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

RAASCH, CHARLES ALBERT, Fireman, 3rd class, USNRF, (father, Charles C Raasch, 1212 Bradberry Street, Indianapolis, Ind; enlisted Indianapolis, Ind, July 29, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, October 3, 1918

 

RABBOT, WILLIAM F, Ship's Cook, 4th class, USNRF, (sister, Mrs P J Crowley, 230 West One hundred and fortieth Street, New York, N Y; enlisted Pelham Bay Park, N Y January 31, 1918), Naval Hospital, Pelham Bay Park, N Y, respiratory disease, October 4, 1918

 

RABUN, CHARLES DOUGLAS, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, Howell C Rabun, Villa Rica, Ga; enlisted Atlanta, Ga, June 4, 1918), Naval Hospital, Charleston, S C, respiratory disease, October 12, 1918

 

RADDE, WALTER CHRIST, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Mrs Augusta Radde, 3537 South Robey Street, Chicago, Ill; enlisted Chicago, Ill, May 15, 1918), Base Hospital No 101, St Nazaire, France, respiratory disease, October 18, 1918

 

RADFORD, CARROLL HEBER, Landsman for Electrician (R), USNRF, (father, Heber R Radford, 130 Church Street, Kewanee, Ill; enlisted Chicago, Ill, June 3, 1918), Naval Air Station, Eastleigh, England, respiratory disease, October 10, 1918

 

RAGAN, RAY CALVIN, Seaman, 2nd class, (mother, Jane Ragan, Mercer, Mo; enlisted Kansas City, Mo, April 10, 1917), USS Von Steuben, ex-German liner Kronprinz Wilhelm, troop transport (ID-3017), washed overboard in Atlantic hurricane, September 6, 1918

 

RAHM, ARCHIE, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (brother, Frank Rahm, Sheldon, Ill; enlisted Great Lakes, Ill, June 3, 1918), Naval Hospital, Charleston, S C, respiratory disease, September 25, 1918

 

RAHTZ, ALBAN, Fireman, 1st class, (brother, Leo Rahtz, New Castle, Ind; enlisted Des Moines, Iowa, July 9, 1915), USS DeKalb or De Kalb, ex-German liner Prinz Eitel Friedrich, troop transport (ID-3010), drowned, September 23, 1917

 

RAILEY, STERLING ANGLAIRE, Landsman for Electrician (R), USNRF, (father, Sterling P Railey, 1822 Jefferson Avenue, Covington, Ky; enlisted Cincinnati, Ohio, May 18, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, October 2, 1918

 

RAINES, GEORGE ARTHUR, Pharmacist's Mate, 2nd class, (mother, Emma Raines, Myrtle Creek, Oreg; enlisted Portland, Me, June 15, 1916), Marine Barracks, Quantico, Va, disease, February 6, 1918

 

RALEY, BENJAMIN NEWTON, Fireman, 1st class, (mother, Emily N Raley, Jefferson, S C; enlisted Richmond, Va, September 10, 1915), USS Utah, dreadnought battleship (later BB-30), accidentally drowned, April 3, 1918

 

RAMAGE, EVAN LOVELESS, Seaman, (father, Andrew H Ramage, 201 Avenue B, Ensley, Ala; enlisted Atlanta, Ga, December 15, 1913), Naval Hospital, Las Animas, Colo, respiratory disease, June 18, 1917

 

RAMEY, RUFUS CLEAVLAND, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (brother, Arthur F Ramey, R F D 1, Sedro Woolley, Wash; enlisted Seattle, Wash, April 8, 1918), Naval Hospital, Puget Sound, Wash, influenza, October 9, 1918

 

RAMSAY, WILLIAM NORMAN, Seaman, 2nd class, (mother, Julia Ramsay, 173 Burbank Street, Pittsfield, Mass; enlisted Albany, N Y August 9, 1918), Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass, influenza, September 30, 1918

 

RAMSEY, HENRY OTIS, Fireman, 2nd class, (mother, Johanna Ramsey, Graniteville, S C; enlisted Atlanta, Ga, January 18, 1917), USS Cyclops, collier (No.4), ship disappeared in western Atlantic after leaving Barbados on March 4, 1918, declared lost, June 14, 1918

 

RAMSEY, JOSEPH, Chief Quartermaster, USNRF, (father, Joseph Ramsey, 407 Tompkins Avenue, Brooklyn, N Y; enlisted New York, N Y April 13, 1918), Kingston Avenue Hospital, Brooklyn, N Y, respiratory disease, October 25, 1918

 

RAMSEY, WILLIAM HENRY, Seaman, 2nd class, (sister, Sarah Ramsey, 52 Wilson Street, Waterbury, Conn; enlisted New Haven, Conn, April 4, 1917), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, disease, December 11, 1917

 

RANDALL, WILLIAM HENRY, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, Frank B Randall, East Main Street, Tilton, N H; enlisted Boston, Mass, June 24, 1918), USS Nebraska, battleship (later BB-14), influenza, September 25, 1918

 

RANDOLPH, GEORGE FITZ, Ensign, USNRF (class 4), (father, R F Randolph, 106 South Rhode Island Avenue, Atlantic City, N J; appointed New York), USS SC-209, submarine chaser, mistaken for U-boat, sunk by gunfire of Coast Guard-crewed transport USS Felix Taussig (ID 2282) south of Long Island, N Y, August 27, 1918

 

RANDOLPH, PAUL PHELPS, Seaman, USNRF, (mother, Susan Randolph, Milton, Wis; enlisted San Francisco, Calif, August 17, 1917), USS Herman Frasch, freighter (ID-1617), sunk in collision with tanker USS George G Henry off Nova Scotia, October 4, 1918

 

RANEY, ROY, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, George Raney, Pierceville, Ind; enlisted Indianapolis, Ind, June 21, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 29, 1918

 

RANFT, ERNEST EDWARD, Water Tender, (sister, Dorothy Turpin, 601 West One hundred and sixty-4th Street, New York, N Y; enlisted Washington, D C, February 20, 1918), Naval Hospital, New Orleans, La, influenza, October 15, 1918

 

RANKIN, JULIAN CECIL, Fireman, 3rd class, USNRF, (mother, Caroline Rankin, 17 Main Street, Santa Rosa, Calif; enlisted San Francisco, Calif, December 10, 1917), Navy Yard, Mare Island, Calif, influenza, October 16, 1918

 

RANN, LUCIEN ARNOLD, Seaman, 2nd class, (mother, Gertrude A Rann, 304 Wayne Street, Manchester, Iowa; enlisted Des Moines, Iowa, September 15, 1917), Naval Hospital, Brooklyn, N Y, respiratory disease, August 12, 1918

 

RANNA, VINCENT JASPER, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (mother, Mary Mattice Ranna, 2533 Constance Street, New Orleans, La; enlisted New Orleans, La, July 11, 1918), Naval Hospital, Gulfport, Miss, influenza, October 14, 1918

 

RANZINO, SALVADORE, Coxswain, USNRF, (father, John Ranzino, 1017 1/2 East Lombard Street, Baltimore, Md; enlisted Baltimore, Md, May 27, 1918), Naval Training Station, Hampton Roads, Va, influenza, October 11, 1918

 

RAPS, WALTER JOHN, Boatswain's Mate, 2nd class, (mother, Lena Raps, 1510 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, N Y; enlisted New York, N Y December 28, 1916), Naval Hospital, New York, N Y, respiratory disease, July 16, 1918

 

RASMUSSEN, CHESTER, Ensign (inactive) USNRF, (mother, Carrie Rasmussen, 225 Oliver Street, Redwood City, Calif; appointed California), at home, respiratory disease, October 30, 1918

 

RATBUN, LLOYD MAHLON, Ship's Cook, 3rd class, (mother, Mrs S M Jacobson, Belgrade, Nebr; enlisted Omaha, Nebr, September 24, 1914), 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

 

RATCLIFFE, ALBERT EDWARD, Machinist's Mate, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Mrs Maria Crooker, 39 Twelfth Street, New London, Conn; enlisted New London, Conn, April 11, 1917), USS George Washington, ex-German liner, troop transport (ID-3018), respiratory disease, June 27, 1918

 

RATCLIFFE, CLELAND KINLOCK, Seaman, 2nd class, (brother, Elton A Ratcliffe, 101 West Grace Street, Richmond, Va; enlisted Nashville, Tenn, December 8, 1917), USS Lakemoor, also Lake Moore, freighter (ID-2180), torpedoed by UB64 in Irish Sea, April 11, 1918

 

RATERMAN, LAWRENCE BERNARD, Landsman for Electrician (R), USNRF, (father, Theodore A Raterman, 3216 West Eighth Street, Cincinnati, Ohio; enlisted Cincinnati, Ohio, May 18, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, October 6, 1918

 

RATHBONE, GUY BROWN, Chief Machinist's Mate, USNRF, (wife, Lorena Rathbone, 1304 Redgate Avenue, Norfolk, Va; enlisted Norfolk, Va, July 17, 1917), Naval Hospital, Pelham Bay Park, N Y, respiratory disease, October 8, 1918

 

RATHBONE, PETER WILLIAM, Fireman, 3rd class, (father, James T Rathbone, Bakersville, N C; enlisted Raleigh, N C, October 11, 1917), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, respiratory disease, December 14, 1917

 

RATHERT, WILLIAM PRICE, Electrician, 3rd class (R), USNRF, (wife, Sarah L Rathert, Cresco, Iowa; enlisted Minneapolis, Minn, July 16, 1918), Minneapolis, Minn, respiratory disease, September 7, 1918

 

RATHKE, HENRY PHILIP WALTER, Yeoman, 1st class, USNRF, (mother, MrSC J Rathke, 5935 Coliseum Street, New Orleans, La; enlisted New Orleans, La, May 31, 1917), New York, N Y, respiratory disease, September 25, 1918

 

RAUGHT, LEE FRANK, Landsman for Machinist's Mate (A), USNRF, (mother, Ina Raught, Glenco Mills, N Y; enlisted Albany, N Y July 8, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 23, 1918

 

RAUSCH, LEELAND CASTER, Machinist's Mate, 1st class, (mother, Cora B Rausch, Rialto, Calif; enlisted Los Angeles, Calif, July 12, 1917), Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa, influenza, September 2, 1918

 

RAUSCH, OSCAR EDWARD, Yeoman, 3rd class, USNRF, (mother, Elmira B Rausch, Pine Grove, Pa; enlisted Philadelphia, Pa, May 8, 1918), Philadelphia, Pa, influenza, October 9, 1918

 

RAWLEIGH, WILBUR THOMAS, Landsman for Musician, USNRF, (wife, Caro R Rawleigh, 440 Stephenson Street, Freeport, Ill; enlisted Great Lakes, Ill, February 7, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 27, 1918

 

RAWSON, JOHN PERRY, Hospital Apprentice, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, Joseph B Rawson, 96 Essex Avenue, Glen Ridge, N J; enlisted Newark, N J, May 4, 1918), USS Leviathan, ex-German liner Vaterland, troop transport (ID-1326), respiratory disease, September 30, 1918

 

RAY, CLARENCE ARTHUR, Pharmacist's Mate, 1st class, (mother, Mrs Emma Ray, 2700 Umatilla Street, Denver, Colo; enlisted Denver, Colo, December 7, 1914), United States Army Hospital No 53, Marseille, France, disease, October 27, 1918

 

RAY, HERBERT SYLVESTER, Mess Attendant, 3rd class, (sister, Florence F Ray, 56 West Pearl Street, Burlington, N J; enlisted Philadelphia, Pa, April 9, 1917), Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa, influenza, September 29, 1918

 

RAY, WILLIAM LEWIS, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (sister, Katherine Ray, Eyota, Minn; enlisted Minneapolis, Minn, July 26, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 25, 1918

 

RAYBURN, EDGAR DOANE, Seaman, (mother, Ida Rayburn, 1854 North Seventh Street, Kansas City, Kans; enlisted Kansas City, Mo, July 31, 1914), SS Alamance, freighter, drowned, October 23, 1917

 

RAYBURN, LOYAL, Hospital Apprentice, 2nd class, (father, A W Rayburn, Arcola, Ill; enlisted Peoria, Ill, May 2, 1917), Bushton, Ill, automobile accident, killed, July 22, 1917

 

RAYMOND, MILES LATHROP, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, Lucius H Raymond, Pisgah, Iowa; enlisted Omaha, Nebr, July 3, 1918), Naval Training Camp, Camp Logan, Ill, respiratory disease, October 20, 1918

 

RAYNOR, WILLARD ELMER, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Lena Raynor, Wolcott, N Y; enlisted Albany, N Y June 25, 1918), Naval Hospital, Pelham Bay Park, N Y, respiratory disease, October 13, 1918

 

REA, JOHN JAMES, Boatswain's Mate, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, Joseph Rea, 226 Whiten Street, Jersey City, N J; enlisted New York, N Y March 9, 1918), Naval Hospital, New London, Conn, disease, October 13, 1918

 

READ, CURTIS S, Ensign, USNRF (class 5), (mother, Mrs William A Read, 4 East Sixty-2nd Street, New York, N Y; appointed New York), Dunkirk, France, seaplane accident, killed, February 27, 1918

 

READER, ALFRED WILLIAM, Carpenter's Mate, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Eva B Reader, Short Beach, Conn; enlisted New Haven, Conn, April 14, 1917), Naval Hospital, League Island, Pa, respiratory disease, January 18, 1918

 

READY, ROY BEN, Coxswain, (father, Anderson Ready, Valley Falls, Kans; enlisted Kansas City, Mo, January 4, 1915), Naval Hospital, New York, N Y, respiratory disease, March 8, 1918

 

REAGAN, HARMON FRANKLIN, Chief Electrician (R), USNRF, (wife, Nell Reagan, 615 Valley Street, Seattle, Wash; enlisted Puget Sound, Wash, April 9, 1917), Naval Training Camp, Seattle, Wash, respiratory disease, October 6, 1918

 

REAM, JOHN S, Apprentice Seaman, (mother, Eleanor Ream, Clinton, Mo; enlisted St Louis, Mo, December 27, 1917), Naval Station, Great Lakes, Ill, respiratory disease, April 21, 1918

 

REARDON, TIMONY PATRICK, Machinist's Mate, 1st class (A), USNRF, (mother, Margaret Reardon, 30 Division Street, Fall River, Mass; enlisted Newport, R I, July 30, 1917), Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla, respiratory disease, September 28, 1918

 

REAVELY, EDWARD Ensign, (sister, Mrs A E Little, Benald, Ill; appointed Illinois), 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

 

REBURN, ERNEST, Fireman, 1st class, (brother, Harry Reburn, Havre de Grace, Md; enlisted Philadelphia, Pa, June 25, 1917), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, respiratory disease, October 10, 1918

 

REBURN, KASPER JOHN, Seaman, 2nd class, (mother, Emma G Reburn, 116 East Seventeenth Street, Minneapolis, Minn; enlisted Chicago, Ill, November 8, 1917), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, respiratory disease, October 5, 1918

 

RECKLESS, PATRICK, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Elizabeth Reckless, 1017 Carmen Street, Dixon City, Pa; enlisted Scranton, Pa, May 18, 1918), Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa, influenza, September 21, 1918

REDDICK, LORAN CHADDBICK, Fireman, 1st class, (mother, Gertie L Reddick, Clatskanie, Oreg; enlisted Portland, Oreg, December 15, 1917), Naval Hospital, Brooklyn, N Y, respiratory disease, October 27, 1918

 

REDDING, ORVILLE BRADFORD, Seaman, 2nd class, (father, William H Redding, Howard, S Dak; enlisted Omaha, Nebr, December 12, 1917), Naval Station, Great Lakes, Ill, respiratory disease, April 20, 1918 (BN - duplicated entry, also BEDDING, father, Bedding)

 

REDDING, VIRGIL THOMAS, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (wife, Flossie Redding, 195 West High Street, London, Ohio; enlisted Cincinnati, Ohio, May 1, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 26, 1918

 

REDMAN, WILLIAM FREDERICK, Machinist's Mate, 2nd class USNRF, (mother, Martha J Redman, Bladensburg, Md; enlisted Washington, D C, December 6, 1917), Naval Aviation Forces, Foreign Service, seaplane accident in Brest Harbor, killed, August 21, 1918

 

REED, CHARLES E Ensign, USNRF (class 5), (wife, Annie Delia Reed, 718 Commonwealth Avenue Boston, Mass; appointed Massachusetts), HMS Springbok (BN - Springlock), destroyer, in kite balloon towed by ship, accidentally drowned, August 14, 1918

 

REED, HENRY SHAW, Machinist's Mate, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, Richard H Reed, 186 Bay View Boulevard, Port Norfolk, Va; enlisted Norfolk, Va, December 7, 1917), Naval Hospital, Naval Base, Va, respiratory disease, October 10, 1918

 

REED, LUCIAN ESTLE, Landsman for Electrician (G), USNRF, (father, Martin H Reed, R F D 3, Stanford, Ky; enlisted Detroit, Mich, May 24, 1918), Naval Hospital, Newport, R I, respiratory disease, September 22, 1918

 

REED, ROY LEE, Ship's Cook, 3rd class, (wife, Margaretta B Reed, Perea, N Mex; enlisted Oklahoma City, Okla, August 27, 1917), Naval Hospital, Charleston, S C, respiratory disease, October 13, 1918

 

REED, WILLIAM AUBREY, Landsman for Electrician (R), USNRF, (mother, Minnie M Reed, 4125 River Road NW, Washington, D C; enlisted Washington, D C, February 18, 1918), Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass, influenza, September 16, 1918

 

REEDER, CLEO CLETTUS, Fireman, 3rd class, USNRF, (father, Samuel A Reeder, Bement, Ill; enlisted Peorio, Ill, August 9, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, October 6, 1918

 

REEP, EARLE LESLIE, Seaman, 2nd class, (mother, Ella Reep, Mount Clemens, Mich; enlisted Detroit, Mich, May 9, 1917), USS Mercy, ex-liner Saratoga, hospital ship (ID-1305, later AH-4), served along US East Coast, disease, May 29, 1918

 

REESE LLOYD VERNON, Seaman, 2nd class, (father, Albert M Reese, 7 East Fulton Street, Johnstown, N Y; enlisted Albany, N Y April 30, 1917), Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, N H, disease, August 10, 1917

 

REESE, JAMES, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (wife, Alice C Reese, Somerset, Colo; enlisted Denver, Colo, June 6, 1918), Receiving Ship, Mare Island, Calif, respiratory disease, October 16, 1918

 

REESE, POWELL, Chief Commissary Steward, USNRF, (wife, Julia M Reese, 608 West Adams Street, Chicago, Ill; enlisted Great Lakes, Ill, April 1, 1918), Receiving Ship, Great Lakes, Ill, respiratory disease, October 23, 1918

 

REEVES GEORGE WASHINGTON, jr, Commander (SC) (retired), (wife, Mrs Grace G Reeves, 350 A Avenue Coronado, Calif; appointed Pennsylvania), at home Coronado, Calif, respiratory disease, August 19, 1918

 

REEVES, FRED, Apprentice Seaman, (father, Marion Reeves, R R 2, Troy, Tenn; enlisted Nashville, Tenn, December 11, 1917), Naval Hospital, Hampton Roads, Va, disease, January 28, 1918

 

REEVES, JACK, Seaman, 2nd class, (mother, Mary Reeves, Blanchard, Okla; enlisted Oklahoma City, Okla, May 17, 1918), Naval Hospital, Naval Base, Va, respiratory disease, October 8, 1918

 

REEVES, JOHN WILLIAM, Apprentice Seaman USNRF, (mother, Libby W Reeves, Oliver Springs, Tenn; enlisted Nashville, Tenn, July 24, 1918), Naval Hospital, New Orleans, La, influenza, October 18, 1918

 

REEVES, WILLIAM GIBSON, Fireman, 3rd class, (father, Richard W Reeves, Pittsboro, Miss; enlisted Nashville, Tenn, December 10, 1917), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, respiratory disease, January 2, 1918

 

REGAN, ANTHONY VINCENT, Chief Yeoman, USNRF, (wife, Dorothy Regan, 782 Eleventh Avenue, Astoria, Long Island, N Y; enlisted New York, N Y September 25, 1917), at home, influenza, October 13, 1918

 

REGAN, JEREMIAH, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Ellen Regan, Gurteen Omahon Bandon, Cork, Ireland; enlisted Boston, Mass, March 15, 1918), Naval Hospital, Pelham Bay Park, N Y, respiratory disease, October 5, 1918

 

REGAN, MICHAEL JOHN, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Ellen Regan, Gurteen Omahon Bandon, Cork, Ireland; enlisted Boston, Mass, March 14, 1918), Volunteer Hospital, New York, N Y, respiratory disease, May 8, 1918

 

REGARS, HOWARD GEORGE, Fireman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, Daniel Regars, Florence, N J; enlisted Newark, N J, May 4, 1918), Naval Hospital, Newport, R I, respiratory disease, October 7, 1918

 

REGNIER, WILLIAM HENRY, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, Louis Regnier, 9 Hales Court, Lowell, Mass; enlisted Boston, Mass, June 11, 1918), Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass, influenza, September 22, 1918

 

REHBAUM, GILBERT H, Assistant Paymaster, USNRF, (father, William F Rehbaum, Anona, Fla; appointed Florida), Jefferson Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa, died, April 11, 1918

 

REHM, ARTHUR ALFRED, Lieutenant Commander, (father, Albert F Rehm, 633 Hanover Street, Meridan, Conn; appointed Connecticut), Naval Hospital, Washington, D C, respiratory disease, October 20, 1918

 

REHM, HAROLD AUGUST, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, August Rehm, 204 North Newell Street, Kenosha, Wis; enlisted Great Lakes, Ill, June 7, 1918), Navy Rifle Range, Peekskill, N Y, respiratory disease, October 4, 1918

 

REICHNER, HENRY ALFRED, Hospital Apprentice, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Bella M Reichner, 1909 Green Street, Philadelphia, Pa; enlisted Philadelphia, Pa, April 22, 1918), Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa, influenza, October 6, 1918

 

REID, J C, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Alice C Reid, Mont Vernon Mo; enlisted Kansas City, Mo, May 11, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 28, 1918

 

REID, PAUL WILLIAM, Seaman, 2nd class, (mother, Mrs Mary J Coberly, Newbury Park, Calif; enlisted Los Angeles, Calif, April 17, 1917), USS Navajo, tug (later AT-52), based at Pearl Harbor, respiratory disease, September 17, 1917

 

REIDINGER, LOREN L, Ship's Cook, 2nd class, (mother, Sarah Reidinger, Fort Wayne, Ind; enlisted Minneapolis, Minn, May 30, 1917), Naval Hospital, Lorient, France, respiratory disease, September 24, 1918

 

REIF, ANTHONY WILLIAM, Baker, 2nd class, (mother, Margaret Reif, 3903 Lee Avenue, St Louis, Mo; enlisted St Louis, Mo, August 7, 1918), Navy Yard, Mare Island, Calif, influenza, October 19, 1918

 

REIF, FREDERICK EDWIN, Plumber and Fitter, (brother, Charles W Reif, Company L, Sixth Infantry, United States Army; enlisted Brooklyn, N Y February 9, 1916), Torpedo Station, Newport, R I, drowned, May 8, 1918

 

REIFSCHNEIDER, HARRY HUGH THOMAS, Hospital Apprentice, 1st class, (mother, Pearl Reifschneider, 2232 Wesley Avenue, Evanston, Ill; enlisted Chicago, Ill, June 21, 1918), Naval Hospital, Newport, R I, respiratory disease, October 2, 1918

 

REILLY, EDWARD JOSEPH, Carpenter's Mate, 1st class USNRF, (mother, Margaret Reilly, 204 Emerson Street, South Boston, Mass; enlisted Boston, Mass, December 1, 1917), Naval Air Station, Lough Foyle, Ireland, respiratory disease, August 31, 1918

 

REILLY, FRANK SIMON, Acting Water Tender, USCG, (mother, Mrs Lillian Bresnahan Reilly, 196 Park Avenue, Brooklyn, N Y), USS Androscoggin, ex-USCG revenue cutter, patrol vessel, Nova Scotia waters, died at Chelsea, Mass, influenza, October 9, 1918

 

REILLY, THOMAS FRANCIS, Seaman, 2nd class, (father, Michael Reilly, 836 Whitlock Avenue, Bronx, N Y; enlisted New York, N Y May 14, 1917), Naval Hospital, Pauillac, France, disease, September 25, 1918

 

REILLY, WILLIAM FRANCIS, Coxswain, (brother, John Reilly, 278 West One hundred and fifteenth Street, New York, N Y; enlisted New York, N Y November 11, 1915), USS Nebraska, battleship (later BB-14), drowned, August 8, 1917

 

REIMANN, WALTER A, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Anna Reimann, box 28, Windsor, Calif; enlisted San Francisco, Calif, December 5, 1917), at home, influenza, October 18, 1918

 

REINDL, ERIC JOHN, Apprentice Seaman, (father, Walter Reindl, 1831 South Springfield Avenue, Chicago, Ill; enlisted Chicago, Ill, June 15, 1918), Naval Air Station, Eastleigh, England, respiratory disease, September 22, 1918

 

REINGOLD, HARRY, Seaman, 2nd class, (father, Jacob Reingold, 1130 South Whipple Street, Chicago, Ill; enlisted Chicago, Ill, June 15, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 23, 1918

 

REINHARDT, LOUIS, Seaman, 2nd class, (mother, Angie Reinhardt, 324 East Sixty-sixth Street, New York, N Y; enlisted Norfolk, Va, March 31, 1916), USS Jupiter, collier (No.3), began conversion to aircraft carrier Langley (CV-1) in 1920, drowned, June 12, 1917

 

REINHARDT, WILLIAM CORNELIUS, Plumber and Fitter, (father, Peter Reinhardt, 4307 Commercial Avenue, Omaha, Nebr; enlisted Omaha, Nebr, June 4, 1917), Naval Station, Great Lakes, Ill, disease, January 11, 1918

 

REINKE, RUDOLPH AUGUST, Electrician, 3rd class, USNRF, (mother, Bertha Reinke, R F D 1, Underhill, Wis; enlisted Milwaukee, Wis, June 6, 1918), USS Mercy, ex-liner Saratoga, hospital ship (ID-1305, later AH-4), served along US East Coast, respiratory disease, October 10, 1918

 

REINOEHL, WALTER ALFRED, Pharmacist's Mate, 3rd class, USNRF, (mother, Elinore Reinoehl, 3523 Nineteenth Street, San Francisco, Calif; enlisted San Francisco, Calif, 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

 

REIS, LAWRENCE AUGUST, Seaman, 2nd class USNRF, (mother, Mary W Reis, 833 Sixth Street, New Orleans, La; enlisted New Orleans, La, April 1, 1917), Naval Hospital, New York, N Y, respiratory disease, March 19, 1918

 

REISS, ESMOND GEORGE, Seaman, 2nd class, (father, Ernest V Reiss, 204 West Fourteenth Street, New York, N Y; enlisted New York, N Y March 27, 1917), USS Pennsylvania, dreadnought battleship (later BB-38), drowned, July 1, 1917

 

REITMAN, EMIL, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, Louis Reitman, 698 Twelfth Avenue, Milwaukee, Wis; enlisted Milwaukee, Wis, June 12, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, respiratory disease, October 21, 1918

 

REIZENSTEIN, WILBUR KARL, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Sarah Reizenstein, 564 West One hundred and sixtieth Street, New York, N Y; enlisted New York, N Y April 3, 1918), USS Solace, hospital ship (later AH-2), respiratory disease, October 6, 1918

 

REMBOLD, EDWARD LOUIS, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (mother, Minnie F Rembold, 312 Callowhill Street, Philadelphia, Pa; enlisted Philadelphia, Pa, June 8, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 26, 1918

 

REMMELE, BENJAMIN ALFRED, Seaman, 2nd class, (mother, Mrs Pauline Remmele, Sleepy Eye, Minn; enlisted Minneapolis, Minn, December 7, 1917), Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Ill, injured, DOI, March 27, 1918

 

REMMELE, GEORGE WILMONT, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Ova Remmele, 107 Vine Street, Marietta, Ohio; enlisted Parkersburg, W Va, June 28, 1918), Naval Hospital, Naval Base, Va, respiratory disease, October 1, 1918

 

RENFRO, ISS D, Water Tender, (sister, Mrs James Randall, 2910 Memphis Street, El Paso, Tex; enlisted El Paso, Tex, October 10, 1916), USS Pittsburgh, ex-Pennsylvania, armored cruiser (No.4, later CA-4), most of war in South American waters, respiratory disease, October 18, 1918

 

RENNER, ELMER, Fireman, 1st class, (father, James H Renner, Cedarville Ky; enlisted Portland, Oreg, August 3, 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

 

RENO, WALTER E, Lieutenant Commander, (mother, Mrs L W Reno, Agency City, Iowa; appointed Missouri), USS Chauncey, destroyer (No.3), commanding officer, escorting convoy, rammed and sunk by British SS Rose around 110 miles west of Gibraltar, November 19, 1917

 

RENOW, ELIGIE MONROE, Fireman, 2nd class, (sister, Cora Renow, R 3, Warrior, Ala; enlisted Montgomery, Ala, December 12, 1917), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, respiratory disease, October 18, 1918

 

RENSHAW, HERBERT HAMMOND, Seaman, (father, George E Renshaw, 416 Camden Avenue, Salisbury, Md; enlisted Baltimore, Md, February 19, 1914), USS Thornton, torpedo boat (No.33), drowned, May 22, 1917

 

RESIDE, EVERETT MONROE, Seaman, (mother, Ada Reside, 11 Arthur Street, Binghamton, N Y; enlisted Scranton, Pa, September 7, 1916), USS Pocahontas, ex-German liner Prinzess Irene, troop transport (ID-3044), respiratory disease, January 9, 1918

 

RETHERFORD, EARL FRANKLIN, Landsman for Electrician (R), USNRF, (father, John R Retherford, 333 East Adams Street, Muncie, Ind; enlisted Great Lakes, Ill, November 20, 1917), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, respiratory disease, March 21, 1918

 

RETTIGER, GEORGE H, Seaman, NNV, (mother, Emma Holland, 941 Gravesend Avenue, Brooklyn, N Y; enlisted Brooklyn, N Y June 15, 1917), USS Amphitrite, ex-monitor (BM 2), guardship, New York harbor, disease, December 15, 1917

 

REUHL, FRANK JUSTUS, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Bertha Reuhl, 487 East One hundred and fifty-sixth Street, New York, N Y; enlisted New York, N Y May 15, 1917), New York, N Y, wounded, but not in action, March 4, 1918

 

REUSS, LOUIS, Fireman, 1st class, (father, John Reuss, 90 Hargraves Street, Fall River, Mass; enlisted Newport, R I, April 25, 1917), USS Salem, scout cruiser (No.3, later CL-3), liberty boat returning from Key West, Fla to ship, capsized, drowned, September 29, 1918

 

REUTHER, GEORGE EDWARD, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (father, Edward Reuther, 940 Maple Avenue, Dayton, Ky; enlisted Cincinnati, Ohio, July 24, 1918), Navy Rifle Range, Camp Logan, Ill, respiratory disease, September 25, 1918

 

REYES, BENIGNO, Mess Attendant, 3rd class, (brother, Felix Reyes, 1420 Tondo Street, Manila, PI; enlisted San Francisco, Calif, November 2, 1917), Naval Hospital, Puget Sound, Wash, influenza, October 8, 1918

 

REYES, PERFECTO, Native Fireman, 2nd class, (brother, Tedoreo Reyes, 108 Calle Marine Cainte, PI; enlisted Olangapo, PI, September 15, 1913), Naval Hospital, Canacao, PI, disease, April 29, 1917

 

REYNDERS, JOHN V, Jr, Electrician, 3rd class, NNV, (father, J W Reynders, Fifty-street, New York, N Y; enlisted New York, N Y April 13, 1917), Naval Air Station, Bay Shore, Long Island, N Y, injured, DOI, November 4, 1917

 

REYNOLDS, CARL, Seaman, (mother, Belle Reynolds, Hesperia, Mich; enlisted Detroit, Mich, May 28, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 26, 1918

 

REYNOLDS, CHARLES FRED, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (wife, Julia Reynolds, 31 Union Street, Oil City, Pa; enlisted Pittsburgh, Pa, June 24, 1918), Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa, influenza, October 11, 1918

 

REYNOLDS, CHARLES JOSEPH, Ordinary Seaman (other sources), USS Memphis, ex-Tennessee, armored cruiser (No.10), wrecked by tidal wave off Santo Domingo City, August 29, 1916

 

REYNOLDS, FRED THOMAS, Seaman, 2nd class, (father, George H Reynolds, 2931 J Street, Sacramento, Calif; enlisted Sacramento, Calif, May 5, 1917), Naval Training Camp, San Diego, Calif, wounded, but not in action, February 15, 1918

 

REYNOLDS, LOUIS EDWARD, Yeoman, 3rd class, Reserve Force, (mother, Minnie L Reynolds, 31 North Pleasant Avenue, Rockaway Beach, N Y; enlisted New York, N Y December 14, 1917), Naval Hospital, Brooklyn, N Y, disease, July 24, 1918

 

REYNOLDS, MAX, Ship's Cook, 2nd class, (father, J W Reynolds, Newton, Kans; enlisted Kansas City, Mo, April 10, 1914), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, disease, May 26, 1917

 

REYNOLDS, PATRICK JAMES, Fireman, 2nd class, (mother, Malvine M Reynolds, 47 Benjamin Street, Fall River, Mass; enlisted Newport, R I, April 12, 1917), Receiving Ship, New York, N Y, died, January 28, 1918

 

REYNOLDS, WADE HAMPTON, Fireman, 3rd class, USNRF, (father, James A Reynolds, Forgan, Okla; enlisted Kansas City, Mo, July 5, 1918), USS Solace, hospital ship (later AH-2), respiratory disease, October 6, 1918

 

REYNOLDS, WILLIAM HENRY, Seaman, USCG, (mother, Mrs Aurelia Reynolds, Sanderson, 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

 

REYNOLDS, ZIBA WELLS, Pay Director, (wife, Mrs Ziba W Reynolds, the Highlands, Washington, D C; appointed Pennsylvania), Naval Hospital, Washington, D C, disease, April 24, 1917

 

RHEA, WILLIAM SHIRLEY, Apprentice Seaman, (mother, Emma Rhea, 1732 Overton Park Avenue, Memphis, Tenn; enlisted Nashville, Tenn, December 18, 1917), Naval Hospital, Naval Base, Va, respiratory disease, January 31, 1918

 

RHINEFORT, GEORGE LESLIE, Landsman for Electrician (R), USNRF, (wife, Easter A Rhinefort Route 33, Somerville, Ind; enlisted Indianapolis, Ind, May 23, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 28, 1918

 

RHINEHART, JOHN, Chief Water Tender, (friend, Mary Sprague, Block Island, R I; enlisted New York, N Y (Extended enlistment to November 17, 1919), November 16, 1911), USS Chauncey, destroyer (No.3), escorting convoy, rammed and sunk by British SS Rose around 110 miles west of Gibraltar, drowned, November 19, 1917

 

RHODES, BEN EDWARD, Seaman, 2nd class, (father, M L Rhodes, Achille, Okla; enlisted Dallas, Tex, April 14, 1917), USS Utah, dreadnought battleship (later BB-30), accidental fall, August 27, 1917

 

RHOTENBERRY, ELDA HERSHELL, Fireman, 3rd class, (father, Wiley L Rhotenberry, Waxahachel, Tex; enlisted Dallas, Tex, December 10, 1917), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, disease, January 18, 1918

 

RHYMES, JOHNNY, Mess Attendant, 2nd class, (mother, Mary Rhymes, R F D 3, box 6, Greenville, N C; enlisted Norfolk, Va, October 21, 1918), Naval Hospital, Naval Base, Va, disease, October 28, 1918

 

RHYNE, ARVEL ELMER, Seaman, 2nd class, (brother, Earl Rhyne, Columbia, Mo; enlisted St Louis, Mo, June 11, 1917), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, respiratory disease, January 22, 1918

 

RICE, CHARLES BYRON, Chief Quartermaster (A), USNRF, (mother, Mary Rice, 1225 Jarvs Avenue, Chicago, Ill; enlisted Chicago, Ill, July 11, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 27, 1918

 

RICE, CHRISTIAN HARRY, Fireman, 3rd class, (father, Harry L Rice, 1819 North Chester Street, Baltimore, Md; enlisted Baltimore, Md, October 9, 1917), USS Arkansas, dreadnought battleship (later BB-33), disease, September 6, 1918

 

RICE, EARL ALBERT, Fireman, 3rd class, (aunt, Matilda Camp, Alton, N Y; enlisted Syracuse, N Y October 9, 1917), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, respiratory disease, December 6, 1917

 

RICE, ENNIS DUDLEY, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Clemmie R Landers, R F D 5, Mount Sterling, Ky; enlisted Louisville, Ky, June 12, 1918), USS Georgia, battleship (later BB-15), respiratory disease, September 30, 1918

 

RICE, JOHN JOSEPH, Seaman, 2nd class, (mother, Magdaline C Rice, 1106 Dryades Street, New Orleans, La; enlisted New Orleans, La, November 26, 1917), USS Ozark, ex-monitor Arkansas (later BM-7), submarine tender, later patrol ship, Gulf of Mexico area, fell overboard and drowned, September 22, 1918

 

RICE, LUCIUS HAZARD, Yeoman, 1st class, USNRF, (mother, Margaret H Rice, Hanover, Mass; enlisted Boston, Mass, July 1, 1918), Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, Canada, respiratory disease, October 13, 1918

 

RICE, REGINALD ROY, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (mother, Jennie Rice, Rhinelander, Wis; enlisted Milwaukee, Wis, July 29, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 25, 1918

 

RICH, ARCHA, Fireman, 1st class, (mother, Mrs Olive Rich, Hinton, Okla; enlisted Oklahoma City, Okla, April 16, 1917), Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass, influenza, October 8, 1918

 

RICH, CHARLES JOSEPH, Storekeeper, 2nd class, USNRF, (wife, Agnes M Rich, 147 Trenton Street, East Boston, Mass; enlisted Boston, Mass, March 31, 1917), Boston, Mass, disease, April 20, 1918

 

RICHARDS, CHARLES EDWARD, Fireman, 1st class, (mother, Mrs J E Poston, Chipley, Fla; enlisted Pensacola, Fla, March 26, 1917), USS Ozark, ex-monitor Arkansas (later BM-7), submarine tender, later patrol ship, Gulf of Mexico area, drowned, May 12, 1918

 

RICHARDS, FLOYD, Fireman, 3rd class, USNRF (not in active Service), (sister, Cora Pinner, R No 3, Newbern, Tenn; enlisted Nashville, Tenn, July 8, 1918), Nashville, Tenn, wreck on New York, Chicago & St Louis Railroad, killed, July 9, 1918

 

RICHARDS, HUGH EGBERT, Electrician, USCG, (mother, Mrs Marion W Richards, 20 Patchen Avenue, Brooklyn, N Y), USCG, N Y Section, Telephone Lines, at Brooklyn, N Y, respiratory disease, October 10, 1918

 

RICHARDS, JOHN RIVING, Seaman, USCG, (father, Edward H Richards, 11 Howell Street, Dorchester, Mass), 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

 

RICHARDSON, GEORGE CORMIER, Machinist's Mate, 2nd class (A), USNRF, (wife, Winifred Richardson, 1544 Pratt Avenue, Chicago, Ill; enlisted Great Lakes, Ill, July 22, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, October 7, 1918

 

RICHARDSON, GEORGE EDWARD, Lieutenant (JG), USNRF (class 3), (wife, Jane Tufts Richardson, Lancaster, Muss; appointed Massachusetts), USS Huron, ex-German liner Friedrich der Grosse, troop transport (ID-1408), influenza, October 24, 1918

 

RICHARDSON, HOMER REED, Fireman, 3rd class, (father, Booker Richardson, Shorts Creek, Va; enlisted Richmond, Va, December 8, 1917), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, disease, January 19, 1918

 

RICHARDSON, JESSEE CARTER, Machinist's Mate, 1st class (A), (brother, Edward J Richardson, R F D 2, Montgomery, Ala; enlisted Montgomery, Ala, July 27, 1917), Naval Air Station, St Trojan, France, seaplane accident, killed, August 20, 1918

 

RICHARDSON, JOHN CLAUSELL, Landsman for Machinist's Mate (A), USNRF, (sister, Annie M Diaz, North Palafox Street, Pensacola, Fla; enlisted Montgomery, Ala, December 10, 1917), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 23, 1918

 

RICHARDSON, PAUL DONALD, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (mother, Nora E Richardson, No 1, Star Apartments, Muncie, Ind; enlisted Indianapolis, Ind, July 25, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, disease, October 5, 1918

 

RICHARDSON, ROBERT EVANS, Electrician, 3rd class, USNRF, (mother, Sallie C Richardson, 620 North Crockett Street, Sherman, Tex; enlisted New Orleans, La, June 2, 1917), Naval Air Station, European Waters, seaplane accident, drowned, October 11, 1918

 

RICHMOND, FRANK RODERICK, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Lillian J Richmond, Hyattsville, Md; enlisted Boston, Mass, December 12, 1917), Boston, Mass, influenza, September 23, 1918

 

RICHTER, GEORGE, Quartermaster, 1st class, USNRF, (father, Manual Richter, 511 Plainfleld Street, Springfield, Mass; enlisted Boston, Mass, May 9, 1917), Naval Air Station, Hampton Roads, Va, injured, DOI, December 7, 1917

 

RICKE, EDWARD THEODORE, Fireman, 3rd class, USNRF, (mother, Agnes K Ricke, box 153, Westley, Iowa; enlisted Des Moines, Iowa, July 25, 1918), USS Mercy, ex-liner Saratoga, hospital ship (ID-1305, later AH-4), served along US East Coast, disease, October 17, 1918

 

RICKER, ROBERT LYNDON, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Mrs Cora, J Ricker, Great Chebeague, Me; enlisted Portland, Oreg, June 18, 1918), Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass, influenza, September 20, 1918

 

RICKERT, WALTER FREDERICK, Apprentice Seaman, (father, Julius Rickert, 809 Main Street, Honesdale, Pa; enlisted Scranton, Pa, April 18, 1917), Naval Hospital, Newport, R I, respiratory disease, May 23, 1917

 

RICKLEFS, JOHN CHARLES FREDERICK, Chief Electrician, USNRF, (father, Charles G Ricklefs, 5506 Winthrop Avenue, Chicago, Ill; enlisted Great Lakes, Ill, July 25, 1917), at home, influenza, September 24, 1918

 

RICKS, PETER F, Seaman, (uncle, Carter Ricks, Chicora Place, Charleston, S C; enlisted Charleston, S C, August 5, 1911), Mendicino State Hospital, Ukiah, Calif, respiratory disease, May 21, 1917

 

RICORD, EDWARD JOSEPH, Musician, 2nd class, (father, Theophile J Ricord, 52 Winter Street, Winchenden, Mass; enlisted Boston, Mass, May 8, 1917), Naval Hospital, League Island, Pa, respiratory disease, March 17, 1918

 

RIDDLE, ROBERT EARL, Seaman, 2nd class, (father, Robert W Riddle, Greensboro, N C; enlisted Richmond, Va, December 11, 1916), USS Cyclops, collier (No.4), ship disappeared in western Atlantic after leaving Barbados on March 4, 1918, declared lost, June 14, 1918

 

RIDER, HARRY JACOB, Landsman for Machinist's Mate, USNRF, (mother, Annie Rider, Baltimore Street, Littlestown, Pa; enlisted Brooklyn, N Y December 11, 1917), Naval Air Station, Bay Shore, Long Island, N Y, respiratory disease, October 13, 1918

 

RIDINGS, JOHN JOSEPH, Yeoman, 3rd class, (mother, Margaret Conway, 11 Market Street, Green Island, N Y; enlisted Albany, N Y May 7, 1917), Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa, respiratory disease, October 18, 1918

 

RIENDEAU, ROMEO, Fireman, 3rd class, USNRF, (father, Riges Riendeau, 26 Perry Street, Central Falls, R I; enlisted Newport, R I, May 11, 1918), Naval Hospital, Newport, R I, respiratory disease, September 25, 1918

 

RIESER, HARRY MARK, Yeoman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Hannah Rieser, 520 Delaware Avenue, Kingston, N Y; enlisted New York, N Y June 19, 1918), St Catharine's Hospital, Brooklyn, N Y, respiratory disease, October 6, 1918

 

RIETHMILLER, THEODORE JOHN, Yeoman, 1st class, (brother, Elmer F Riethmiller, 496 Mount Troy Road, Pittsburgh, Pa; enlisted New York, N Y January 12, 1917), Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, N H, disease, September 1, 1917

 

RIFF, JAMES JOSEPH, Seaman, (father, Thomas Riff, 2652 Richmond Street, Philadelphia, Pa; enlisted Philadelphia, Pa, June 7, 1917), USS Mexican, freighter (ID-1655), wounded, but not in action, May 5, 1918

 

RIGGS, HARVEY GILBERT, jr, Landsman for Electrician (R), USNRF, (father, Harvey Gilbert Riggs, sr, 2314 Main Street, Quincy, Ill; enlisted Great Lakes, Ill, May 9, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 23, 1918

 

RIKER, FRED, Hospital Apprentice, 2nd class, (mother, Leona Riker, Willshire, Ohio; enlisted Indianapolis, Ind, May 16, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 20, 1918

 

RIKER, RICHARD W, Seaman, 2nd class, NNV, (mother, Harriet E Riker, 578 Franklin Avenue, Brooklyn, N Y; enlisted Brooklyn, N Y May 11, 1917), USS Alcedo, yacht (SP-166), torpedoed and sunk by UC.71 off French west coast, November 5, 1917

 

RILEY, CYRIL AUGUSTUS, Mess Attendant, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, Mr Joseph Riley, 55 Church Street, Kingston, Jamaica, British West Indies; enlisted New York, N Y October 25, 1917), USS Leviathan, ex-German liner Vaterland, troop transport (ID-1326), respiratory disease, January 10, 1918

 

RILEY, EDWARD LAWRENCE, Fireman, 2nd class, (None; enlisted Los Angeles, Calif, January 14, 1918), Naval Training Camp, San Diego, Calif, respiratory disease, April 22, 1918

 

RILEY, FRANK WILLIAM, Ensign, USNRF, (mother, Mrs Ellen M Riley, 800 Blue Hill Avenue, Dorchester, Mass; appointed Massachusetts), Navy Air Station, Miami, Fla, respiratory disease, October 12, 1918

 

RILEY, JAMES WHITCOMB, Fireman, 3rd class, USNRF, (wife, Ruby E Riley, 677 Main Street, Pawtucket, R I; enlisted Newport, R I, July 24, 1918), Naval Hospital, Newport, R I, respiratory disease, September 20, 1918

 

RILEY, PAUL JAY, Electrician, 1st class, (mother, Ida May Riley, R R 2, box 178, Boulder, Colo; enlisted Denver, Colo, October 11, 1916), St Marys Hospital, Brooklyn, N Y, respiratory disease, October 13, 1918

 

RINEHART, CHESLYN CLINTON, Fireman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, Clinton Rinehart, 1901 Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Ill; enlisted Chicago, Ill, July 5, 1918), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, disease, October 31, 1918

 

RING, THOMAS AUGUSTINE, Boatswain's Mate, 1st class, USNRF, (brother, Vincent Ring, 12 Victoria Street, Dorchester, Mass; enlisted Boston, Mass, October 5, 1917), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, injured, DOI, February 14, 1918

 

RINNERT, DEWEY MCKNELLY, Fireman, 3rd class, USNRF, (father, Max Rinnert, R R 2, Noble, Ill; enlisted Peoria, Ill, August 3, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, October 1, 1918

 

RIORDAN, JOHN PATRICK, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (wife, Mrs Mary Riordan, 93 Bedford Street, New York, N Y; enlisted New York, N Y May 8, 1918), Naval Hospital, Newport, R I, respiratory disease, September 29, 1918

 

RIOTH, CLARENCE MYERS, Fireman, 3rd class, USNRF, (mother, Carolina Myers Rioth, State Hospital No 2, St Joseph, Mo; enlisted Kansas City, Mo, July 9, 1918), USS Kentucky, battleship (later BB-6), respiratory disease, October 4, 1918

 

RISLEY, FRANK JOSEPH, Fireman, 3rd class, USNRF, (father, Joseph L Risley, 546 Broad Street, Conneaut, Ohio; enlisted Buffalo, N Y July 29, 1918), USS Alabama, battleship (later BB-8), influenza, October 12, 1918

 

RISSE, LEO EARL, Apprentice Seaman, (brother, John Risse, Plainview, Nebr; enlisted Omaha, Nebr, April 21, 1917), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, disease, May 18, 1918

 

RISSMAN, WILLIAM JOHN HENRY, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, Michael Rissman, Hinckley, Ill; enlisted Chicago, Ill, July 17, 1918), Hinckley, Ill, on leave, influenza, October 3, 1918

 

RITCHIE, HAROLD LANCE, Apprentice Seaman, (mother, Mrs Alice Bray, Eureka, Utah; enlisted Salt Lake City, Utah, June 6, 1917), Navy Yard, Mare Island, Calif, influenza, October 24, 1918

 

RITCHIE, RUSSELL KENNETH, Coppersmith, 1st class, (father, George M Ritchie, West Point, Ky; enlisted Atlanta, Ga, December 18, 1917), Naval Headquarters, Paris, France, disease, April 22, 1918

 

RITCHIE, WALTER ELBERT, Landsman for Electrician (G), (mother, Grace Ritchie, 2311 Twelfth Avenue, Watervliet, N Y; enlisted Albany, N Y April 19, 1918), Naval Hospital, Naval Base, Va, respiratory disease, October 11, 1918

 

RITENOUR, WILLIAM HENDRICK, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (wife, Mary C Ritenour, 418 Twelfth Street SE, Washington, D C; enlisted Washington, D C, March 31, 1917), Naval Hospital, Washington, D C, wounded, but not in action, April 14, 1917

 

RITSON, WILLIAM JOSEPH, Chief Gunner's Mate, (wife, Louisa Jane Ritson, 138 Henry Street, Portsmouth, Va; enlisted Portsmouth, Va, June 11, 1910), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, disease, May 8, 1917

 

RITTENHOUSE, RALPH ANDERSON, Carpenter's Mate, 3rd class, USNRF, (mother, Margaret Rittenhouse, 684 West Johnson Street, Philadelphia, Pa; enlisted Philadelphia, Pa, April 5, 1917), Section Base, Cape May, N J, drowned, August 24, 1917

 

RITTER, EDWARD HENRY, Pharmacist's Mate, 2nd class, (Mrs Louise Elizabeth Ritter, 319 West Mason Street, Springfield, Ill; enlisted Port Royal, S C, May 29, 1915), Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa, respiratory disease, September 5, 1917

 

RITTER, FRANKLYN WHITFIELD, Seaman, (father, T F Ritter, 103 West Amelia Street, Orangeburg, S C; enlisted Charleston, S C, April 6, 1917), SS Baykerran (British-owned), Seaman Ritter presumably based at Navy Yard, New York, N Y, assigned as Signalman, ship sent out distress call in 41.14N, 54.10W, then disappeared, posted mssing by Lloyds on April 3, January 23, 1918

 

RITTGERS, WILLAM ARTHUR, Apprentice Seaman USNRF, (mother, Agnes Wilson Rittgers, R 1, Dallas Center, Iowa; enlisted Des Moines, Iowa, July 17, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 27, 1918

 

RIVERS, JAMES, Fireman, 1st class, (wife, Degocia Rivers, 1214 Fifth Street, San Diego, Calif; enlisted San Diego, Calif, March 22, 1917), Naval Hospital, New York, disease, September 17, 1918

 

RIVERS, SEWELL MCKINLEY, Water Tender, (mother, Emily Rivers, Buena Vista, Ohio; enlisted Cincinnati, Ohio, May 8, 1916), 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

 

RIZNICK, PHILIP, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, Max Riznick, 1222 Washington Street, Roxbury, Mass; enlisted Boston, Mass, December 1, 1917), Naval Base 17, Foreign Service, injured, DOI, August 2, 1918

 

ROACH, AUBREY LEE, Apprentice Seaman, (father, Matt Roach, Mertzon, Tex; enlisted Mare Island, Calif, August 5, 1918), Navy Yard, Mare Island, Calif, influenza, October 26, 1918

 

ROARK, EUGENE WASHBURN, Chief Quartermaster (A), USNRF, (mother, Mary Roark, 139 West Gilman Street, Madison, Wis; enlisted Milwaukee, Wis, July 13, 1918), Dunwoody Naval Training School, Minneapolis, Minn, respiratory disease, October 13, 1918

 

ROBBINS, CHESTER MONROE, Storekeeper, 3rd class, (mother, Alice Robbins, Haines, Oreg; enlisted Portland, Oreg, October 18, 1917), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, respiratory disease, October 27, 1918

 

ROBBINS, FREDERICK RAYMOND, Fireman, 2nd class, (mother, Sadie Robbins Lubeck, Me; enlisted Portland, Me, April 17, 1917), Naval Hospital, New York, N Y, respiratory disease, November 5, 1917

 

ROBERSON, WILLIAM ELBERT, Chief Storekeeper, (wife, Nan Roberson, 218 College Place, Norfolk, Va; enlisted San Francisco, Calif, April 7, 1916), Shelby, Miss on leave, respiratory disease, October 17, 1918

 

ROBERTS, ALBERT CHARLES, Lieutenant, (mother, MrSC H Roberts, 1152 South Fifty-2nd Street, Philadelphia, Pa; appointed), Jeffrey Hole Hospital, Quebec, Canada, influenza, September 18, 1918

 

ROBERTS, CHARLES CONDRA, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (father, Green T Roberts, R F D 3, Aberdeen, Miss; enlisted Meridan, Miss, June 4, 1918), USS Georgia, battleship (later BB-15), respiratory disease, October 5, 1918

 

ROBERTS, CLARENCE JOSEPH, Fireman, 2nd class, USNRF, (aunt, Mary Mahon, 4 Calumet Street, Roxbury, Mass; enlisted Boston, Mass, June 29, 1918), Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass, influenza, September 11, 1918

 

ROBERTS, EARL GRANT, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Mrs Mattie Roberts, 1021 West New York Street, Indianapolis, Ind; enlisted Indianapolis, Ind, July 5, 1918), USS Mercy, ex-liner Saratoga, hospital ship (ID-1305, later AH-4), served along US East Coast, influenza, September 30, 1918

 

ROBERTS, EDWIN DOUGLAS, Yeoman, 2nd class, USNRF, (wife, Frances Ketchum Roberts, 718 East Oak Street, Louisville, Ky; enlisted Louisville, Ky, April 18, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 28, 1918

 

ROBERTS, JOHNNIE WILLIAM, Apprentice Seaman, (father, Mr Edgar I Roberts, Easton, Mo; enlisted Kansas City, Mo, August 10, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 26, 1918dup

 

ROBERTS, JOSEPH VIRGIL, Landsman for Electrician (R), (father, J W Roberts, Osceola, Mo; enlisted St Louis, Mo, December 7, 1917), Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass, influenza, September 24, 1918

 

ROBERTS, PERRY, Cook, USCG, (Cousin Mrs Marie E Bamus, 803 Whitehead 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

 

ROBERTS, PRESTON ALWARD, Phamacist’s Mate, 3rd class, (mother, Helen Roberts, 1523 E Rio Grande, El Paso Tex; enlisted El Paso, Tex, July 2, 1917), Dunwoody Industrial Institute, Minneapolis, Minn, respiratory disease, October 1, 1918

 

ROBERTS, SHIRLEY, Machinist's Mate 2nd class, (father, Harvey M Roberts, 1725 Lynn Street, Parkersburg, W Va; enlisted Parkersburg, W Va, June 4, 1918), Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass, influenza, September 10, 1918

 

ROBERTS, THERON AARON, Apprentice Seaman, (mother, Mary Roberts, Canajoharie, N Y; enlisted Albany, N Y April 6, 1917), Naval Hospital, Newport, R I, respiratory disease, May 26, 1917

 

ROBERTS, THOMAS EDISON, Fireman, 1st class, (father, Peck Roberts, 535 Saviers Road, Oxnard, Calif; enlisted San Diego, Calif, January 21, 1916), USS Pittsburgh, ex-Pennsylvania, armored cruiser (No.4, later CA-4), most of war in South American waters, respiratory disease, October 28, 1918

 

ROBERTS, WILLIAM WILMER, Apprentice Seaman, (mother, Amanda Roberts, Point Loma, Calif; enlisted San Diego, Calif, December 31, 1917), Naval Training Camp, San Diego, Calif, respiratory disease, January 26, 1918

 

ROBERTSON, BIBB BOUNDS, Fireman, 1st class, (mother, Mary Robertson, 403 Melba Street, Oak Cliff, Dallas, Tex; enlisted Dallas, Tex, January 22, 1915), USS Cyclops, collier (No.4), (BN/DANFS - on passage), ship disappeared in western Atlantic after leaving Barbados on March 4, 1918, declared lost, June 14, 1918

 

ROBERTSON, CARL EVERETT, Seaman, (father, George Robertson, R R 6, Traverse City, Mich; enlisted Detroit, Mich, April 11, 1917), USS Henderson, troop transport (No.1, later AP-1), respiratory disease, September 29, 1918

 

ROBERTSON, JOSEPH HAL, Landsman for Quartermaster (A), USNRF, (father, Joseph H Robertson, R F D 5, Marion, Ill; enlisted St Louis, Mo, June 27, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 24, 1918

 

ROBERTSON, LOYD LESLIE, Apprentice Seaman, (father, Charles Early Robertson, Rayne, La; enlisted New Orleans, La, April 19, 1917), Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, N H, respiratory disease, May 24, 1917

 

ROBERTSON, ROBERT GREEN, Boy, 1st class, USCG, (mother, Mrs Fannie Robertson, 518 Berry Street, West End, Birmingham, Ala), 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

 

ROBERTSON, WILLARD, Seaman, 2nd class, (father, James Robertson, 2276 University Avenue, New York, N Y; enlisted Brooklyn, N Y December 6, 1917), Receiving Ship, Brooklyn, N Y, disease, June 25, 1918

 

ROBEY, EDGAR M, Fireman 1st class (source - US Naval Historical Center), USS Delaware, dreadnought battleship (later BB-28), water evaporator burst on 19th, severely burned, DOI, February 20, 1916

 

ROBEY, WALTER, Quartermaster, 2nd class (A), USNRF, (wife, Gladys Robey, 104 West Fourteenth Street, Austin, Tex; enlisted Houston, Tex, May 22, 1917), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, respiratory disease, October 10, 1918

 

ROBICHAW, ALOY, Cabin Cook, (wife, Maud Robichaw, 194 Johnson Street, Brooklyn, N Y; enlisted New York, N Y June 15, 1915), Naval Hospital, New York, disease, March 3, 1918

 

ROBINEAU, WARWICK STANLEY, Ship Fitter, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, John E Robineau, 1909 West Main Street, Richmond, Va; enlisted Richmond, Va, June 5, 1917), Naval Hospital, Naval Base, Va, disease, September 29, 1918

 

ROBINETT, ABRAM, Apprentice Seaman, (father, George W Robinett, Morgantown, Ohio; enlisted Cincinnati, Ohio, December 14, 1917), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, disease, January 6, 1918

 

ROBINSON WESLEY ELLEBEE, Mess Attendant, 3rd class, (mother, Mrs Eva Ferguson, Seabrook, S C; enlisted Baltimore, Md, December 12, 1917), Naval Hospital, Hampton Roads, Va, respiratory disease, January 11, 1918

 

ROBINSON, CHARLES WILLIAM, Mess Attendant, 3rd class, USNRF, (father, Charles Robinson, 26 Charlton Street, Princeton, N J; enlisted Brooklyn, N Y June 5, 1918), 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

 

ROBINSON, CHESTER JOHN, Seaman, (father, William L Robinson, 44 Jay Street, North Attleboro, Mass; enlisted Boston, Mass, May 14, 1917), USS Susquehanna, ex-German liner Rhein, troop transport (ID-3016), respiratory disease, October 18, 1918

 

ROBINSON, DEWEY WINFIELD, Apprentice Seaman, (mother, Mary Robinson, R F D 1, Patton, Mo; enlisted St Louis, Mo, July 31, 1918), Navy Yard, Mare Island, Calif, influenza, October 17, 1918

 

ROBINSON, HARRY EARL, Pharmacist's Mate, 1st class, NNV, (mother, Pearl J Robinson, 793 Baldwin Avenue, Detroit, Mich; enlisted Detroit, Mich, March 5, 1917), USS Solace, hospital ship (later AH-2), disease, July 24, 1917

 

ROBINSON, HOMER WILLIAM, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (wife, Margaret A Robinson, Box 203, Delanco, N J; enlisted Philadelphia, Pa, July 9, 1918), Navy Yard, Puget Sound, Wash, respiratory disease, October 1, 1918

 

ROBINSON, JENKINS AUGUSTINE, Machinist's Mate, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Mrs Henrietta Robinson, 19 Rectory Road, Mount Washington, Md; enlisted Baltimore, Md, April 22, 1918), USS Solace, hospital ship (later AH-2), injured, DOI, August 10, 1918

 

ROBINSON, JOSEPH LAWSON, Fireman, 1st class, (sister, Lillian Robinson, 18 South 3rd Street, Richmond, Va; enlisted Richmond, Va, December 14, 1917), USS Samoset (BN - yard tug (source - US Naval Historical Center) - ex-ferry Annie L Vansciver (ID-2000), transportation duties around Boston Harbor), Navy Yard, Philadelphia, drowned from Samoset, November 9, 1918

 

ROBINSON, LAWRENCE STANSILUS, Engineman, 2nd class, (father, George Robinson, 8129 Minnesota Avenue, St Louis, Mo; enlisted St Louis, Mo, May 8, 1917), USS Cyclops, collier (No.4), ship disappeared in western Atlantic after leaving Barbados on March 4, 1918, declared lost, June 14, 1918

 

ROBISON, WILLIAM RUSSELL, Fireman, 3rd class, USNRF, (father, Thomas W Robison, Clinton, Mo; enlisted Kansas City, Mo, June 8, 1918), Naval Hospital, New York, N Y, influenza/respiratory disease, November 5, 1918

 

ROCHE, FRANK PETER, Fireman, 1st class, (mother, Ellen Roche, S5 Catherine Street, New York, N Y; enlisted Brooklyn, N Y April 30, 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

 

ROCHE, WALTER R, Shipfitter, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Margaret E Roche, 142 West Street, Worcester, Mass; enlisted Newport, R I, May 3, 1918), at home in Worcester, Mass, influenza, September 19, 1918

 

ROCHET, JAMES FRANCES, Engineman, 2nd class, NNV, (sister, MrSC H Dean, Blue Lake, Calif; enlisted Mare Island, Calif, April 18, 1917), USS San Diego, ex-California, armored cruiser (No.6), mined, laid by U.156, sank 10 miles SE of Fire Island, New York (also possibly torpedoed by U.156 or internal explosion), July 19, 1918

 

ROCKETT, PATRICK LEWIS, Jr, Cook, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, Patrick L Rockett, 85 Park Street, Fall River, Mass; enlisted Newport, R I, July 14, 1918), USS Lydia, ex-motor boat (SP-62), Newport Section, accidentally drowned, February 13, 1918

 

ROCKFORD, FRANK BRAUNNETS, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Mary E Rockford, 41 West Clifford Street, Providence, R I; enlisted Newport, R I, December 18, 1917), Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass, respiratory disease, February 17, 1918

 

ROCOS, FELICIANO, Coxswain, USNRF, (sister, Josepia Rocos, Calle Opu Cebu, PI; enlisted San Francisco, Calif, April 16, 1917), USS Nanshan, collier (later AG-3), respiratory disease, April 13, 1918

 

RODARMEL, WILLIAM EVERETT, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Mary Ida Rodarmel, R R 21, Wheatland, Ind; enlisted Indianapolis, Ind, August 8, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 23, 1918

 

RODGERS, DANIEL TALKET, Water Tender, (mother, Frona Best, Dallas, Tex; enlisted Kansas City, Mo, February 11, 1914), USS Cyclops, collier (No.4), (BN/DANFS - on passage), ship disappeared in western Atlantic after leaving Barbados on March 4, 1918, declared lost, June 14, 1918

 

RODGERS, FREDERICK COLLIER, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (mother, Ada Meray Rodgers, Woodlawn Road, Pittsburgh, Pa; enlisted Philadelphia, Pa, June 29, 1918), Naval Hospital, Cape May, N J, influenza, September 24, 1918

 

RODGERS, WEAVER, Fireman, 3rd class, (mother, Mrs Larissie Rodgers, Henderson, Tex; enlisted Houston, Tex, December 10, 1917), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, respiratory disease, January 4, 1918

 

RODICK, LEON, Electrician, 3rd class, USNRF, (father, Walter E Rodick, Bar Harbor, Me; enlisted Bar Harbor, Me, June 5, 1917), St Catherine's Hospital, Brooklyn, N Y, influenza/respiratory disease, October 3, 1918

 

RODNEY, ROBERT B, Paymaster (retired), (sister, Miss L V Rodney, 123 B Street SE, Washington, D O; appointed Delaware), Washington, D C, disease, January 14, 1918

 

ROE, JOHN JAMES, Chief Water Tender, (sister, Etta Mason, 508 Scott Street, San Francisco, Calif; enlisted Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, August 31, 1918), Naval Training School, San Francisco, Calif, injured, DOI, September 16, 1918

 

ROEMER, GEORGE ALLEN, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (mother, Mary E Roemer, 706 Center Street, Bowling Green, Ky; enlisted Louisville, Ky, August 9, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 28, 1918

 

ROESCH, EDWARD, Machinist's Mate, 2nd class, USNRF, (None; enlisted New York, N Y July 22, 1918), Naval Hospital, Pelham Bay Park, N Y, respiratory disease, October 7, 1918

 

ROESCHKE, HERMAN CHRIST, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (father, Edward Roeschke, Leeds Station, Sioux City, Iowa; enlisted Omaha, Nebr, July 18, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 26, 1918

 

ROESE, CHARLES, Apprentice Seaman, (father, John D Roese, 111 Liberty Avenue, Jamaica, N Y; enlisted Brooklyn, N Y August 19, 1918), Naval Hospital, Newport, R I, respiratory disease, September 23, 1918

 

ROESER, MARTIN EDWARD, Seaman, 2nd class, (mother, Anna Roeser, Chanhassen, Minn; enlisted Minneapolis, Minn, May 7, 1917), Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, N H, disease, May 28, 1918

 

ROGAN, JOHN FRANCIS, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, Andrew Rogan, 3850 Moffett Avenue, St Louis, Mo; enlisted St Louis, Mo, May 18, 1918), Navy Base Hospital No 5, respiratory disease, October 18, 1918

 

ROGERS, COIT SEYMOUR, Storekeeper, 3rd class, (mother, Lillian Rogers, Free Street, South Hingham, Mass; enlisted Queenstown, Ireland, June 23, 1917), USS Jacob Jones, destroyer (No.61), sailing Brest, France for Queenstown, Ireland, torpedoed and sunk by U.53, December 6, 1917

 

ROGERS, GEORGE FRANCIS, Fireman, 3rd class, (father, Michael H Rogers, 93 Humphrey Street, Lowell, Mass; enlisted Lowell, Mass, June 11, 1917), USS Jacob Jones, destroyer (No.61), sailing Brest, France for Queenstown, Ireland, torpedoed and sunk by U.53, December 6, 1917

 

ROGERS, JAMES EDWARD, Chief Machinist's Mate (A), (wife, Anita Rogers, 401 1/2 West Intendentia Street, Pensacola, Fla; enlisted Brooklyn, N Y January 16, 1918), Naval Air Station, Pauillac, France, respiratory disease, October 8, 1918

 

ROGERS, JOSEPH, Boatswain's Mate, 2nd class, USNRF, (wife, Elizabeth Rogers, 21 Columbia Street, New Bedford, Mass; enlisted Providence, R I, June 10, 1918), Naval Hospital, Newport, R I, respiratory disease, September 28, 1918

 

ROGERS, REMBERT, Seaman, 2nd class, (mother, Alice Rogers, R F D 3, Dillon, S C; enlisted Columbia, S C, April 10, 1917), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, disease, May 14, 1917

 

ROGILLIO, OSCEOLA IRWIN, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Gertrude Rogillio, Wilhelm, La; enlisted New Orleans, La, April 16, 1917), USS Cheyenne, ex-monitor Wyoming (No.10), submarine tender, Gulf of Mexico area, respiratory disease, October 15, 1918

 

ROGLAN, ALFONSO, Mess Attendant, 3rd class, (Llother, Potuicana Corrioso, Alfonso, Cavite, PI; enlisted Cavite, PI, August 4, 1916), Navy Base Hospital No 5, respiratory disease, October 12, 1918

 

ROGOVIN, LOUIS, Landsman for Quartermaster, USNRF (not in active Service), (wife, Fannie Rogovin, 618 Cross Street, Maiden, Mass; enlisted Boston, Mass, July 15, 1918), at home (wife's address), respiratory disease, September 27, 1918

 

ROHRER, ROLLAND ERNEST, Seaman, 2nd class, (father, Joe Rohrer, Schnectady, N Y; enlisted Omaha, Nebr, April 9, 1917), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, disease, May 27, 1917

 

ROJAS, COSME, Wardroom Cook, (wife, Mary Rojas, 291 Burwell Street, Bremington, Wash; enlisted New York, N Y September 26, 1917), Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass, influenza, September 30, 1918

 

ROLLASON, RUSSELL ROBERT, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (mother, Elizabeth Wall Rollason, 950 East Beecher Street, Adrian, Mich; enlisted Detroit, Mich, August 1, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 21, 1918

 

ROLLER, WILLIAM FREDERICK, Seaman, 2nd class, NNV, (Margaret Roller, 831 Wood Avenue, Bridgeport, Conn; enlisted Boston, Mass, May 18, 1917), USS Penobscot, ex-harbor tug, coastal tug (SP-982), US East Coast, lost overboard, January 12, 1918

 

ROLLINS, EDGAR A, Seaman (other sources), USS Memphis, ex-Tennessee, armored cruiser (No.10), wrecked by tidal wave off Santo Domingo City, August 29, 1916

 

ROLLINS, WILLIAM JACKSON, Seaman, USNRF, (mother, Carrie J Oliver, 218 Washington Street, Bath, Me; enlisted Bath, Me, November 5, 1917), Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass, influenza, September 5, 1918

 

ROLLINS, WILLIAM MICHAEL, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (sister, Mrs Eva Tankus, 267 Atkins Avenue, Brooklyn, N Y; enlisted Brooklyn, N Y February 7, 1916), Naval Hospital, New York, disease, March 5, 1918

 

ROMAN, HARRY THOMAS, Fireman, 3rd class, (father, Frank Roman, South Louisiana Street, Indianapolis, Ind; enlisted Indianapolis, Ind, April 16, 1917), Naval Hospital, Washington, D C, disease, July 27, 1917

 

ROMANITCH, FRANKLIN, Jr, Blacksmith, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Mrs Josephine Ronianitch, 456 Prospect Avenue Brooklyn, N Y; enlisted Brooklyn, N Y May 5, 1917), Naval Forces Operating in European Waters, crushed between two railroad cars, October 18, 1918

 

ROMER, JOHN BISHOP, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, John J Romer, 4440 Liston Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio; enlisted Cincinnati, Ohio, May 10, 1918), USS Louisville, ex-liner Saint Louis, transport (ID-1644), respiratory disease, September 25, 1918

 

ROMIG, JAMES GUNDY, Engineman, 2nd class, (father, Eli Romig, 201 Locust Street, Milton, Pa; enlisted Rochester, N Y June 26, 1915), USS Mount Vernon, ex-German liner Kronprinzessen Cecilie, troop transport (ID-4508), respiratory disease, presumably after being set ashore, September 30, 1918

 

ROMITA, MICHAEL, Mess Attendant, 3rd class, USNRF, (father, Michael Angelo Romita, 1702 Zerega Avenue, Bronx, N Y; enlisted Pelham Bay Park, N Y June 3, 1918), Naval Air Station, Pauillac, France, respiratory disease, September 25, 1918

 

ROMM, HARRY BERNARD, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (sister, Mrs Beatrice Adler, 302 Seventh Avenue, New York City, N Y; enlisted New Haven, Conn, August 16, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 30, 1918

 

RONDEAU, JAMES ARNETT, Fireman, 3rd class, (mother, Emma Rondeau, Woodville, Tex; enlisted Houston, Tex, April 9, 1917), USS Montana, armored cruiser (No.13, later CA-13), injured, DOI, October 28, 1917

 

RONEY, LUCIOUS WIMBRIC, Apprentice Seaman, (mother, Emma Line Swinney Roney, 616 South Lee Street, Fitzgerald, Ga; enlisted Atlanta, Ga, August 8, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, November 11, 1918 (BN - duplicated entry, also BONEY, mother Emma Boney)

 

ROONEY, FRED HENRY, Electrician, 1st class, (father, Michael Rooney, Council Bluffs, Iowa; enlisted San Diego, Calif, March 7, 1915), USS Cyclops, collier (No.4), (BN/DANFS - on passage), ship disappeared in western Atlantic after leaving Barbados on March 4, 1918, declared lost, June 14, 1918

 

ROONEY, JAMES ANDREW, Chief Commissary Steward, USNRF, (wife, Mabel Rooney, R F D No 1, box 6, care of John Hyland, Golden, Colo; enlisted Denver, Colo, November 7, 1916), USS Calamares, refrigerated freighter (ID-3662), respiratory disease, October 2, 1918

 

ROONEY, JOHN, Jr, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (son, Daniel Rooney, 2122 South Robertson Street, New Orleans, La; enlisted New Orleans, La, December 14, 1917), Naval Hospital, New Orleans, La, disease, September 14, 1918

 

ROOT, CLIFFORD LUTHER, Boatswain's Mate, 1st class, (father, Andrew Kern Root, Titusville, Pa; enlisted Boston, Mass, May 29, 1917), USS Virginia, battleship (later BB-13), died, November 19, 1917

 

ROOT, DAN S, Jr, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (wife, Clara B Root, 1117 West Avenue, Medina, N Y; enlisted Newport, R I, December 10, 1917), Naval Hospital, Newport, R I, respiratory disease, January 5, 1918

 

ROOT, EATON PHELPS, Seaman, 2nd class, (brother, Raymond Root, 65 Edwards Street, South Hartford, Conn; enlisted New Haven, Conn, April 2, 1917), Naval Hospital, New York, N Y, respiratory disease, March 5, 1918

 

ROPER, KENNETH CAMMORN, Lieutenant (JG), USNRF, (aunt, Lelia C McKay, Ninth and Washington Streets, Portland, Oreg; appointed Oregon), Naval Hospital, Brooklyn, N Y, respiratory disease, October 13, 1918

 

ROPKE, ALFRED JOHN, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Mrs Mary Kantz Bagley, 3276 Archer Avenue, Chicago, Ill; enlisted Chicago, Ill, May 22, 1918), USS Arkansas, dreadnought battleship (later BB-33), at Hospital No 3, Leigh, Scotland,, respiratory disease, October 31, 1918

 

ROSE, EDWARD LAFAYETTE, Seaman, (father, Matt Rose, 14 North Moreland Avenue, Atlanta, Ga; enlisted St Louis, Mo, May 7, 1917), USS Vermont, battleship (later BB-20), injured, DOI, January 16, 1918

 

ROSE, EVERETT, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Minnie Rose, R D No 2, Freetown, Ind; enlisted Indianapolis, Ind, May 2, 1918), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, respiratory disease, October 11, 1918

 

ROSE, THOMAS JOSEPH, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Mrs Katherine Rose, 1414 Light Street, Baltimore, Md; enlisted Baltimore, Md, June 2, 1917), USS Elizabeth, ex-chandler's workboat, patrol boat (SP-972), Fifth Naval District, Norfolk, Va, sunk in collision with SS Northland (British-owned) in Norfolk Harbor (later salvaged), drowned, December 12, 1917

 

ROSE, WILLIAM, Cook, US Lighthouse Service (other source), (from North Harwich, Me), LV-6, Cross Rip Light Vessel, Me, dragged off station by moving ice, last seen eastern entrance, Nantucket Sound, lost, February 5, 1918

 

ROSEMAN, OSCAR ARTHUR, Engineman, 2nd class, (wife, Tillie Roseman, 257 West One hundred and twenty-seventh Street, New York, N Y; enlisted New York, N Y May 13, 1918), Naval Hospital, Newport, R I, respiratory disease, September 27, 1918

 

ROSENBERG, NATHAN, Landsman for Electrician, (father, Samuel Rosenberg, Glace Bay, Nova Scotia; enlisted Boston, Mass, May 14, 1917), Receiving Ship, New York, N Y, accidentally drowned, August 12, 1917

 

ROSENBERGER, BENJAMIN M, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Tillie Rosenberger, 720 East Eighth Street, Chester, Pa; enlisted Philadelphia, Pa, May 22, 1918), USS Mercy, ex-liner Saratoga, hospital ship (ID-1305, later AH-4), served along US East Coast attached to USS Illinois, respiratory disease, October 25, 1918

 

ROSENCRANS, WILLIAM, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (mother, Mrs Altha Rosencrans, 7 Admiral Street, New Haven, Conn; enlisted New Haven, Conn, August 6, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 26, 1918

 

ROSNESS, GEORGE CYRUS, Landsman for Electrician (G), (mother, Mary Rosness, 947 Sylvan Street, St Paul, Minn; enlisted Minneapolis, Minn, June 21, 1917), Naval Hospital, New York, N Y, respiratory disease, November 22, 1917

 

ROSS, ALBERT ANDREW, Seaman, USNRF, (mother, Ella M Wellbrock, 129 High Street, Hingham, Mass; enlisted Boston, Mass, June 15, 1917), USS Manley, destroyer (later DD-74), based at Queenstown, Ireland, escorting convoy (various sources refer to her being alongside an HMS Montague and rolling into her. This should read armed merchant cruiser HMS Motagua), accidental explosion of own depth charges followed by fire, DOI, March 19, 1918

 

ROSS, ALFRED, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Alma Theiery Ross, Hey worth, Ill; enlisted Peoria, Ill, June 24, 1918), Camp Logan, Ill, respiratory disease, September 27, 1918

 

ROSS, ARTHUR MCLEOD, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF (not in active Service), (mother, Elizabeth Ross, 67 Edson Street, Dorchester, Mass; enlisted Boston, Mass, August 14, 1918), 67 Edson Street, Dorchester, Mass, respiratory disease, September 22, 1918

 

ROSS, BRUCE W, Machinist  (wife, Gertrude R Ross, 915 North Street, Portsmouth, Va; appointed California), USS Chemung, ex-USS Pocohontas, fleet tug (No.18), fire room blaze, died of burns at Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, December 12, 1917 (BN - duplicated entry, also ROSS, BRUCE WALLACE, Chief Machinist's Mate, enlisted Portland, Oreg, January 5, 1915; NHC - Machinist trainee)

 

ROSS, FRANK RILEY, Ship's Cook, 3rd class, USNRF, (wife, Wilma E Ross, Newell, S Dak; enlisted Omaha, Nebr, June 11, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 26, 1918

 

ROSS, HUBBARD CECIL, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (father, Pressley Ross, Mexia, Tex; enlisted Houston, Tex, June 1, 1918), Naval Training Camp, San Diego, Calif, respiratory disease, October 13, 1918

 

ROSS, JIMMIE, Boy, 1st class, USCG, (father, Joe Gerry Ross, 2908 Twelfth Street, Tampa, 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

 

ROSS, JOHN AARON, Fireman, 2nd class, (mother, Elizabeth Ross, 266 North Twenty-fifth Street, Portland, Oreg; enlisted Portland, Oreg, November 14, 1917), USS Pittsburgh, ex-Pennsylvania, armored cruiser (No.4, later CA-4), most of war in South American waters, respiratory disease, October 22, 1918

 

ROSS, RODNEY PERCY, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, James F Ross, Centertown, Ky; enlisted Louisville, Ky, April 5, 1918), on the train to Chicago, injured, DOI, May 1, 1918

 

ROSS, WILLIS RAYMON, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (wife, Mrs Lizzie Mae Ross, Le Grange, Me; enlisted Portland, Me, May 9, 1918), Naval Hospital, New London, Conn, respiratory disease, September 24, 1918

 

ROSSITER, IRVING WALTER, Gunner's Mate, 2nd class, (mother, Mary E Connell, 128 Central Avenue, Dover, N H; enlisted Philadelphia, Pa, December 4, 1917), Naval Station, New York, respiratory disease, April 7, 1918

 

ROSSITER, WILLIAM ARCHIBALD, Fireman, 1st class, (father, Charles Francis Rossiter, R F D 2, box 24, Spencer, Iowa; enlisted Montgomery, Ala, May 3, 1917), Naval Base Hospital No 5, Brest, France, disease, March 13, 1918

 

ROST, OSCAR BERNHARD, Musician, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Marie Rost, Ulen, Minn; enlisted Minneapolis, Minn, May 22, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 30, 1918

 

ROTENBERY, ELDA HERSHELL, Fireman, 3rd class, (father, Wesley Lofatt, Wexahachie, Tex; enlisted Dallas, Tex, December 10, 1917), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, disease, January 15, 1918

 

ROTH, CHARLES LEWIS, Machinist's Mate, 1st class, (mother, Minnie Roth, Angola, N Y; enlisted Brooklyn, N Y June 8, 1915), USS Cassin, destroyer (later DD-43), drowned, August 18, 1918

 

ROTH, HARRY RAYMOND, Landsman for Electrician (R), USNRF, (father, Willard P Roth, R No 9, Paris, Ill; enlisted Peoria, Ill, February 18, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 30, 1918

 

ROTH, JOHN CHARLES, Seaman, 2nd class, (father, John Roth, 339 East Forty-fifth Street, New York, N Y; enlisted New York, N Y May 11, 1917), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, respiratory disease, April 12, 1918

 

ROTH, LEO, Boatswain's Mate, 1st class, (Cousin, Andrew Winter, 439 East Fifth Street, New York City, N Y; enlisted New York, N Y August 13, 1917), Naval Hospital, New York, respiratory disease, September 24, 1917

 

ROTHENBERG, DAVID MEYER, Lieutenant (JG), USNRF (class 4), (mother, Rebecca Rothenberg, 1095 Lincoln Place, Brooklyn, N Y; appointed New York), Jewish Hospital, Brooklyn, N Y, respiratory disease, October 5, 1918

 

ROTHSCHILD, LESTER BENEDICT, Yeoman, 3rd class, USNRF, (mother, Mrs Bertha Rothschild, 415 South Street, Philadelphia, Pa; enlisted Philadelphia, Pa, June 3, 1918), Section Base, Lewes, Del, respiratory disease, October 15, 1918

 

ROUSE, ROBERT JEFF, Hospital Apprentice, 2nd class, (Foster mother, Mrs Hester A Rouse, Dalhart, Tex; enlisted Houston, Tex, February 9, 1917), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, respiratory disease, May 6, 1917

 

ROWE, BERT RICHARD, Seaman, 2nd class, NNV, (sister, Mrs Beatrice Hastings, Hoquiam, Wash; enlisted Bremerton, Wash, April 11, 1917), Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, N H, respiratory disease, March 23, 1918

 

ROWE, CLIFFORD GORDON, Seaman, 2nd class, (brother, William H Rowe, R F D No 6, Medina, N Y; enlisted Rochester, N Y June 19, 1918), USS Leviathan, ex-German liner Vaterland, troop transport (ID-1326), respiratory disease, May 15, 1918

 

ROWE, FRANCIS EDWARD, Hospital Apprentice, 2nd class, (father, Edward Hoke Rowe, Emmitsburg, Md; enlisted Baltimore, Md, June 4, 1918), Naval Hospital, Newport, R I, respiratory disease, September 23, 1918

 

ROWE, JOSEPH WALTER, Seaman, 2nd class, (father, Walter W Rowe, Greensboro, N C; enlisted Raleigh, N C, December 13, 1917), Naval Hospital, Hampton Roads, Va, disease, May 7, 1918

 

ROWE, WALTON DYE, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (father, George Anthony Rowe, Moravia, N Y; enlisted Buffalo, N Y August 6, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 25, 1918

 

ROWLES, HARRY, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (wife, Eva May Rowles, 110 Lawnside Avenue, Collitigswood, N J; enlisted Philadelphia, Pa, June 27, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, disease, October 3, 1918

 

ROWLEY, PATRICK, Mess Attendant, 1st class, USNRF, (father, Michael Rowley, Drumcree, Letrim, Ireland; enlisted New York, N Y November 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

 

ROWSEY, GROVER LEE, Apprentice Seaman, (father, Robert Rowsey, Kerrs Creek, Va; enlisted Richmond, Va, December 29, 1917), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, respiratory disease, February 26, 1918

 

ROXAS, BENITO, Mess Attendant, 2nd class, (father, Eusebio Roxas, 170 Solona Street, Manila, PI; enlisted Cavite, PI, October 13, 1916), USS Rochester, ex-New York, ex-Saratoga, armored cruiser (No.2, later CA-2), respiratory disease, February 11, 1918

 

ROXAS, NEMESIO, Mess Attendant, 3rd class, (wife, Maria Drueco, San Mateo, Rizal, PI; enlisted Cavite, PI, July 15, 1918), Naval Hospital, Puget Sound, Wash, influenza, October 2, 1918

 

ROXAS, PACIANO, Pattern Maker, 1st class, (mother, Maxima Acolentaba, Panay, Capiz, PI; enlisted Cavite, PI, October 7, 1912), Willard Parker Hospital, New York, N Y, respiratory disease, October 5, 1918

 

ROYALTY, ALVEY LEE, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (sister, Lulu Frances Royalty, Short Creek, Ky; enlisted Louisville, Ky, May 16, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 18, 1918

 

ROZANSKI, MARTIN, Seaman, (father, Max Rozanski, 153 East Central Avenue, Toledo, Ohio; enlisted Boston, Mass, September 17, 1917), USS Manley, destroyer (later DD-74), based at Queenstown, Ireland, escorting convoy (various sources refer to her being alongside an HMS Montague and rolling into her. This should read armed merchant cruiser HMS Motagua), accidental explosion of own depth charges followed by fire, DOI, March 19, 1918

 

RUBEL MORTIMER STRAUSS, Storekeeper, 3rd class, USNRF, (wife, Mrs Rose Rubel, 5112 Kirnbark Avenue, Chicago, Ill; enlisted Great Lakes, Ill, June 17, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, October 2, 1918

 

RUBENSTEIN, HAROLD BARON, Seaman, 2nd class, (father, Louis Rubenstein, 255 Thames Street, Newport, R I; enlisted Newport, R I, October 13, 1916), Naval Hospital, Brooklyn, N Y, wounded, but not in action, June 23, 1918

 

RUBIN, HAROLD, Landsman for Machinist's Mate (A), USNRF, (mother, Tillie Rubin, 1084 Ashmount Avenue, Oakland, Calif; enlisted San Francisco, Calif, June 24, 1918), Naval Training Camp, San Diego, Calif, influenza, November 9, 1918

 

RUBIN, MOE, Seaman, (father, Hayiuan Rubin, 460 East One hundred and forty-sixth Street, New York City, N Y; enlisted Indianapolis, Ind, January 8, 1916), Naval Hospital, Fort Lyon Colo, respiratory disease, October 22, 1917

 

RUCKER, WILLIAM ERWIN, Apprentice Seaman, (wife, Mrs Margaret Rucker, McKinney, Tex; enlisted Dallas, Tex, December 15, 1917), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, disease, December 23, 1917

 

RUD, GEORGE WILLIAM Chief Machinist’s Mate (other sources), USS Memphis, ex-Tennessee, armored cruiser (No.10), wrecked by tidal wave off Santo Domingo City, August 29, 1916

 

RUDBECK, OSCAR, Electrician, 3rd class, USNRF, (mother, Esther Rudbeck, 73 Park Avenue, New York City, N Y; enlisted Newport, R I, March 26, 1915), USS Hull, destroyer (later DD-7), lost overboard, March 15, 1918

 

RUDOPH, ALBERT J, Oiler (other sources), USS Memphis, ex-Tennessee, armored cruiser (No.10), wrecked by tidal wave off Santo Domingo City, August 29, 1916

 

RUDY, CHARLES THOMAS, Machinist's Mate, 2nd class (A), (mother, Julia F Rudy, 703 East Market Street, New Albany, Ind; enlisted Louisville, Ky, November 12, 1917), Naval Air Station, Trojan, France, respiratory disease, September 18, 1918

 

RUFF, ALFRED GUS, Chief Commissary Steward sss, (wife, Ida May Ruff, 3316 North Uber Street, Philadelphia, Pa sss; enlisted Base No 3sss, April 5, 1918), USS Ohio, battleship (later BB-12) sss, respiratory disease sss, September 26, 1918

 

RUFF, GEORGE, Seaman, 2nd class, (mother, Mrs Bertha Wolf, 67 Greenwood Avenue, Blue Island, Ill; enlisted Chicago, III, September 28, 1917), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, disease, January 30, 1918

 

RUMNEY, HARRY ROBERT, Seaman, 2nd class, (mother, Elsie Rummey, Sheridan, Ill; enlisted Great Lakes, Ill, May 31, 1917), Naval Hospital, League Island, Pa, influenza, October 8, 1918

 

RUNYAN, CLYDE, Fireman, 3rd class, USNRF, (mother, Nellie Fraser Runyan, Laurens, Iowa; enlisted Des Moines, Iowa, July 6, 1918), Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass, influenza, October 3, 1918

 

RUNYAN, WILL TRAYNE, Jr, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (wife, Elizabeth Boyd Runyan, Norborne, Mo; enlisted Kansas City, Mo, June 10, 1918), Naval Training Camp, Camp Logan, Ill, respiratory disease, October 2, 1918

 

RUPP, PETER JOHN, Pharmacist's Mate, 3rd class, USNRF, (sister, Mrs Esther Rupp Manent, 541 Bermuda Street, New Orleans, La; enlisted New Orleans, La, March 8, 1918), Naval Hospital, New Orleans, La, influenza, October 11, 1918

 

RUPPEL, EDWARD WILLIAM, Seaman, USNRF, (mother, Lottie Ruppel, Horton Avenue, Valley Stream, Long Island, N Y; enlisted New York, N Y April 1, 1918), Naval Hospital, Pelham Bay Park, N Y, respiratory disease, October 16, 1918

 

RUSH, JOSEPH, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, George Rush, South Avenue, Iowa Falls, Iowa; enlisted Das Moines, Iowa, July 2, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, disease, October 9, 1918

 

RUSH, WILLIAM H, Surgeon, (wife, Mrs Emma J Rush, 119 Walnut Street, Ardmore, Pa; appointed Pennsylvania), Ardmore, Pa, respiratory disease, April 26, 1918

 

RUSH, WILSIE MCKINLEY, Seaman, 2nd class, (father, John Gardner Rush, 337 South Davis Street, Ottumwa, Iowa; enlisted Des Moines, Iowa, May 1, 1917), USS Grant (not identified, possibly President Grant (ID-3104) or Madawaska (ID-3011), renamed Grant in 1922, both ex-German, troop transports), accidentally drowned, October 22, 1918

 

RUSHER, OTTIS, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, Nathan Anual Rusher, R F D No 5, Taylorville, Ill; enlisted Peoria, Ill, June 4, 1918), USS Solace, hospital ship (later AH-2), respiratory disease, October 11, 1918

 

RUSS, INYO ATHERTON, Chief Yeoman, USNRF, (mother, Anne Louise Russ, 432 Belvedere Street, San Francisco, Calif; enlisted San Francisco, Calif, June 5, 1917), Navy Base Hospital No 5, respiratory disease, October 8, 1918

 

RUSSELL, CHARLES EDWARD, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (sister, Mamie Russell, 289 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, Conn; enlisted New Haven, Conn, May 17, 1918), Naval Hospital, Pelham Bay Park, N Y, disease, October 11, 1918

 

RUSSELL, DWIGHT CARLETON, Machinist's Mate, 2nd class, (father, Walter Clifford Russell, 53 Pond Street, New Haven, Conn; enlisted New Haven, Conn, December 5, 1917), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, respiratory disease, April 15, 1918

 

RUSSELL, EVERETT DALE, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, Dallas H Russell, Coolville, Ohio; enlisted Parkersburg, W Va, June 10, 1918), Naval Hospital, Hampton Roads, Va, respiratory disease, October 9, 1918

 

RUSSELL, JAMES MATTINGLY, Plumber and Fitter, 1st class USNRF, (mother, Catherine Elder Russell, 2115 St Louis Avenue, Louisville, Ky; enlisted Louisville, Ky, May 28, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 26, 1918

 

RUSSELL, JOHN EDGAR, Hospital Apprentice, 1st class, USNRF, (mother, Agnes Welch Russell, Burgettstowu, Pa; enlisted San Francisco, Calif, July 26, 1917), San Francisco Hospital, influenza, November 8, 1918

 

RUSSELL, NOAH, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (wife, Lexie Ellis Russell, Boatwright, Ky; enlisted Louisville, Ky, July 23, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 26, 1918

 

RUSSELL, PAUL HEBER, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Cora McNelly Russell, 415 Madison West, Lansing, Mich; enlisted Detroit, Mich, July 12, 1918), Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa, influenza, September 20, 1918

 

RUSSELL, RALPH AUGUSTUS, Gunner's Mate, 2nd class, NNV, (mother, Mrs I C Russell, 1703 Hill Street, Ann Arbor, Mich; enlisted Great Lakes, Ill, May 30, 1917), Naval Hospital, League Island, Pa, disease, June 22, 1918

 

RUSSELL, WALLACE LEE, Fireman, 1st class, (mother, Agnes Russell, Deposit, N Y; enlisted Binghamton, N Y July 7, 1917), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, respiratory disease, October 9, 1918

 

RUSSELL, WILLIAM LEE, Fireman, 3rd class, USNRF, (mother, Rosa Russell, R F D No 1, Libertyville, Iowa; enlisted Des Moines, Iowa, June 19, 1918), USS Solace, hospital ship (later AH-2), respiratory disease, October 6, 1918

 

RUSSELL, WILLIAM VERNE, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (father, Joseph D Russell, R F D No 2, Emporium, Pa; enlisted Philadelphia, Pa, June 26, 1918), Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 28, 1918

 

RUSSO, JOSEPH GUISEPPE, Landsman for Baker, USNRF, (mother, Frances Russo, 11 Ford Street, Boston, Mass; enlisted Boston, Mass, July 23, 1918), Quarantine Station, Gallops Island, Mass, respiratory disease, September 28, 1918

 

RUTHERFORD, RICHARD HALL, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Nellie Rutherford, 1016 Northeast Twenty-seventh Avenue, Minneapolis, Minn; enlisted Minneapolis, Minn, April 16, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, III, influenza, September 21, 1918

 

RUTHERFORD, STEVEN EDWARD, Apprentice Seaman, (father, Steven Rutherford, Cannelton, Ind; enlisted Indianapolis, Ind, December 14, 1917), Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Ill, respiratory disease, January 28, 1918

 

RUZICKA, WILLIAM JOSEPH, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (father, Peter Ruzicka, 3128 South Pennsylvania Avenue, St Louis, Mo; enlisted St Louis, Mo, March 8, 1918), USS America, ex-German liner Amerika, troop transport (ID-3006), respiratory disease, October 3, 1918

 

RYAN, JAMES ERNEST, Quartermaster, 3rd class, (wife, Iris Ryan, West Alexandria, Ohio; enlisted Cincinnati, Ohio, July 20, 1917), USS Cyclops, collier (No.4), ship disappeared in western Atlantic after leaving Barbados on March 4, 1918, declared lost, June 14, 1918

 

RYAN, JEREMIAH JOHN, Water Tender, (mother, Mary Eliza Ryan, 818 Jackson Street, Philadelphia, Pa; enlisted Philadelphia, Pa, June 6, 1917), Receiving Ship, Halifax, Nova Scotia, influenza/respiratory disease, October 16, 1918

 

RYAN, JOHN PAUL JONES, Commander (retired), (mother, Ellen Conley Ryan, 70 South Allen Street, Albany, N Y; appointed New York), residence, 70 South Allen Street, Albany, N Y, disease, September 15, 1918

 

RYAN, JOHN THOMAS, Seaman 2nd class USNRF, (father, John D Ryan, 912 Erie Avenue, Renovo, Pa; enlisted Williamsport, Pa, June 5, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 26, 1918

 

RYAN, JOSEPH FRANCIS, Seaman, 2nd class, (father, John S Ryan, 1828 Cayuga Street, Philadelphia, Pa; enlisted Philadelphia, Pa, December 10, 1917), USS Lakemoor, also Lake Moore, freighter (ID-2180), torpedoed by UB64 in Irish Sea, April 11, 1918

 

RYAN, JOSEPH PATRICK, Yeoman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, Thomas J Ryan, 5746 Green Street, Chicago, Ill; enlisted Chicago, Ill, June 29, 1917), USS Solace, hospital ship (later AH-2), respiratory disease, October 4, 1918

 

RYAN, JOSEPH WILLIAM, Fireman, 1st class, USNRF, (mother, Mrs Lizzie Elizabeth Ryan 257 Phillip Street, Charleston S C; enlisted Charleston, S C, June 1, 1917), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, respiratory disease, September 29, 1918

 

RYAN, NORBERT JOSEPH, Fireman, 3rd class, (mother, Virginia Ryan, R R No 3, New Haven, Ind; enlisted Indianapolis, Ind, August 5, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, III, influenza, October 16, 1918

 

RYAN, THOMAS EDWARD, Carpenter's Mate, 3rd class, (mother, Anna Ryan, 720 East Taylor Street, Kokoino, Ind; enlisted Indianapolis, Ind, December 7, 1917), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 24, 1918

 

RYAN, WILLIAM HERBERT, Landsman for Machinist's Mate (A), USNRF, (father, Hiram Edward Ryan, Junction City, Ohio; enlisted Cincinnati, Ohio, July 9, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, October 11, 1918

 

RYDER, WALTER I, Lieutenant (JG), Medical Corps, USNRF (class 2), (wife, Bernadetta M Ryder, 169 Tremont Street, Newton, Mass; appointed Massachusetts), Newton, Mass, influenza, September 24, 1918

 

RYMER, CHARLES WILLIAM, Fireman, 1st class, (father, Henry W Rymer, 864 Kenton Avenue, Marion, Ohio; enlisted Parkersburg, W Va, November 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

 

RYRIE, JAMES EDGAR, Landsman for Machinist's Mate (A), USNRF, (mother, Mrs Christina Ryrie, 1329 Trumbull Avenue, Detroit, Mich; enlisted Detroit, Mich, December 22, 1917), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, respiratory disease, March 2, 1918

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