    

 

Naval Hospital, San Francisco, Calif

 JENNINGS, ELDEN DAVIS, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease 

 

Submarine Base, New London, Conn

 ALLEN, EARL WILLIAM, Ship’s Cook, 4th class, respiratory disease  

 

 

USS Rowan (above, Chief Warrant Officer J B Dofflemeyer), destroyer (later DD-64), explosion of dynamo turbine casing of No.2 generator

 GOODROW, WILLIS MARTIN, Chief Machinist's Mate, killed    

 

 

January 14, 1918

 

Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass

 THORNLEY, GEORGE H, Seaman, 2nd class, NNV, respiratory disease     

 

Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill

 GRIFFIN, OSCAR LEE, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease        

 

Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va

 MILLER, EDWARD GOAR, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease  

 SHARP, HORACE ARMIN, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease   

 

Naval Station, Great Lakes, Ill

 JOHNSON, ARTHUR MARTIN, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease       

 OLSTAD, GILBERT BENJAMIN, Fireman, 3rd class, illness/disease   

 

USS Worden, destroyer (later DD-16)

 GREER, AUSTIN CHARLES, Fireman, 2nd class, illness/disease      

 

Washington, D C

 RODNEY, ROBERT B, Paymaster (retired), illness/disease      

 

 

January 15, 1918

 

Herman Kiefer Hospital, Detroit, Mich

 SEPULL, RICHARD EWALD, Apprentice Seaman, illness/disease     

 

Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass

 WHEELER, LEE WILDER, Fireman, 2nd class, USNRF, respiratory disease        

 

Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill

 ROTENBERY, ELDA HERSHELL, Fireman, 3rd class, illness/disease         

 

Naval Hospital, Hampton Roads, Va

 AVERITT, WALTER HATHAWAY, Apprentice Seaman, illness/disease        

 

Naval Hospital, New York, N Y

 MILLER, CARL JULIUS, Coxswain, illness/disease

 

Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va

 BOOKER, OSCAR RAY, Fireman, 2nd class, illness/disease   

 

Naval Station, Great Lakes, Ill

 AULT, WILLIAM JENNINGS, Apprentice Seaman, illness/disease       

 

 

USS Michigan, dreadnought battleship (later BB-27), foremast carried away (above) in heavy seas off Cape Hatteras (total of 6 killed and 13 injured)

 ANGELICCHICO, JOHN, Fireman, 3rd class

 BELL, JULIAN S, Seaman, 2nd class

 BELYEU, OSBEN CAPERS, Seaman, 2nd class

 BOOK, CLARENCE EUGENE, Seaman, 2nd class

 MARAHRENS, CARL FREDERICK, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF

 PRINZ, FRANK JOHN, Seaman, 2nd class

 

USS North Dakota, dreadnought battleship (later BB-29)

 MACKEY, WILLIAM EDWARD, Electrician, 3rd class, washed overboard     

 MATTSON, EDWARD JOHN, Seaman, 2nd class, drowned      

 

USS Texas, dreadnought battleship (later BB-35)

 JOHNSTON, JOHN WESLEY, Seaman, 2nd class, drowned     

 

 

January 16, 1918

 

Naval Hospital, Cape May, N J

 LARY, RALPH PORCH, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, respiratory disease    

 

Naval Hospital, Charleston, S C

 SISK, OLEN DEWEY, Apprentice Seaman, illness/disease      

 

Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill

 NIPPLE, JOHN, Fireman, 3rd class, illness/disease        

 

Naval Hospital, Newport, R I

 WEST, WOODFORD NORMAN, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease    

 

Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va

 HENDERSON, JEFFERSON LAUGHLIN, Landsman for Electrician (R), respiratory disease

 LOCKHART, HOMER HOUSTON, Fireman, 3rd class, illness/disease

 PURVIS, CLAUDE H, Apprentice Seaman, illness/disease       

 

USS Jenkins, destroyer (later DD-42), based at Queenstown, Ireland, hit by shell (BN - from steamship New York, NHC - during gunnery exercises, from battleship USS New York)

 LUSSO, WILLIAM, Seaman, 2nd class, killed       

 

USS Solace, hospital ship (later AH-2)

 MALANEY, EARL ELBERT, Seaman, 2nd class, illness/disease        

 

USS Texas, dreadnought battleship (later BB-35)

 MILLER, DAVIDSON CLAIR, Fireman, 3rd class, lost overboard at sea         

 

USS Vermont, battleship (later BB-20)

 ROSE, EDWARD LAFAYETTE, Seaman, injured  

 

 

January 17, 1918

 

Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass

 MACDONALD, RODERICK D, Fireman, 3rd class, NNV, illness/disease      

 

Naval Hospital, New York, N Y

 PEYTON, JOHN ALOYSIUS, Seaman, USNRF, respiratory disease   

 STORMENT, WILLIAM ALEXANDER, Landsman for Machinist's Mate, illness/disease      

 

Naval Hospital, Newport, R I

 DEXTER ALBERT HENRY, Fireman, 3rd class, illness/disease

 WHITNEY, ELWOOD JEROME, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease    

 

Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va

 CALLAHAN, WILLIAM HENLY, Apprentice Seaman, illness/disease   

 EVANS, THOMAS ALVA, Fireman, 3rd class, respiratory disease      

 McEVOY, JOSEPH ARTHUR, Seaman, illness/disease  

 PURVIS, WILLIAM V, Apprentice Seaman, illness/disease       

 VALENTINE, AUBREY URL, Gunner's Mate, 3rd class, USNRF, illness/disease   

 

Naval Station, Great Lakes, Ill

 JOHNSON, CARL LUDWIG, Fireman, 3rd class, respiratory disease   

 

Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Ill

 SISSON, EMETT LEROY, Seaman, 2nd class, respiratory disease    

 

Philadelphia, Pa

 CRANK, ROBERT KYLE, Captain, illness/disease

 

USS Monocacy, gunboat (No.20, later PG-20), Asiatic Fleet, Yangtze Patrol, fired on by Chinese southern revolutionary forces near Chenglin

 O'BRIEN, HOWARD LEROY, Chief Yeoman, killed in action     

 

 

January 18, 1918

 

Marine Hospital, Stapleton, Long Island, N Y

 PEPLAU, RUDOLPH OSWALK, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, respiratory disease            

 

Naval Hospital, Fort Lyon, Colo

 SHAY, CHARLES EDWARD, Chief Water Tender, USNRF, respiratory disease    

 

Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill

 LOOKER, ARTHUR, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease   

 MIDDLEKAMP, LESTER WILLIAM, Seaman, 2nd class, NNV, illness/disease      

 RHOTENBERRY, ELDA HERSHELL, Fireman, 3rd class, illness/disease     

 

Naval Hospital, League Island, Pa

 READER, ALFRED WILLIAM, Carpenter's Mate, 2nd class, USNRF, respiratory disease   

 

Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va

 MARTIN, GEORGE EDWARD, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, illness/disease

 MATTOX, BARNEY WILLIAM, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease        

 STRAYER, MAURICE KIRBY, Machinist's Mate, 2nd class, illness/disease 

 YANDELL, EDGAR LAWRENCE, Machinist's Mate, 2nd class, illness/disease    

 

Naval Station, Great Lakes, Ill

 MAY, FRANK HENRY, Fireman, 3rd class, respiratory disease

 

Newport, R I

 HUNT, STANLEY DWIGHT, Machinist's Mate, 2nd class, USNRF, respiratory disease      

 

Receiving Ship, Washington, D C

 STEIN, WALTER LEE, Landsman for Carpenter's Mate (A), illness/disease, at St Elizabeth’s Hospital        

 

USCG, St Marys River Patrol

 GRIFFIN, JOHN ANTHONY, Seaman, USCG, respiratory disease, at Sault Ste. Marie, Mich          

 

 

January 19, 1918

 

Naval Hospital, New York, N Y

 NELSON, ADOLPH CHRISTIAN, Fireman, 3rd class, illness/disease  

 

Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va

 HALE, LONNIE HARLE, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease       

 LILES, SAM CALVIN, Seaman, respiratory disease        

 RICHARDSON, HOMER REED, Fireman, 3rd class, illness/disease   

 

Naval Station, Great Lakes, Ill

 CHAPPELL, CLARENCE EVERT, Fireman, 3rd class, respiratory disease   

 

USS Burrows, destroyer (later DD-29), at Queenstown, Ireland, boiler room fire, both killed

 BOURKE, CHARLES EDWARD, Water Tender

 O'CALLAGHAN, MARTIN, Water Tender     

 

USS Solace, hospital ship (later AH-2)

 WESTERMEYER, JOHN JOSEPH, Fireman 2nd class, illness/disease        

 

 

January 20, 1918

 

Military Hospital, Halifax, Nova Scotia

 MURPHY, GEORGE AUSTIN, Fireman, 3rd class, respiratory disease         

 

Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass

 MARTIN, JOSEPH, Fireman, 1st class, illness/disease   

 

Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill

 GARRITY, JAMES ORSEN, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease

 TOON, HENRY CLARENCE, Landsman for Electrician (R), respiratory disease     

 

Naval Hospital, Newport, R I

 LA POINTE, WILFRED A, Electrician, 1st class, USNRF, respiratory disease       

 

Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va

 GORDON, RAYMOND LYDANE, Apprentice Seaman, illness/disease         

 

Naval Station, Great Lakes, Ill

 STICKNEY, WILLIAM WILSON, Landsman for Electrician, illness/disease    

 WEINHOLD, GEORGE ISAAC, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease      

 

Naval Station, Norfolk, Va

 FIELD, MILLARD, Apprentice Seaman, illness/disease   

 

Navy Yard, Boston, Mass

 GIBBONS, JOSEPH KENT, Carpenter's Mate, 2nd class, USNRF, illness/disease            

New York, N Y

 CLARKE, THOMAS, Water Tender, USNRF, respiratory disease        

 

 

USS Comfort (above, Paul Silverstone), ex-passenger ship Havana, hospital ship (later AH-3)

 CAMPBELL, DONALD E, Coxswain USNRF, respiratory disease       

 

USS Solace, hospital ship (later AH-2)

 SCHROEDER, CLARENCE ERNEST, Fireman, 3rd class, illness/disease    

 

USS St Louis, protected cruiser (No.20, later CA-18)

 BRUMBAUGH, BASIL FLOYD, Fireman, 1st class, respiratory disease        

 

 

January 21, 1918

 

Naval Hospital, Charleston, S C

 ADAMS, FRANK AUGUSTA, Apprentice Seaman, illness/disease      

 

Naval Hospital, Fort Lyon, Colo

 SHARP, DOW DTHITT, Ship’s Cook, 1st class, respiratory disease    

 

Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill

 ADAMS, JOE LOUIS, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease

 DUNCAN, BRYAN COLMAN, Apprentice Seaman, poisoned    

 STEPHENS, DENNIS, Apprentice Seaman, illness/disease      

 

Naval Hospital, League Island, Pa

 ALLEN, WILLARD FRANK, Fireman, 3rd class, injured   

 

Naval Hospital, Newport, R I

 HIRSHLER, JEROME JACOB, Landsman for Electrician (R), respiratory disease  

 

Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va

 APPLEWHITE, WEYMAN MILLARD, Fireman, 2nd class, respiratory disease      

 BAILEY, GREEN WOOD, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease    

 MILLER, ROBERT LEE, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease       

 

Naval Station, Great Lakes, Ill

 MULLEN, OBE DYER, Fireman, 3rd class, respiratory disease

 

Naval Training Camp, San Diego, Calif

 VANONI, GEORGE WASHINGTON, Apprentice Seaman, illness/disease     

 

New York, N Y

 JORDAN, THOMAS D, Lieutenant, USNRF (class 4), illness/disease  

 

USS Camden, ex-German Kiel, freighter, conversion to submarine tender began mid-1918 (later AS-6)

 DAVIS, JAS EMMETT, Fireman, 3rd class, wounded, but not in action      

 

USS Covington, ex-German liner Cincinnati, troop transport (ID-1409)

 BISHOP, RADER MILTON, Seaman, 2nd class, drowned         

 

 

January 22, 1918

 

Boston, Mass

 LIND, EDWARD PHILLIP, Seaman, 2nd class, illness/disease  

 

Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill

 CORBIN, CLARENCE HOBERT, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease    

 HOWARD, JOSEPH BENJAMIN, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease   

 RHYNE, ARVEL ELMER, Seaman, 2nd class, respiratory disease     

 

Naval Hospital, Hampton Roads, Va

 KLEMENTS, JAMES E, Mess Attendant, 3rd class, respiratory disease       

 

Naval Hospital, New York, N Y

 BERGNER, WILLIAM, Oiler, illness/disease

 GARNER, ERNEST OVEVION, Mess Attendant, 3rd class, respiratory disease    

 

Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va

 JOHNSON, GEORGE JOE, Fireman, 3rd class, illness/disease

 WYATT, JOHN THOMAS, Apprentice Seaman, illness/disease 

 

USS Aylwin, destroyer (later DD-47)

 CORNER, THOMAS LE ROY, Fireman, 2nd class, lost overboard       

 

 

January 23, 1918

 

Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill

 POLK, GEORGE RUSSELL, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease         

 

Naval Hospital, League Island, Pa

 LYON, JOHN RAYMOND, Seaman, respiratory disease  

 

Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va

 MERCHANT, FINIS KING, Fireman, 3rd class, respiratory disease      

 

Naval Reserve Hospital, Pelham Bay, N Y

 PERRIN, FRANCIS CLARENCE, Mess Attendant, 3rd class, USNRF, illness/disease       

 

Naval Station, Great Lakes, Ill

 HILL, ARTHUR WILLIAM, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease     

 

SS Baykerran (British-owned) (NHC), ship sent out distress call in 41.14N, 54.10W, then disappeared, posted missing by Lloyds off London on April 3

 RITTER, FRANKLYN WHITFIELD, Seaman, presumably based at Navy Yard, New York, N Y, assigned as Signalman

 

SS Espagne (one of two ships of name, both French, possibly 11,155grt passenger & cargo ship)

 SEVICK, CONRAD FRANK, Seaman, 2nd class, illness/disease        

 

USS Solace, hospital ship (later AH-2)

 EVANS, GOMER JENKINS, Machinist's Mate, 2nd class, illness/disease    

 

 

January 24, 1918

 

at home

 STUDT, RAYMOND JOSEPH, Apprentice Seaman, awaiting orders, illness/disease          

 

Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill

 BEARD, PERL ALEXANDER, Fireman, 3rd class, respiratory disease

 

Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va

 DONOVAN, JOHN BERNARD, Seaman, 2nd class, respiratory disease       

 

Naval Station, Great Lakes, Ill

 HELTON, GARRETT MONROW, Fireman, 3rd class, respiratory disease     

 

Naval Station, Mare Island, Calif

 EMMITT, CHESTER BERNARD, Fireman, 3rd class, respiratory disease      

 

US Submarine L-10 (later SS 50), either on passage from Azores to southern Ireland or operating off Irish coast

 LEESE, ROYAL ALLEN, Gunner's Mate, 1st class, fell overboard and drowned     

 

 

January 25, 1918

 

Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass

 CAMERON, ANGUS ARCHIBALD, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, respiratory disease        

 

Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va

 WALLIN, ALBERT CLARENCE, Pharmacist's Mate, 2nd class, illness/disease     

 

Naval Station, Great Lakes, Ill

 WALLACE, CLAUDE FLORAN, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease     

 

USS Delaware, dreadnought battleship (later BB-28)

 JOYCE, MARTIN ALOYSIUS, Fireman, 3rd class, injured by heavy seas, DOI      

 

 

January 26, 1918

 

Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass

 DOHENY, JOHN FRANCIS, Hospital Apprentice, 2nd class, USNRF, respiratory disease  

 

Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill

 LAWRENCE, OSCAR RUFUS, Fireman, 3rd class, illness/disease    

 

Naval Hospital, Hampton Roads, Va

 ARNOLD, ARCHIE, Mess Attendant, 3rd class, respiratory disease    

 

Naval Station, Great Lakes, Ill

 LEWIS, ROBERT FRANKLIN, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease        

 

Naval Training Camp, San Diego, Calif

 ROBERTS, WILLIAM WILMER, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease     

 

USS Leviathan, ex-German liner Vaterland, troop transport (ID-1326)

 JONES, LUTHER, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, illness/disease

 

 

January 27, 1918

 

Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass

 KOFAHL, HENRY CLAY, Fireman, 2nd class, illness/disease  

 

Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va

 WEBSTER, THURMAN HOPKINS, Yeoman, 3rd class, USNRF, illness/disease   

 LINDER, WILLIAM LEE, Coxswain, USNRF, illness/disease     

 

Naval Station, Great Lakes, Ill

 BOEN, ALVIN E, Musician, 2nd class, illness/disease    

 

Norfolk, Va

 PARSONS, JOHN S, Commander, NNV, wounded, but not in action   

 

USS Alabama, battleship (later BB-8)

 CRAWFORD, RALPH CODY, Fireman, 1st class, respiratory disease          

 

USS Zoraya, steam yacht (SP-235), patrol duties of New York and New Jersey

 DOXTATER, GREGORY FRANCIS, Seaman, 2nd class, NNV, illness/disease      

 

 

January 28, 1918

 

 Kingston Avenue Hospital, Brooklyn, N Y

 BABSON, GEORGE VALENTINE, Seaman, 2nd class, respiratory disease  

 

Naval Hospital, Charleston, S C

 KINGSLEY, WILLIAM EDWIN, Seaman, 2nd class, respiratory disease       

 

Naval Hospital, Hampton Roads, Va

 REEVES, FRED, Apprentice Seaman, illness/disease    

 SMITH, WOLLFORD, Apprentice Seaman, illness/disease       

 

Naval Hospital, Mare Island, Calif

 BOBO, RAYMOND, Fireman, 3rd class, respiratory disease     

 

Naval Hospital, New York, N Y

 CAMPBELL BURT FREDERICK, Quartermaster, 1st class, illness/disease  

 

Naval Hospital, Newport, R I

 FOLWELL LAWRENCE Apprentice Seaman, illness/disease    

 MACGREGOR, ROB ROY, Fireman, 3rd class, illness/disease

 

Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va

 HART, LYMAN LEE, Fireman, 3rd class, USNRF, respiratory disease

 IVERSON, MELVIN CLIFFORD, Seaman, 2nd class, illness/disease  

 

Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa

 PETIFORD, FAY ARTHUR, Fireman, 3rd class, USNRF, respiratory disease        

 

Naval Station, Great Lakes, Ill

 BUTTS, VERNON, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease     

 COOK, JAMES THOMAS, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease    

 GALLENE, LLEWELLYN MADISON, Jr, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease 

 GAMES, FRANK LORNE, Apprentice Seaman, illness/disease

 

Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Ill

 RUTHERFORD, STEVEN EDWARD, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease      

 

Receiving Ship, New York, N Y

 REYNOLDS, PATRICK JAMES, Fireman, 2nd class, died        

 

SS Asimina, freighter (Greek-owned), ship torpedoed and sunk off Cape Palinuro, SE Italy on 26th, reportedly no casualties

 LEWIS, MILTON LEON, Seaman, USNRF (BN - drowned on 28th)      

 

USS Machias, gunboat (No.5, later PG-5), based at Gibraltar on anti-submarine patrol

 COOK, JOSEPH HENRY, Cabin Steward, illness/disease        

 

 

January 29, 1918

 

Naval Hospital, Charleston, S C

 LAND, ROY ADAM, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease   

 PARSONS, JOSEPH BURKE, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, respiratory disease  

 

Naval Hospital, Mare Island, Calif

 BELLOTINE, LOUIS, Fireman, 2nd class, respiratory disease   

 

Naval Hospital, New York, N Y

 JONES, FRANCIS DONALD, Fireman, 3rd class, respiratory disease

 

Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va

 HALLETT, VERNON D, Fireman, 2nd class, respiratory disease         

 JUDD, MAX ALBERT, Electrician, 3rd class (R), USNRF, respiratory disease       

 STARR, GROVER CLEVELAND, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease   

 WILLIAMS, CHARLIE WELLS, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease       

 

Naval Station, Great Lakes, Ill

 CREWS, JOHN BENTLEY, Seaman, 2nd class, respiratory disease   

 LANGSTON, JOHN REUBIN, Fireman, 3rd class, respiratory disease 

 

Naval Station, Mare Island, Calif

 MURPHY, MICHAEL VINCENT, Pharmacist's Mate, 3rd class, illness/disease     

 

Naval Training Camp, San Diego, Calif

 HUNT, CHARLES DAVID, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, respiratory disease

 

USS Mount Vernon, ex-German liner Kronprinzessen Cecilie, troop transport (ID-4508)

 CARRIGAN, HENRY JOSEPH, Fireman, 2nd class, respiratory disease       

 

 

January 30, 1918

 

Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass

 WILLIAMS, RALPH GUNTER, Electrician, 3rd class (R), USNRF, respiratory disease       

 

Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill

 RUFF, GEORGE, Seaman, 2nd class, illness/disease    

 

Naval Hospital, League Island, Pa

 HOLMES, JAMES MATTHEW, Wardroom Steward, illness/disease    

 

Naval Hospital, New Orleans, La

 LANDRY, WHITNEY COLUMBUS, Fireman, 2nd class, USNRF, influenza    

 

Naval Station, Great Lakes, Ill

 BATES, CLARENCE, Chief Master-at-Arms, illness/disease     

 FLANAGAN, TIMOTHY BERNARD, Fireman, 3rd class, respiratory disease 

 MEECH, JOHN WILLIAM, Fireman, 3rd class, respiratory disease      

 METCALF, FREDERICK ARTHUR, Fireman, 3rd class, respiratory disease  

 

Naval Station, New York, N Y

 STOCKWELL, OLIVER BERNARD, Apprentice Seaman, illness/disease      

 

USS Iowa, battleship (later BB-4)

 WELLS, WILLIAM ALBERT, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, fell overboard      

 

 

January 31, 1918

 

Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass

 GIRONDA, GIOVANNI, Mess Attendant, 2nd class, USNRF, illness/disease        

 

Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill

 LITTRELL, CLARENCE McKINLEY, Fireman, 3rd class, illness/disease       

 

Naval Hospital, Naval Base, Va

 RHEA, WILLIAM SHIRLEY, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease  

 

Naval Hospital, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

 NEALE, GEORGE CAMERON, Fireman, 2nd class, illness/disease   

 

Naval Station, Great Lakes, Ill

 LARSON, ELMER, Apprentice Seaman, illness/disease  

 PEACE, OMER GALIAN, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease     

 

Naval Station, Pensacola, Fla

 BEARSE EDWARD STUDLEY, Landsman for Carpenter's Mate, USNRF, respiratory disease

 

USS Fanning, destroyer (later DD-37)

 WISE, EDWARD McLEISH, Yeoman, 3rd class, USNRF, illness/disease     

 

USS Triton, tug (later YT-10), operated out of Washington Navy Yard, D C

 LASOFF, SAMUEL, Yeoman, 2nd class, USNRF, illness/disease      

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