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CASUALTIES of the UNITED STATES NAVY and COAST GUARD

 

by Name - WACHALAC to ZWIESELAND

 

Asst Surgeon Lindsay Whiteside, lost in sinking of USS President Lincoln, May 31, 1918 (US Naval Historical Center, click to enlarge)

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1. Information is in order - Name, Rank, Service other than USN, (next of kin; appointment/enlistment), ship, base or place of death, cause, date of death
2. Main abbreviations:
A - Aviation, F - Female, G - General, JG - junior grade, NNV - National Naval Volunteers, R - Radio, USNRF - US Naval Reserve Force, USNRC - United States Naval Reserve Corps
3. Ranks of US Navy Commissioned Officers and Enlisted Men

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


 

 

 

WACHALAC, ROBERT FRANCIS, Landsman for Machinist's Mate (A), USNRF, (mother, Mary Vlecek Wachalac, R F D No 3, Merrill, Mich; enlisted Detroit, Mich, July 1, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 25, 1918

 

WADDELL, FRED LEE, Fireman, 1st class, (mother, Josephine Waddell, Rochelle, Ga; enlisted Atlanta, Ga, May 9, 1917), USS Cyclops, collier (No.4), ship disappeared in western Atlantic after leaving Barbados on March 4, 1918, declared lost, June 14, 1918

 

WADE, PHILIP THEODORE, Seaman, 2nd class, (brother, Harry C Wade, Fort Yellowstone, Wyo; enlisted Denver, Colo, April 21, 1917), USS Cheyenne, ex-monitor Wyoming (No.10), submarine tender, Gulf of Mexico area, drowned, September 21, 1917

 

WADINGTON, ELMER, Seaman, 2nd class USNRF, (father, Henry Wadington, 299 Indiana Avenue, Providence, R I; enlisted Providence, R I, May 19, 1917), Naval Station, New York, N Y, respiratory disease, March 10, 1918

 

WADLEIGH, GEORGE EDWARD, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (father, Fred P Wadleigh, 368 Norwood Avenue, Buffalo, N Y; enlisted Buffalo, N Y August 6, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, October 24, 1918

 

WAFF, LONNIE, Oiler, USNRF, (mother, Mrs W J Mulder, 1633 Prentis Avenue, Portsmouth, Va; enlisted U S S Cyclops, May 19, 1917), USS Cyclops, collier (No.4), ship disappeared in western Atlantic after leaving Barbados on March 4, 1918, declared lost, June 14, 1918

 

WAGESTER, CLAYTON JAMES, Seaman, 2nd class, (mother, Mrs Leo Vogel, 417 Timber Street, Pontiac, Ill; enlisted Dallas, Tex, May 5, 1916), Naval Detention Training Camp, Deer Island, Mass, respiratory disease, October 7, 1918

 

WAGGONER, WILLIAM HENRY, Yeoman, 3rd class, USNRF, (father, W H Waggoner, 313 West Pacific Street, Independence, Mo; enlisted Great Lakes, Ill, June 17, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 23, 1918

 

WAGNER, NICHOLAS HENRY JOSEPH, Shipwright, 1st class, (father, Jacob Wagner, 2316 Frederick Avenue, Baltimore, Md; enlisted Butte, Mont, June 3, 1914), USS Chauncey, destroyer (No.3), escorting convoy, rammed and sunk by British SS Rose around 110 miles west of Gibraltar, drowned, November 19, 1917

 

WAGNER, WALTER CARL, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Mrs Henrietta Wagner, 1621 South Avers Avenue, Chicago, Ill; enlisted Chicago, Ill, June 4, 1918), Naval Hospital, League Island, Pa, influenza, October 6, 1918

 

WAGNER, WHITNEY BASTIAN, Fireman, 3rd class, USNRF, (mother, Anna E Wagner, Tonganoxie, Kans; enlisted Kansas City, Mo, July 2, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 26, 1918

 

WAGNON, CYRUS BUEL, Landsman for Electrician (R), USNRF (not in active Service), (father, Mr Robert McL Wagnon, general delivery May, Tex; enlisted El Paso, Tex, May 7, 1918), Douglas, Ariz, respiratory disease, May 31, 1918

 

WAGONER, JAMES ALBERT, Hospital Apprentice, 2nd class, (father, James F Wagoner, 4513 National Bridge Road, St Louis, Mo; enlisted St Louis, Mo, March 31, 1917), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, disease, May 3, 1917

 

WAGSTAFF, ROSCOE EARLE, Seaman, 2nd class, (uncle, H F Jones, Port Norfolk, Va; enlisted Norfolk, Va, November 18, 1916), SS Platuria, tanker, torpedoed and sunk by U.63 west of Gibraltar, September 15, 1917

 

WAINSCOTT, ALFRED, Hospital Apprentice, 2nd class, USNRF, (sister, Alice Wainscott Sewell, Pleasureville, Ky; enlisted Louisville, Ky, May 31, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 22, 1918

 

WAINWRIGHT, HARRY ROE, Machinist's Mate, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Mary E Wainwright, Odd, York County, Va; enlisted Norfolk, Va, July 15, 1918), Naval Hospital, Naval Base, Va, respiratory disease, October 13, 1918

 

WAINWRIGHT, JOHN FREEMAN, Seaman, 2nd class, (mother, Nora Wainwright, 315 Loncoln Street, Portsmouth, Va; enlisted Norfolk Va, January 11, 1917), USS Cyclops, collier (No.4), ship disappeared in western Atlantic after leaving Barbados on March 4, 1918, declared lost, June 14, 1918

 

WAINWRIGHT, WILLIAM STEWART, Fireman, 3rd class, (mother, Emma Wainwright, 5402 Delancey Street, Philadelphia, Pa; enlisted Washington, D C, July 12, 1917), Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass, influenza, September 9, 1918

 

WAIT, HANFORD, Seaman, 2nd class, (James Wait, Weiser, Idaho; enlisted Portland, Oreg, May 4, 1917), USS Olympia, protected cruiser (No.6, later CL-15), disease, February 28, 1918

 

WAITE, CLARENCE RUSSELL, Fireman, 2nd class, (mother, Lillian Waite, Lanesboro, Mass; enlisted Albany, N Y June 11, 1917), Naval Hospital, New York, disease, May 22, 1918

 

WAKEFIELD, FRED H, Fireman, 1st class, USNRF, (father, George H Wakefield, Bath, Me; enlisted Bath, Me, April 5, 1917), attached First Naval District, Boston, Mass, influenza, October 1, 1918

 

WAKEFIELD, HAROLD JOHN, Gunner's Mate, 3rd class, USNRF, (father, John Wakefield, Mann and Clinton Streets, East Orange, N J; enlisted Yonkers, N Y March 30, 1917), St Joseph's Hospital, Yonkers, N Y, automobile accident, DOI, November 8, 1918

 

WAKEFIELD, JOHN THOMPSON, Chief Electrician, (mother, Mary J Wakefield, Heyworth, Ill; enlisted Milwaukee, Wis, September 1, 1915), USS Mercy, ex-liner Saratoga, hospital ship (ID-1305, later AH-4), served along US East Coast, respiratory disease, October 2, 1918

 

WALBERT, RAYMOND LEROY, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Ella Walbert, 811 Cameron Street, Philadelphia, Pa; enlisted Allentown, Pa, June 3, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, III, influenza, October 8, 1918

 

WALCZAK, JOSEPH, Jr, Fireman, 2nd class, (mother, Apolonia Walczak, 2018 Mary Street, Chicago, Ill; enlisted Chicago, Ill, June 2, 1917), USS Cherokee, ex- Luckenbach No.2, tug (ID-458), foundered in gale about 12 miles off Fenwick Island Light Vessel, February 26, 1918

 

WALDEN, MARK JOSEPH, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (mother, Mrs Francis Walden, 2024 Cherry Street, Vicksburg, Miss; enlisted Meridian, Miss, June 25, 1918), USS Comfort, ex-passenger ship Havana, hospital ship (later AH-3), respiratory disease, October 6, 1918

 

WALDRON, FRANK WILLIAM, Printer, 2nd class, USNRF, (wife, Margaret Waldron, 310 East Fifteenth Street, Minneapolis, Minn; enlisted Minneapolis, Minn, June 19, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 27, 1918

 

WALET, CHARLES GEORGE, Apprentice Seaman, (mother, Lydia Goncoulia Walet, Loreauville, La; enlisted New Orleans, La, May 27, 1918), USS Pocahontas, ex-German liner Prinzess Irene, troop transport (ID-3044), respiratory disease, October 11, 1918

 

WALGENBACH, LEO MATTHEW, Landsman for Machinist's Mate (A), USNRF, (father, Frank Walgenbach, R R No 5, Fond du Lac, Wis; enlisted Milwaukee, Wis, July 6, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 21, 1918

 

WALKER, ARTHUR DAVID, Fireman, 2nd class, (mother, Emma Augusta Walker, Milan, Ill; enlisted Des Moines, Iowa, June 4, 1917), USS Mississippi, dreadnought battleship (later BB-41), disease, October 18, 1918

 

WALKER, BEN LAWRENCE, Seaman, 2nd class, (father, Will B Walker, Viejo, Tex; enlisted Houston, Tex, October 6, 1917), Naval Station, Great Lakes, Ill, respiratory disease, May 9, 1918

 

WALKER, CHARLES GLEN, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Flora Adell Walker, 609 St John Street, Ypsilanti, Mich; enlisted Detroit, Mich, July 6, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 25, 1918

 

WALKER, EARL CLAPP, Seaman, (sister, Mrs Josephine W Kent, 1479 Guerrero Street, San Francisco, Calif; enlisted San Francisco, Calif, November 22, 1916), Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, N H, respiratory disease, May 8, 1918

 

WALKER, ERNEST DORANDO, Wardroom Cook, USNRF, (wife, Anna W Walker, 16 Cornelia Street, New York, N Y; enlisted New York, N Y May 7, 1917), USS Sultana, yacht, patrol vessel (SP-134), patrol and escort duties, French west coast, accidentally drowned, September 26, 1917

 

WALKER, GEORGE EMERY, Mess Attendant, 2nd class, USNRF, (sister, Edith W Morris, 195 Main Street, New London, Conn; enlisted New London, Conn, June 22, 1918), Naval Hospital, Rhode Island, respiratory disease, September 21, 1918

 

WALKER, GUY ABLE, Ensign, (wife, Mrs Ella Walker, Otego, N Y; appointed Ohio), Bay Shore, Long Island, respiratory disease, October 19, 1918

 

WALKER, HAROLD AUSTIN, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (mother, Carrie Walker, 115 Tenth Avenue, Sault Ste Marie, Mich; enlisted Sault Ste Marie, Mich, May 10, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 24, 1918

 

WALKER, JAMES, Chief Machinist's Mate, (wife, Rose Walker, Chicora Place, S C; enlisted Charleston, S C, May 15, 1916), Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass, disease, November 14, 1917

 

WALKER, ROBERT, Steerage Steward, USNRF, (brother, George Walker, 262 Clermont Avenue, Brooklyn, N Y; enlisted New York, N Y September 27, 1917), USS President Lincoln, ex-German liner, troop transport (no ID #), torpedoed and sunk by U90 about 600 miles west of France, May 31, 1918

 

WALKINSHAW, ROBERT JOEL, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, David William Walkinshaw, Yuma, Ariz; enlisted San Pedro, Calif, April 12, 1918), Naval Hospital, Brooklyn, N Y, respiratory disease, October 17, 1918

 

WALL, ADRAIN, Landsman for Electrician (R), USNRF, (father, Russell Wall, 441 Siegle Street, Decatur, Ill; enlisted Peoria, Ill, February 8, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 27, 1918

 

WALL, BRYON, Seaman, 2nd class, (father, Frank K Wall, King City, Mo; enlisted St Joseph, Mo, May 18, 1917), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, respiratory disease, April 18, 1918

 

WALL, JAMES, Fireman, 1st class, (mother, Emily Ruber, Rockland, Mich; enlisted Minneapolis, Minn, 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

 

WALL, LOUIS WILFORD, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (Mrs F H Wall, Newark, Ohio; enlisted Parkersburg, W Va, May 30, 1918), Naval Hospital, Naval Base, Va, respiratory disease, October 1, 1918

 

WALLACE, ARTHUR JOSEPH, Chief Gunner's Mate, (wife, Myrtle E Wallace, 722 Sixth Street, Bremerton, Wash; enlisted Washington, D C, February 16, 1917), Receiving Ship, Puget Sound, Wash, poisoned, August 2, 1917

 

WALLACE, ARTHUR RAY, Apprentice Seaman, (mother, Eliza Wallace, Mount Ida, Ark; enlisted Oklahoma City, Okla, December 15, 1917), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, disease, February 7, 1918

 

WALLACE, CLAUDE FLORAN, Apprentice Seaman, (father, George F Wallace, Basher, Mo; enlisted Kansas City, Mo, December 15, 1917), Naval Station, Great Lakes, Ill, respiratory disease, January 25, 1918

 

WALLACE, HOMER EDWIN, Baker, 2nd class, (mother, Hettie Wallace, R F D No 2, La Belle, Mo; enlisted Denver, Colo, December 15, 1917), USS Westgate or West Gate, freighter (ID-3216), in convoy, lost in collision with freighter USS American (ID 2292) southeast of Nova Scotia, October 7, 1918

 

WALLACE, ROBERT HENRY, Chief Water Tender, (father, Cyrus James Wallace, Deerfield, Kans; enlisted Kansas City, Mo, July 5, 1917), Naval Hospital, Brooklyn, N Y, respiratory disease, October 15, 1918

 

WALLACE, WALTER EDWARD, Seaman, 2nd class, (mother, Elma Wallace, 24 Broad Street, Providence, R I; enlisted Providence, R I, March 6, 1918), Naval Hospital, Brooklyn, N Y, burns, September 9, 1918

 

WALLACE, WILLIAM, Landsman for Quartermaster (A), USNRF, (mother, Theresa Miller Coester, 3315 Watson Road, St Louis, Mo; enlisted St Louis, Mo, May 25, 1918), Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa, influenza, October 4, 1918

 

WALLEN, HAROLD CLARENCE, Landsman for Electrician (R), (mother, Anna Wallen, Britt, Iowa; enlisted Des Moines, Iowa, July 6, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, III, influenza, September 29, 1918

 

WALLEN, JOHANNES KARL, Machinist's Mate, 2nd class, (father, Karl P Wallen, 125 Smith Street, Edgewood, R I; enlisted Brooklyn, N Y February 23, 1916), USS Martha Washington, ex-Austrian liner, troop transport (ID-3019, respiratory disease, February 4, 1918

 

WALLENDER, CLARENCE ELMER, Chief Boatswain's Mate, USNRF, (mother, Mrs Ida Wallender, 1012 Belknap Street, Superior, Wis; enlisted Duluth, Minn, June 18, 1917), Naval Hospital, League Island, Pa, disease, August 19, 1918

 

WALLER, LAURAMA MALONE, Apprentice Seaman, (father, Amos Luther Waller, Juno, Tenn; enlisted Nashville, Tenn, November 15, 1917), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, respiratory disease, December 17, 1917

 

WALLIN, ALBERT CLARENCE, Pharmacist's Mate, 2nd class, (mother, Mrs Ida C Wallin, 8821 Burley Avenue, Chicago, Ill; enlisted Chicago, Ill, May 5, 1915), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, disease, January 25, 1918

 

WALMSLEY, JAMES THOMAS, Seaman, USNRF, (mother, Mary Ann Walmsley, 41 Morris Street, Paterson, N J; enlisted Newark, N J, March 11, 1918), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, respiratory disease, October 4, 1918

 

WALPOLE, NORMAN, Acting Quartermaster, USCG, (mother, Mrs Margaret R Walpole, 955 Boulevard East, Weehaken, N J), 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

 

WALQUIST, DELMER LE ROY, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Johanna Johnson, 2647 Dupont Avenue North, Minneapolis, Minn; enlisted Minneapolis, Minn, April 29, 1918), Naval Hospital, Naval Base, Va, respiratory disease, September 29, 1918

 

WALSH, FREDERICK JAMES, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (Edith Walsh, Eagle River, Wis; enlisted Milwaukee, Wis, July 10, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 21, 1918

 

WALSH, JOHN JAMES, Landsman for Carpenter's Mate (A), USNRF, (father, Dennis James Walsh, 817 Harrison Street, San Francisco, Calif; enlisted San Francisco, Calif, January 8, 1918), Naval Training Camp, San Diego, Calif, respiratory disease, April 27, 1918

 

WALSH, JOSEPH JAMES, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Catherine Walsh, 633 2nd Avenue, New York, N Y; enlisted Brooklyn, N Y April 23, 1918), Naval Station, Montauk, N Y, respiratory disease, October 31, 1918

 

WALSH, THOMAS ALFRED, Machinist's Mate, 1st class, (mother, Anna A O'Brien, 630 Swan Avenue, Hillyard, Wash; enlisted Puget Sound, Wash, January 11, 1915), US Submarine F-1 (Carp, No.20), sunk in collision with sister boat F-3, underway off California, drowned, December 17, 1917

 

WALSH, WILLIAM LAWRENCE, Chief Water Tender, USNRF, (mother, Ellen Walsh, 15 Bainbridge Street, Charlestown, Mass; enlisted Boston, Mass, May 22, 1918), Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass, influenza, September 26, 1918

 

WALSTEAD, STANLEY GUSTAVE, Fireman, 3rd class, USNRF, (mother, Christine Rundine Walstead, 1414 North Keeler Avenue, Chicago, Ill; enlisted Great Lakes Ill, August 8, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 21, 1918

 

WALSTON, JAMES HOLLINS, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (mother, Mary Lynn Walston, Russellville, Ala; enlisted Birmingham, Ala, May 29, 1918), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, respiratory disease, September 25, 1918

 

WALTERS, ALFRED, Fireman, 3rd class, USNRF, (mother, Gertrude Walters, Park Falls, Wis; enlisted Minneapolis, Minn, July 24, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 24, 1918

 

WALTERS, CHARLES HARTLEY, Apprentice Seaman, (father, Rev Marion Walters, 920 Tenth Avenue, Laurel, Miss; enlisted Jackson, Miss, December 4, 1917), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, respiratory disease, December 30, 1917

 

WALTERS, JAMES RAYMOND, Seaman, 2nd class, (mother, Jeannette Walters, 12109 Chesterfield Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio; enlisted Cleveland, Ohio, March 20, 1917), Naval Hospital, Washington, D C, disease, June 6, 1917

 

WALTERS, WALLACE BRYAN, Landsman for Machinist's Mate (A), USNRF, (father, Frederick Walters, Riley, Kans; enlisted Kansas City, Mo, July 10, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 27, 1918

 

WALTHRIP, HOBART THEODORE, Carpenter's Mate, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Myrtle Hamacher Walthrip, 2537 West Main Street, Louisville, Ky; enlisted Louisville, Ky, June 3, 1918), Naval Air Station, Eastleigh, England, respiratory disease, October 17, 1918

 

WALTON, CHARLES L, Fireman (other sources), USS Memphis, ex-Tennessee, armored cruiser (No.10), wrecked by tidal wave off Santo Domingo City, August 29, 1916

 

WALTON, JAMES FORSTER, Seaman, 2nd class, (father, David A Walton, 5335 Burgess Avenue, Indianapolis, Ind; enlisted Indianapolis, Ind, August 29, 1917), USS SC-190, submarine chaser, lost overboard and drowned, June 26, 1918

 

WALTON, ROBERT LEE, Ship’s Cook, 4th class, (mother, Reberta Pachell Walton, 15 East Harris Street, Atlanta, Ga; enlisted Atlanta, Ga, September 11, 1917), USS Lakemoor, also Lake Moore, freighter (ID-2180), torpedoed by UB64 in Irish Sea, April 11, 1918

 

WALWORTH, KARL ALLEN, Fireman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, David Henry Walworth, 420 York Street, Vallejo, Calif; enlisted San Francisco, Calif, August 8, 1917), Base Hospital No 101, St Nazaire, France (Army), respiratory disease, October 27, 1918

 

WALZER, EUGENE WILLIAM, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Mary Walzer, 896 South Twentieth Street, Newark N J; enlisted Newark, N J, July 2, 1918), Naval Hospital, Pelham Bay Park, N Y, respiratory disease, October 9, 1918

 

WARD, AARON, Rear Admiral (retired), (wife, Annie Willis Ward, Roslyn, Long Island, N Y; appointed Pennsylvania), at home, disease, July 5, 1918

 

WARD, ANDREW RAY, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (mother, Julia Everett Ward, R F D 8, McKenzie, Tenn; enlisted Nashville, Tenn, July 16, 1918), Naval Hospital, New Orleans, La, influenza, October 11, 1918

 

WARD, ARNOLD PETER, Machinist's Mate, 2nd class, USNRF (not in active Service), (wife, Minnie C Ward, 675 Fifth Avenue, Brooklyn, N Y; enlisted Brooklyn, N Y August 2, 1918), at home (wife's address), disease, September 30, 1918

 

WARD, CHARLES EBBEN, Seaman, USNRF, (wife, Iva M Ward, Cutler, Me; enlisted Cutler, Me, May 17, 1917), Little River Light, Cutler, Me, respiratory disease, October 15, 1918

 

WARD, CHARLIE, Fireman, 1st class, (sister, Mrs Dora Rose Rosedale, Kans; enlisted Kansas City, Mo, April 21, 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

 

WARD, ERNEST, Landsman for Quartermaster (A), USNRF, (mother, Mrs Josephine Ward, Route A, box 37, Atmore, Ala; enlisted Pensacola, Fla, July 3, 1918), Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla, respiratory disease, October 6, 1918

 

WARD, FERMAN BRISCOE, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, William G Ward, Nealsville N C; enlisted Raleigh, N C, June 4, 1918), Naval Hospital, Naval Base, Va, respiratory disease, October 3, 1918

 

WARD, GEORGE, Fireman, 2nd class, (mother, Pemima E Ward, Baldwin, N Dak; enlisted Minneapolis, Minn, May 5, 1917), USS Lakemoor, also Lake Moore, freighter (ID-2180), torpedoed by UB64 in Irish Sea, April 11, 1918

 

WARD, HOMER FRANK, Seaman, (father, Henry A Ward, 101 High Street, San Antonio, Tex; enlisted Houston, Tex, April 13, 1917), USS Mercy, ex-liner Saratoga, hospital ship (ID-1305, later AH-4), served along US East Coast, influenza, October 14, 1918

 

WARD, RAYMOND KEMLING, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Anna C Ward, 2106 West One hundred and 4th Street, Cleveland, Ohio; enlisted Milwaukee, Wis, June 5, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 30, 1918

 

WARD, STEPHEN BRADFORD, Ship’s Cook, 4th class, USNRF, (wife, Mrs Mollie Ward, Yhor City, Tampa, Fla; enlisted Tampa, Fla, June 7, 1918), Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass, influenza, September 11, 1918

 

WARD, THOMAS PATRICK, Fireman 3rd class, (mother, Johanna C Ward, Gretna, Nebr; enlisted Omaha, Nebr, December 14, 1917), Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa, respiratory disease, February 1, 1918

 

WARD, WALTER L, Carpenter, USNRF (class 4), (mother, Mrs Sylvania Haskins Ward, 1088 Broad Street, Newark, N J; appointed New Jersey), Rochester, N Y, disease, October 6, 1918

 

WARD, WILLIAM DAVID, Fireman, 2nd class, (mother, Mary Ward, Jennings, Fla; enlisted Atlanta, Ga, April 19, 1917), USS Cyclops, collier (No.4), ship disappeared in western Atlantic after leaving Barbados on March 4, 1918, declared lost, June 14, 1918

 

WARDICK, HARRY BECKETT, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (mother, Emma Beckett Wardick, 6154 Grays Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa; enlisted Philadelphia, Pa, June 6, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 24, 1918

 

WAREING, EDGAR THOMAS, Quartermaster, 2nd class, (father, Thomas Wareing, 300 Washington Avenue, Albany, N Y /; enlisted Albany, N Y December 19, 1917), Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla, disease, June 23, 1918

 

WARFIELD, THORNTON, Chief Machinist's Mate, USNRF, (wife, Laura Warfield, 2035 Dean Street, Brooklyn, N Y; enlisted New York City, May 21, 1917), Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass, influenza, September 26, 1918

 

WARFORD, LEWIS SYLVESTER, Chief Carpenter (retired), (wife, Mrs Rose Warford 1210 Ben ton Street, Alameda, Calif; appointed California), San Francisco, Calif, disease, May 13, 1917

 

WARGO, FRANK, Fireman, 2nd class, (father, George Wargo, 732 Maple Street, Bridgeport, Conn; enlisted New Haven, Conn, April 9, 1917), USS Cherokee, ex- Luckenbach No.2, tug (ID-458), foundered in gale about 12 miles off Fenwick Island Light Vessel, February 26, 1918

 

WARLICK, JAMES, Water Tender, (mother, Lulu Warlick, Childersburg, Ala; enlisted Fortress Monroe, Va, December 17, 1916), Naval Hospital, League Island, Pa, died, March 13, 1918

 

WARLSH, CHARLES Jr, Seaman, 2nd class, (father, Charles Warlsh, sr, 514 Fourth Street, New Orleans, La; enlisted New Orleans, La, June 1, 1917), Naval Air Station, Cape May, N J, drowned, May 5, 1918

 

WARNER, BENJAMIN, Oiler, (mother, Nora Warner, 936 Sixth Street NW, Washington, D C; enlisted Philadelphia, Pa, September 24, 1915), Naval Hospital, Washington, D C, disease, March 12, 1918

 

WARNER, CHARLES HENRY, Electrician, 3rd class (G), USNRF, (mother, Bertha Warner, 2332 North Avers Avenue, Chicago, Ill; enlisted Great Lakes, Ill, June 4, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, October 9, 1918

 

WARNER, DOUGLAS HOLMES, Lieutenant (JG) (Medical Corps), USNRF (class 4), (wife, Estelle F Warner, 746 2nd Street, Bremerton, Wash; appointed Oregon), Naval Hospital, Puget Sound, Wash, influenza, October 8, 1918

 

WARNER, ELVIN MARTIN, Landsman for Yeoman, (mother, Mrs Sarah Warner, 1264 North Newkirk Street, Philadelphia, Pa; enlisted Philadelphia Pa, July 1, 1918), Naval Hospital, Newport, R I, respiratory disease, September 26, 1918

 

WARNER, FRED BURDETT, Fireman, 2nd class, (mother, Ella Warner, 205 East Seventeenth Street, Minneapolis, Minn; enlisted Minneapolis, Minn, March 28, 1917), USS South Dakota, armored cruiser (No.9, later Huron, CA-9), poisoned, October 5, 1917

 

WARREN, CHABLES, Fireman, 1st class, (father, C F A Warren, Kurtistown, Isd Olaa, Hawaii; enlisted Puget Sound, Wash, October 15, 1915), USS Frederick, ex-Maryland, armored cruiser (No.8, later CA-8), injured, DOI, December 11, 1917

 

WARREN, MRS STELLE GRANT, Landsman for Yeoman (F), USNRF, (husband, Charles F Warren, 17 White Street, Haverhill, Mass; enlisted Boston, Mass, November 4, 1918), Boston, Mass, influenza/respiratory disease, December 7, 1918

 

WARREN, SAMUEL FIRTH, Seaman, 2nd class, (mother, Anna Warren, Hallett, Okla; enlisted Oklahoma City, Okla, June 22, 1917), Naval Hospital, New York, N Y, disease, February 22, 1918

 

WARREN, THOMAS, Mess Attendant, 3rd class, (father, Roderick Warren, 1027 South State Street, Chicago, Ill; enlisted Chicago, Ill, June 13, 1917), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, respiratory disease, December 21, 1917

 

WASE, CHARLES ALEXANDER, Electrician, 2nd class, (father, Charles Wase, 185 Duncan Avenue, Jersey City, N J; enlisted New York, N Y November 8, 1915), USS Delaware, dreadnought battleship (later BB-28), respiratory disease, July 22, 1918

 

WASHINGTON, THOMAS LEE, Landsman for Machinist's Mate (A), USNRF, (mother, Bridget Washington, Ruthven, Iowa; enlisted Detroit, Mich, July 23, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 26, 1918

 

WASSBERG, REYNOLD VITALIS, Fireman, 2nd class, (father, John Wassberg, Hibbing, Minn; enlisted Ishpeming, Mich, May 13, 1917), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, respiratory disease, May 2, 1918

 

WASSOM, GRANT GROVER, Apprentice Seaman, (mother, Rilla Wassom, Harrisburg, Oreg; enlisted Portland, Oreg, December 12, 1917), Naval Training Camp, San Diego, Calif, disease, February 28, 1918

 

WASSON, ROBERT HENRY, Apprentice Seaman, (mother, Mrs J A Gallemore, Rice, Tex; enlisted Houston, Tex, May 5, 1917), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, disease, June 28, 1917

 

WASZKIEWICZ, PETER EDWARO, Electrician, 3rd class, USNRF, (mother, Veronica Waszkiewicz; enlisted Detroit, Mich, July 29, 1918), Naval Hospital, Newport, R I, respiratory disease, October 2, 1918

 

WATERS, JOSEPH JAMES, Painter, 3rd class, (mother, Annie Waters, 333 Boylston Street, Brookline, Mass; enlisted Boston, Mass, November 19, 1917), USS Orion, collier (No.11, later AC-11), drowned, August 9, 1918

 

WATERS, WATT CHRINSHAW, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (father, Thomas Womae Waters, Corbet, Tex; enlisted Dallas, Tex, June 24, 1918), Naval Training Camp, San Diego, Calif, disease, September 18, 1918

 

WATKINS, THOMAS, Fireman, 2nd class, (brother, Edward Watkins, Melcher, Iowa; enlisted St Louis, Mo, May 29, 1917), USS Cyclops, collier (No.4), ship disappeared in western Atlantic after leaving Barbados on March 4, 1918, declared lost, June 14, 1918

 

WATKINS, WALTER WALLACE, Apprentice Seaman, (father, William W Watkins, Llanco, Tex; enlisted Houston, Tex, August 6, 1918), Mare Island, Calif, influenza, October 19, 1918

 

WATSON, GWYNNE LURVEY, Seaman, (mother, Mrs Ruby Lurvey Watson, box 725, Mesa, Ariz; enlisted El Paso, Tex, September 29, 1915), USS Pittsburgh, ex-Pennsylvania, armored cruiser (No.4, later CA-4), most of war in South American waters, respiratory disease, October 24, 1918

 

WATSON, HARVEY LEE, Jr, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, Harvey J Watson, Beaver City, Nebr; enlisted Omaha, Nebr, December 12, 1917), Naval Station, Great Lakes, Ill, respiratory disease, March 5, 1918

 

WATSON, HERBERT FENN, Electrician (R), 3rd class, (mother, Mrs Jenny G Seger, Rutland, Mass; enlisted Boston, Mass, April 7, 1917), SS Antilles, US Army chartered troop transport (USACT), torpedoed and sunk by U.62 to the south of Ireland, 67 lives lost in total, October 17, 1917

 

WATSON, JAMES, Chief Quartermaster, (wife, Frances Hazel Watson, 500 Ninth Avenue, Seattle, Wash; enlisted Puget Sound, Wash, November 22, 1915), Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa, respiratory disease, September 27, 1918

 

WATSON, JOHN FRANCIS, Fireman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, John M Watson, 53 Ward Street, Paterson, N J; enlisted Chicago, Ill, May 7, 1918), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, respiratory disease, September 30, 1918

 

WATSON, LAWRENCE SANFORD, Storekeeper, 3rd class, (mother, Eva Lillian Watson, Perry, Me; enlisted Bangor, Me, May 7, 1917), USS Salem, scout cruiser (No.3, later CL-3), liberty boat returning from Key West, Fla to ship, capsized, missing, September 29, 1918

 

WATSON, RALPH CARLETON, Engineman, 2nd class, (Alice M Watson, 212 West One hundred and eighty-4th Street, New York, N Y; enlisted Portland, Me, February 8, 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

 

WATSON, WILLIAM FRANKLIN, Seaman, 2nd class, (mother, Lucinda Watson, Driftwood, Tex; enlisted Houston, Tex, December 14, 1917), Naval Station, Great Lakes, Ill, respiratory disease, March 2, 1918

 

WATTERS, WILLIAM HENRY, Jr, Carpenter's Mate, 1st class, USNRF, (father, William Henry Watters, 843 Boulevard, Bayonne, N J; enlisted New York, N Y May 22, 1917), Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass, influenza, September 27, 1918

 

WATTS, JOHN RUSSELL, Apprentice Seaman, (mother, Etta Green, 720 Minnesota Avenue, Joplin, Mo; enlisted St Louis, Mo, March 7, 1918), Naval Hospital, Newport, R I, disease, May 3, 1918

 

WEAD, KENNETH DALE, Fireman, 3rd class, USNRF, (mother, Hattie Bowers Wead, 218 Wilden Avenue, Goshen, Ind; enlisted Indianapolis, Ind, August 7, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 25, 1918

 

WEATHERS, JOHN WESLEY, Fireman, 3rd class, (mother, Mrs M E Weathers, Bowman, S C; enlisted Columbia, S C, July 7, 1917), USS Cyclops, collier (No.4), ship disappeared in western Atlantic after leaving Barbados on March 4, 1918, declared lost, June 14, 1918

 

WEAVER, CHARLIE C, Fireman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Emma Norton Weaver, Low Wossie, Mo; enlisted St Louis, Mo, July 27, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, October 27, 1918

 

WEAVER, FORREST CHESTER, Seaman, USNRF, (father, Frank H Weaver, 247 Smith Street, Providence, R I; enlisted Newport, R I, May 11, 1918), Newport, R I, respiratory disease, September 25, 1918

 

WEAVER, IRA, Fireman, 1st class, (mother, Mrs Victoria Weaver, Blairsville, Ga; enlisted Nashville, Tenn, April 16, 1917), USS America, ex-German liner Amerika, troop transport (ID-3006), respiratory disease, October 9, 1918

 

WEAVER, JOSEPH EDWIN, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Minerva B Weaver, McSherrystown, Pa; enlisted Philadelphia, Pa, May 31, 1918), St Louis, Mo, respiratory disease, October 4, 1918

 

WEAVER, LUTHER OBERLIN, Seaman, USNRF, (father, Eli Witner Weaver, 25 Jefferson Avenue, Brooklyn, N Y; enlisted New York, N Y April 10, 1917), USS Alcedo, yacht (SP-166), torpedoed and sunk by UC.71 off French west coast, November 5, 1917

 

WEAVER, ROBERT HARRISON, Ensign, (mother, Elizabeth Weaver, Glen Rock, York County, Pa; appointed Pennsylvania), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, respiratory disease, February 2, 1918

 

WEBB, BARNEY, Apprentice Seaman, (father, Austin Webb, Timpson, Tex, general delivery; enlisted Dallas, Tex, February 10, 1917), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, disease, March 23, 1918

 

WEBB, CHESTER WILLIAM, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Mrs Rebecca Webb, 904 North Broadway, Baltimore, Md; enlisted Baltimore, Md, December 6, 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

 

WEBB, EARLE DOUGLAS, Ship Fitter, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Jennie Webb, 331 Ridge Avenue, Kingston, Pa; enlisted Allentown, Pa, May 24, 1918), Naval Hospital, Puget Sound, Wash, influenza, October 3, 1918

 

WEBB, HENRY GLENN, Seaman, (father, H M Webb, 358 Hinman Street, Akron, Ohio; enlisted Cleveland, Ohio, July 13, 1917), Naval Hospital, Brooklyn, N Y, respiratory disease, October 16, 1918

 

WEBB, NORMAN EMMETT, Seaman, 2nd class, (mother, Mrs Myrtle Webb, 4133 Sherman Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio; enlisted Nashville, Tenn, January 24, 1917), USS Cyclops, collier (No.4), ship disappeared in western Atlantic after leaving Barbados on March 4, 1918, declared lost, June 14, 1918

 

WEBB, PAUL OTHER, Boy, 1st class, USCG, (mother, Mrs Veronica Webb, 819 Fourth Avenue North, St Petersburg, 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

 

WEBB, RICHARD LANE, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, Harry W Webb, Bucksport, Me; enlisted New Bedford, Mass, May 15, 1917), Naval Hospital, Newport, R I, respiratory disease, June 16, 1917

 

WEBBER, JOSEPH ROSS, Apprentice Seaman, (father, George Webber, 4720 North Spaulding Avenue, Chicago, Ill; enlisted Chicago, Ill, November 17, 1917), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, disease, January 3, 1918

 

WEBER, CARL HENRY, Landsman for Electrician (R), USNRF, (wife, Ruth McGilliard Weber, R F D 5, Mount Healthy, Ohio; enlisted Cincinnati, Ohio, June 3, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 24, 1918

 

WEBER, CHARLES JOSEPH, Machinist's Mate, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Clara Weber, Mountain View, Calif; enlisted San Francisco, Calif, December 10, 1917), Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa, respiratory disease, July 16, 1918

 

WEBER, ERWIN WILLIAM, Landsman for Machinist's Mate (A), USNRF, (mother, Emma Louise Weber, Walkerville, Ontario, Canada; enlisted Detroit, Mich, June 17, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 25, 1918

 

WEBER, FRANCIS XAVIER, Fireman, 3rd class, (brother, Emil Weber, 54 Rossler Street, Sloan, N Y; enlisted Buffalo, N Y April 30, 1917), Naval Hospital, New York, disease, July 24, 1917

 

WEBER, JOSEPH LEONARD, Seaman, USNRF, (mother, Mrs Ella L Weber, 31 Conklin Avenue, Patchogue, N Y; enlisted Patchogue, N Y April 14, 1917), Naval Station, New York, respiratory disease, February 7, 1918

 

WEBER, PLEAZ LEE, Apprentice Seaman, (mother, Lillie C Weber, Nixon, Tex; enlisted Houston, Tex, April 27, 1917), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, III, disease, May 19, 1917

 

WEBER, WALTER ASBURY, Seaman, (mother, Ida C Weber, 411 South Poppleton Street, Baltimore, Md; enlisted Baltimore, Md, April 4, 1917), USS Louisiana, battleship (later BB-19), drowned, June 15, 1918

 

WEBSTER, CLAYTON ANDREW, Electrician, 1st class, (sister, Miss Neva Webster, Hutchinson, Kans; enlisted Kansas City, Mo, February 15, 1916), USS Cyclops, collier (No.4), (BN - crew member, DANFS - on passage) ship disappeared in western Atlantic after leaving Barbados on March 4, 1918, declared lost, June 14, 1918

 

WEBSTER, HAROLD C, Seaman, (mother, Mrs Elnora Webster, South Haven, Mich; enlisted Detroit, Mich, December 4, 1917), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 26, 1918

 

WEBSTER, HERBERT EDGAR, Mess Attendant, 3rd class, USNRF, (mother, Elvera Webster, Brooklyn, N Y; enlisted New York, N Y, October 12, 1917), USS Cherokee, ex- Luckenbach No.2, tug (ID-458), foundered in gale about 12 miles off Fenwick Island Light Vessel, February 26, 1918

 

WEBSTER, THURMAN HOPKINS, Yeoman, 3rd class, USNRF, (wife, Mrs Maude B Webster, Mont Vernon Md; enlisted Baltimore, Md, July 26, 1917), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, disease, January 27, 1918

 

WEDDELL, THOMAS MACMILLAN, Landsman for Quartermaster (A), (father, Thomas R Weddell, 62 North Lincoln Street, Hinsdale, Ill; enlisted Chicago, Ill, April 9, 1917), Naval Air Station, Le Croisic, France, seaplane accident, July 1, 1918

 

WEDDERBURN, CHARLES F, Lieutenant (JG), (mother, Mrs Gertrude F Wedderburn, 2034 Twentieth Street NW, Washington, D C; appointed Maryland), USS Chauncey, destroyer (No.3), escorting convoy, rammed and sunk by British SS Rose around 110 miles west of Gibraltar, November 19, 1917

 

WEDEL, CARL FRED, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (mother, Emma Wedel, 2148, Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Ill; enlisted Great Lakes Ill, July 1, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 26, 1918

 

WEECH, WILLIAM, Wardroom Steward, USCG, (mother, Mrs Freddie Weech, 58 Lopes Lane, 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

 

WEED, DAVID JONATHAN, Apprentice Seaman, (father, Thomas W Weed, 101 Cedar Street, Norwalk, Conn; enlisted New Haven, Conn, December 4, 1917), Naval Hospital, Newport, R I, disease, December 17, 1917

 

WEED, EARL MYRON, Seaman, 2nd class USNRF, (father, Fred Owille Weed, Laredo, Mo; enlisted Kansas City, Mo, May 17, 1918), Naval Base Hospital No 5, Brest, France, respiratory disease, September 27, 1918

 

WEED, WALKER TEN EYCK, Ensign, USNRF, (father, Mr Nathan H Weed 21 Upper Mount Avenue, Mountclair, N J; appointed), Cape May, N J, aeroplane accident, burns, February 27, 1918

 

WEEDEN, CARL FRANKLIN, Apprentice Seaman, (mother, Katie Weeden, 2152 Wall Street, Idaho Springs, Colo; enlisted Denver, Colo, April 5, 1918), Navy Yard, Mare Island, Calif, respiratory disease, July 7, 1918

 

WEEKS, ROLAND JAMES, Pharmacist's Mate, 3rd class, USNRF, (mother, Fannie S Weeks, 89 Green Street Bath, Me; enlisted Bath, Me, May 21, 1917), Key West, Fla, drowned, September 29, 1918

 

WEHMHOENER, LOUIS, Quartermaster, 3rd class, (father, Fred Wehmhoener, Deming, N Mex; enlisted Oklahoma City, Okla, April 18, 1917), Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, N H, respiratory disease, March 23, 1918

 

WEIDLER, FRANKLIN ANDREW, Machinist's Mate, 1st class, (father, Frank Vincent Weidler, 156 Sixth Street, Renova, Pa; enlisted Williamsport, Pa, May 15, 1917), USS Charleston, protected cruiser (No.22, later CA-19), respiratory disease, October 11, 1918

 

WEIGHT, CARL LEWIS, Fireman, 2nd, (father, Henry Weight, Rhinelander, Wis; enlisted Milwaukee, Wis, May 13, 1918), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, respiratory disease, October 5, 1918

 

WEINHOLD, GEORGE ISAAC, Apprentice Seaman, (mother, Minnie Hornberger, Cottonwood, Minn; enlisted Minneapolis, Minn, December 14, 1917), Naval Station, Great Lakes, Ill, respiratory disease, January 20, 1918

 

WEINSTEIN, JACOB, Hospital Apprentice, 1st class, USNRF, (father, Morris Weinstein, 757 Market Street, Elmira, N Y; enlisted Buffalo, N Y May 24, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 30, 1918

 

WEINTRAUB, WILLIAM, Electrician, 3rd class, USNRF, (father, Leon Weintraub, 278 Littleton Avenue, Newark, N J; enlisted Newark, N J, May 15, 1918), Naval Hospital, Pelham Bay Park, N Y, respiratory disease, October 14, 1918

 

WEIR, JOHN JOSEPH, Carpenter's Mate, 3rd class, (father, John Weir, Gilbertville, Mass; enlisted Springfield, Mass, May 28, 1917), USS Sonoma, fleet tug (later AT-12), Atlantic Fleet tender, lost overboard, December 14, 1917

 

WEISANSAL, EDWARD NICHOLAS, Fireman, 1st class, (Anthony Weisansal, 512 Sherman Street, Buffalo, N Y; enlisted Buffalo, N Y February 24, 1917), USS Cyclops, collier (No.4), ship disappeared in western Atlantic after leaving Barbados on March 4, 1918, declared lost, June 14, 1918

 

WEISS, HARRY BENJAMIN, 1st Musician, (Usher Jacobs, 5108 Parkside Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa; enlisted Norfolk, Va, May 9, 1918), USS Mercy, ex-liner Saratoga, hospital ship (ID-1305, later AH-4), served along US East Coast, respiratory disease, October 13, 1918

 

WEISS, HERBERT FERDINAND, Chief Machinist's Mate, USNRF, (brother, La Verne Weiss, Deerfield, Mich; enlisted St Joseph, Mich, September 4, 1917), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, October 5, 1918

 

WEISS, JOHN, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Eva Weiss, Middle Village, Long Island, N Y; enlisted Brooklyn, N Y May 2, 1918), Naval Hospital, New London, Conn, respiratory disease, September 23, 1918

 

WELBORN, LEE ROY ALEXANDER, Ship’s Cook, 3rd class, (father, Edwin R Welborn, Stringer, Miss; enlisted Jackson, Miss, February 3, 1917), USS Cyclops, collier (No.4), ship disappeared in western Atlantic after leaving Barbados on March 4, 1918, declared lost, June 14, 1918

 

WELBORN, PENDLETON DEWEY, Seaman, 2nd class, (father, Everett M Welborn, Stringer, Miss; enlisted Jackson, Miss, February 3, 1917), USS Cyclops, collier (No.4), ship disappeared in western Atlantic after leaving Barbados on March 4, 1918, declared lost, June 14, 1918

 

WELCH, ALFRED, Fireman, 1st class, (mother, Hester Welch, 117 Bladen Street Extended, Annapolis, Md; enlisted Boston, Mass, August 31, 1917), Naval Hospital, New York, disease, July 8, 1918

 

WELCH, ALFRED, Landsman for Machinist's Mate (A), USNRF (not in active Service), (father, Thomas Welch, 915 Hampden Street, Holyoke, Mass; enlisted Boston, Mass, July 1, 1918), City Hospital, Holyoke, Mass, influenza/respiratory disease, September 28, 1918

 

WELCH, HARRY C, Fireman, 1st class, (mother, Cora Barber, Lakeland, Fla; enlisted Des Moines, Iowa, July 2, 1917), USS Little, destroyer (later DD-79), drowned, November 8, 1918

 

WELCH, JOHN THOMAS, Yeoman, 3rd class, USNRF, (father, John Welch, 45 Garfield Avenue, Medford, Mass; enlisted Boston, Mass, August 15, 1918), Quarantine Station, Gallops Island, Mass, respiratory disease, September 24, 1918

 

WELCH, WILLIAM FILLER, Chief Electrician (G), USNRF, (mother, James Nina Welch, 121 Central Avenue, Delaware, Ohio; enlisted New York, N Y May 7, 1917), at home, respiratory disease, October 10, 1918

 

WELD, GEORGE LEON, Apprentice Seaman, (father, George Milton Weld, East River, Conn; enlisted New Haven, Conn, April 30, 1917), Naval Hospital, Newport, R I, respiratory disease, June 2, 1917

 

WELDON, ANTHONY THOMAS, Chief Yeoman, USNRF, (mother, Catherine Weldon, 3217 Powelton Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa; enlisted Philadelphia, Pa, December 4, 1917), Naval Hospital, Washington, D C, influenza, October 18, 1918

 

WELKER, RUSSELL LEE ROY, Quartermaster, 2nd class (A), USNRF, (father, Ulysses G Walker, Wood Lake, Nebr; enlisted Omaha, Nebr, February 18, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 21, 1918

 

WELLENDORFF, THEODORE ALEXANDER, Landsman for Electrician (R), USNRF, (mother, Elenora Bloess Wellendorff, 1229 Bates Court, Louisville, Ky; enlisted Louisville, Ky, May 27, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 25, 1918

 

WELLERSON, JOHN MORTIMER, Boatswain's Mate, 1st class, USNRF, (father, Isidore Wellerson, 92 Woodruff Avenue, Brooklyn, N Y; enlisted New York, N Y May 14, 1917), Rochefort, France, respiratory disease, October 23, 1918

 

WELLMAN, WILLARD, Chief Electrician, USNRF, (mother, Victoria Willard Wellman, Friendship, N Y; enlisted Albany, N Y June 28, 1917), Willard Parker Hospital, New York, N Y, influenza, October 24, 1918

 

WELLS, BENJAMIN W, Jr, Commander (retired), (wife, Mrs Julia L Wells, Westmoreland, Washington, D C; appointed Illinois), Washington, D C, disease, June 11, 1917

 

WELLS, CHARLES H, Machinist's Mate, 2nd class (other sources), US Submarine F-4 (Skate, No.23), sank during routine training off Honolulu Harbor, March 25, 1915

 

WELLS, HARRY MASON, Seaman, (wife, Martha Christiana Wells, Brooklyn, N Y; enlisted New York, N Y December 31, 1915), Aeronautic Detachment, Huntington, Long Island, seaplane accident, August 6, 1917

 

WELLS, JOHN C, Chief Machinist's Mate, USNRF, (mother, Mary Ann Monroe, White Haven, Nova Scotia; enlisted Boston, Mass, February 21, 1917), Quincy, Mass, accident, died, December 4, 1917

 

WELLS, NICHOLAS RUNDLETT, Ensign, USNRF (class 3), (father, Frank B Wells, Christmas Cove, Me; appointed Maine), 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

 

WELLS, REID EARNEST, Seaman, USNRF, (mother, Mollie Ridgewater Wells, Mulberry Grove, Ill; enlisted St Louis, Mo, May 22, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, respiratory disease, September 27, 1918

 

WELLS, VINTON ROGERS, Seaman, 2nd class, (mother, May Wells, Bolton Landing, N Y; enlisted Albany, N Y December 12, 1917), Naval Hospital, New York, respiratory disease, March 10, 1918

 

WELLS, WILLIAM ALBERT, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Harriett E Wells, Evansville, Ind; enlisted Detroit, Mich, April 9, 1917), USS Iowa, battleship (later BB-4), fell overboard, January 30, 1918

 

WELNOSKI, STANLEY ANDREW, Ship’s Cook, 2nd class, (mother, Mary Welnoski, 335 Hancock Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pa; enlisted Scranton, Pa, April 26, 1917), Naval Air Station, Miami, Fla, respiratory disease, October 9, 1918

 

WELSCH, GEORGE, Seaman, 2nd class, (mother, Minnie Welsch, 512 Exchange Street, Keokuk, Iowa; enlisted Peoria, Ill, March 31, 1917), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, disease, May 2, 1917

 

WELSH, CLARENCE EDWARD, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Mary A Welsh, 860 West Lexington Street, Baltimore, Md; enlisted Baltimore, Md, June 19, 1918), Naval Hospital, Naval Base, Va, respiratory disease, October 5, 1918

 

WELSH, HAROLD SPURGEANT, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, David R Welsh, 244 South Illinois Avenue, Wellston, Ohio; enlisted Parkersburg, W Va, July 5, 1918), Naval Hospital, Naval Base, Va, respiratory disease, October 11, 1918

 

WELTY, FRANK GEORGE, Pharmacist's Mate, 2nd class, (father, Emile S Welty, 1130 Bleecker Street, Utica, N Y; enlisted Indianapolis, February 2, 1914), France, with Medical Unit, Fifth Marines, wounded in action, June 26, 1918

 

WENTWORTH, LEONARD HAROLD, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Gertrude Wentworth, Springdale, Ark; enlisted St Louis, Mo, June 25, 1918), Navy Rifle Range, Camp Logan, Ill, respiratory disease, September 29, 1918

 

WENZ, JOHN FRANK, Hospital Apprentice, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Adelia Haertle Wenz, Watersmeet, Mich; enlisted Great Lakes, Ill, May 15, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 21, 1918

 

WENZEL, GEORGE ELWOOD, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (wife, Laurel Emmeline Wenzel, 1647 Fulton Street San Francisco, Calif; enlisted San Francisco, Calif, May 18, 1918), USS Des Moines, protected cruiser (No.15, later CL-17), drowned, October 6, 1918

 

WENZEL, LOUIS HENRY, Seaman, 2nd class, (mother, Fanny Wenzel, Van Ruper Avenue, East Paterson, N J; enlisted Newark, N J, December 17, 1917), Naval Hospital, New York, N Y, respiratory disease, March 26, 1918

 

WERNECKE, CHRISTIAN IGNATIUS, Musician, 2nd class, (mother, Mary C Wernecke, Home for Incurables, 21 Guilford Avenue, Baltimore, Md; enlisted Baltimore, Md, April 27, 1917), Naval Hospital, Charleston, S C, disease, July 27, 1918

 

WERNER, EDWARD ALBERT, Electrician, 1st class (R), USNRF, (mother, Marie Elizabeth Werner, 2313 Ninth Street, Berkeley, Calif; enlisted San Francisco, Calif, May 4, 1917), Hospital, Hoboken, N J, respiratory disease, October 29, 1918

 

WERNER, FRANCIS JOSEPH, Seaman, 2nd class, (father, Charles Warner, 2325 Holmes Street, Kansas City, Mo; enlisted Omaha, Nebr, October 4, 1916), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, respiratory disease, May 2, 1917

 

WERNER, GEORGE, Ensign, USNRF (class 4), (mother, Mrs Sofia Werner, Orin, Sweden; appointed New York), Base Hospital No 34 (Army), respiratory disease, October 28, 1918

 

WERNHAM, WALTER, Seaman 2nd class, (no ND - NHC), SS Finland, ex-passenger ship, US Army chartered troop transport, steam accident, killed, September 9, 1918

 

WESCHE, RICHARD, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Elizabeth Wesche, 1212 Jefferson Avenue, Brooklyn, N Y; enlisted Brooklyn, N Y May 26, 1917), USS Alcedo, yacht (SP-166), torpedoed and sunk by UC.71 off French west coast, November 5, 1917

 

WESCOTT, CECIL CLINTON, Chief Quartermaster, USNRF, (wife, Helen Francis Wescott, 47 Pacific Street, Rockland, Me; enlisted Rockland, Me, March 27, 1917), Knox County General Hospital, Rockland, Me, disease, May 30, 1918

 

WESLEY, JOHN L C, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (wife, Bertha Mae Wesley, Parrish, Ala; enlisted Birmingham, Ala, June 5, 1918), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, respiratory disease, October 19, 1918

 

WESSLING, WILLIAM MCKINLEY, Machinist's Mate (A), 2nd class, USNRF, (father, George H Wessling, 3139 Eastwood Avenue, Chicago Ill; enlisted Great Lakes, Ill, July 19, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 25, 1918

 

WEST, ANDREW BENNY, Fireman, 2nd class, (mother, Jessie B West, Clatskanie, Oreg; enlisted Portland, Oreg, July 2, 1917), USS Cyclops, collier (No.4), ship disappeared in western Atlantic after leaving Barbados on March 4, 1918, declared lost, June 14, 1918

 

WEST, FRANK EARNEST, Seaman, 2nd class, (mother, Villa Lawrence West, R F D No 3, West Paris, Me; enlisted Portland, Me, April 4, 1917), Naval Hospital, New York, N Y, respiratory disease, April 29, 1917

 

WEST, HENRY BERYL, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (mother, Lillie Ann West, Stuttgart, Ark; enlisted Nashville, Tenn, August 6, 1918), Navy Mobilization Sub Station, Los Angeles, Calif, influenza, October 4, 1918

 

WEST, JAMES ALEXANDER, Fireman, 2nd class, (mother, Jessie B West, Clatskanie, Oreg; enlisted Portland, Oreg, July 2, 1917), USS Cyclops, collier (No.4), ship disappeared in western Atlantic after leaving Barbados on March 4, 1918, declared lost, June 14, 1918

 

WEST, JOHN THOMAS, Machinist (retired), (wife, Mrs Mary M West, 14 Handy Avenue, Norfolk, Va; appointed Virginia), Norfolk, Va, disease, June 14, 1917

 

WEST, WILLIAM HARRY, Fireman, 1st class, (father, William J West, Los Angeles, Calif; enlisted Oklahoma City, Okla, May 5, 1917), USS Cyclops, collier (No.4), ship disappeared in western Atlantic after leaving Barbados on March 4, 1918, declared lost, June 14, 1918

 

WEST, WOODFORD NORMAN, Apprentice Seaman, (sister, Lorna B Dyer, East Newport, Me; enlisted Portland, Me, December 5, 1917), Naval Hospital, Newport, R I, respiratory disease, January 16, 1918

 

WESTERMEYER, JOHN JOSEPH, Fireman 2nd class, (father, Henry Westermeyer, 340 North Ferry Street Kansas City, Kans; enlisted Kansas City, Mo, April 10, 1917), USS Solace, hospital ship (later AH-2), disease, January 19, 1918

 

WETHERBEE, BUEL MILLS, Seaman, (mother, Leila Wetherbee, Fairmount, N Dak; enlisted Minneapolis, Minn, May 4, 1917), British Hospital Ship Karapara (BN - Karapaba), respiratory disease, June 25, 1918

 

WETMORE, ORVILLE CHASE, Ensign, USNRF (class 4-3), (wife, Mrs Berenice Dorothy Wetmore, 5027 Drexel Boulevard, Chicago, Ill; appointed Illinois), at home (wife's address), respiratory disease, October 10, 1918

 

WETSTEIN, ELLIS DELAWARE, Ship’s Cook, 2nd class, (mother, Eliza Wetstein, Mukilteo, Wash; enlisted Puget Sound, April 28, 1918), USS South Dakota, armored cruiser (No.9, later Huron, CA-9), disease, May 16, 1917

 

WETZEL, LEON JOSEPH, Seaman, 2nd class, (mother, Julia Wetzel, 665 West Fourth Street, Winona, Tenn; enlisted Minneapolis, Minn, April 29, 1917), USS Jacob Jones, destroyer (No.61), sailing Brest, France for Queenstown, Ireland, torpedoed and sunk by U.53, December 6, 1917

 

WHALEN, DAVID ROY, Chief Quartermaster, (wife, Clara Smith Whalen, 3505 Falls Road, Baltimore, Md; enlisted Fortress Monroe, Va, December 4, 1915), USS Lenape, ex-passenger ship, troop transport (ID-2700), influenza, October 14, 1918

 

WHALEN, JOHN EDWARD, Quartermaster, 3rd class, USNRF, (mother, Katherine Whalen, 109 North Rhode Island Avenue, Atlantic City, N J; enlisted Atlantic City, N J, May 3, 1917), Naval Hospital, Cape May, N J, influenza, September 30, 1918

 

WHALEN, RICHARD JOHN, Commissary Steward, USNRF, (mother, Mary J Whalen, 5804 Fifth Avenue, Brooklyn, N Y; enlisted New York, April 30, 1917), Third Naval District, New York, respiratory disease, September 27, 1918

 

WHAY, CLARENCE EDISON, Pharmacist's Mate, 3rd class, (mother, Anna Rebacca Wray, Milton, Iowa; enlisted Des Moines, Iowa, May 10, 1917), Naval Station, Great Lakes, Ill, respiratory disease, March 10, 1918

 

WHEELER, DAVID WARREN, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (mother, Zoe Pearl Wheeler, Cedar Springs, Mich; enlisted Detroit, Mich, July 22, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, October 2, 1918

 

WHEELER, EARL THOMAS, Seaman, 2nd class, (mother, Letta Wheeler, 1304 West Tenth Street, Covington, Ky; enlisted Louisville, Ky, December 10, 1917), Naval Station, Great Lakes, Ill, respiratory disease, February 17, 1918

 

WHEELER, GEORGE FRANKLIN, Seaman, 2nd class, (father, George Franklin Wheeler, Springlake Road, Waterbury, Conn; enlisted New Haven, Conn, April 18, 1917), SS Rochester, freighter, torpedoed and sunk by U.95, 800 miles west of Ireland on November 3, died of exposure, presumably after being picked up (total of 23 lost), December 19, 1917

 

WHEELER, JAMES MADISON, Hospital Apprentice, 2nd class, (sister, Jessie C Ratliff, National Soldiers' Home, Tenn; enlisted Nashville, Tenn, July 24, 1917), USS Cyclops, collier (No.4), ship disappeared in western Atlantic after leaving Barbados on March 4, 1918, declared lost, June 14, 1918

 

WHEELER, LEE WILDER, Fireman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, Clayton D Wheeler, Wilmington, Vt; enlisted Boston, Mass, July 9, 1917), Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass, respiratory disease, January 15, 1918

 

WHEELOCK, MYRON, Electrician, 2nd class, (father, Frank Wheelock, East Concord, N Y; enlisted Buffalo, N Y November 19, 1915), USS Cyclops, collier (No.4), ship disappeared in western Atlantic after leaving Barbados on March 4, 1918, declared lost, June 14, 1918

 

WHELAN, JAMES WILLIAM, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, Martin Whelan, 635 East 2nd Street, Plainfield N J; enlisted Newark, N J, June 4, 1918), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, respiratory disease, October 3, 1918

 

WHELAN, WILLIAM, Seaman, 2nd class, (brother-in-law, Randolph M Cramer, Orangebury, N Y; enlisted Detroit, Mich, March 30, 1917), SS Motano, tanker, torpedoed and sunk by UC.47 in English Channel, member of armed guard (NY Times archives - confirmed, ND - also listed as dying on receiving ship in New York), July 31, 1917

 

WHIPPLE, FOSTER, Chief Machinist's Mate, (mother, Lena Chapin Miller, Clifton Springs, N Y; enlisted Syracuse, N Y May 24, 1918), Willard Parker Hospital, New York, N Y, respiratory disease, October 11, 1918

 

WHIPPLE, WILLIAM MICKLE, Seaman, 2nd class, (father, Edson Whipple, Show Low, Ariz; enlisted Salt Lake City, Utah, April 25, 1918), Naval Training Station, San Francisco, Calif, disease, July 20, 1918

 

WHISMAN, DICK, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, Sylvester Whisman, Elnora, Ind; enlisted Indianapolis, Ind, May 28, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 29, 1918

 

WHITAKER, HORACE ELMER, Gunner's Mate, 3rd class, (mother, Mrs Eva O Fisher, 3427 South Jefferson Avenue, St Louis, Mo; enlisted St Louis, Mo, March 22, 1915), US Submarine AL-3, L-class, designated AL to avoid confusion with British L-class, based at Berehaven, Bantry Bay, Ireland, washed overboard, June 8, 1918

 

WHITE GEORGE WILLIAM, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (sister, Genevieve White, 2076 Ellis Street San Francisco, Calif; enlisted San Francisco, Calif, September 1, 1917), Naval Hospital, Brooklyn, N Y, respiratory disease, September 28, 1918

 

WHITE, ALBERT E, Mess Attendant, 3rd class, (father, Charles White, 1615 Carpenter Street, Philadelphia, Pa; enlisted Philadelphia, Pa, November 2, 1917), USS Antigone, ex-German Neckar, troop transport (ID-3007), drowned, December 10, 1917

 

WHITE, CLARENCE WARDEN, Fireman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Mrs Oriel White, Diagonal, Iowa; enlisted Des Moines, Iowa, May 23, 1918), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, respiratory disease, November 7, 1918

 

WHITE, EVERETT WILLIAM, Mess Attendant, 3rd class, (aunt, Mrs Bettie N Edwards, 24 West One hundred and thirty-4th Street, New York, N Y; enlisted Baltimore, Md, October 28, 1916), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, disease, April 13, 1917

 

WHITE, FRANK P, Gunner's Mate, 3rd class, USNRF, (mother, Sarah E White, Vestaburg, Mich; enlisted Grand Rapids, Mich, July 26, 1917), USS Mexican, freighter (ID-1655), respiratory disease, November 3, 1918

 

WHITE, FRED JAY, Gunner's Mate, 3rd class, (father, A E White, 3236 Prospect Avenue, Kansas City, Mo; enlisted San Diego, Calif, April 24, 1915), USS Huntington, ex-West Virginia, armored cruiser (No.5, later CA-5), wounded, but not in action, April 22, 1917

 

WHITE, HENRY FOSTER, Seaman, (father, Frank Cornwell White, 680 North Colony Street, Meriden, Conn; enlisted New Haven, Conn, July 10, 1917), Naval Hospital, League Island, Pa, respiratory disease, December 26, 1917

 

WHITE, HERBERT FRANCIS, Machinist's Mate, 1st class, (wife, Mrs Miriam White, 905 Fleming Street, Key West, Fla; enlisted Key West, Fla, July 27, 1915), Naval Hospital, Key West, Fla, respiratory disease, October 14, 1918

 

WHITE, HERBERT LUTHER, Seaman, (father, Herbert Franklin White, 714 Fifth Street, Portsmouth, Va; enlisted Baltimore, Md, April 20, 1917), USS Mercy, ex-liner Saratoga, hospital ship (ID-1305, later AH-4), served along US East Coast, respiratory disease, October 8, 1918

 

WHITE, IVAN LEWIS, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (mother, Margaret White, Sigourney, Iowa; enlisted Des Moines, Iowa, July 22, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 26, 1918

 

WHITE, JOHN MICHAEL, Ensign, USNRF (class 4-3), (mother, Margaret White, 119 Broad Street, Port Huron, Mich; appointed Michigan), USS Sudbury, freighter (ID-2149), attached to, respiratory disease, September 29, 1918

 

WHITE, LELAND LEONIDISUS, Fireman, 2nd class, (father, Willis White, Port Orford, Oreg; enlisted Portland, Oreg, May 21, 1917), USS Rochester, ex-New York, ex-Saratoga, armored cruiser (No.2, later CA-2), respiratory disease, September 29, 1918

 

WHITE, LIGON MOORMAN, Seaman, 2nd class, (father, Howard H White, 613 Highland Avenue Southeast, Roanoke, Va; enlisted Richmond, Va, April 18, 1917), USS Pocahontas, ex-German liner Prinzess Irene, troop transport (ID-3044), respiratory disease, October 3, 1918

 

WHITE, REEVIE DON, Landsman for Machinist's Mate (A), USNRF, (wife, Elizabeth Katherine White, Lemmon, S Dak; enlisted Omaha, Nebr, July 20, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 24, 1918

 

WHITE, ROBERT LATTIMER, Electrician, 3rd class (G), USNRF, (mother, Julia O White, 35 1/2 East Church Street, Jacksonville, Fla; enlisted Jacksonville, Fla, December 14, 1917), Naval Air Station, La Pallice, France, disease, October 14, 1918

 

WHITE, WADE HAMILTON, Seaman, (father, George T White, Lake Charles, La; enlisted New Orleans, La, July 20, 1917), USS Hannibal, ex-collier, ex-survey ship, submarine chaser tender (later AG 1), believed based Plymouth, SW England, wounded, but not in action, August 16, 1918

 

WHITE, WILLIAM HARVEY, Fireman, 3rd class, (sister, Sular White, Minor Hill, Tenn; enlisted Nashville, Tenn, December 6, 1917), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, respiratory disease, January 13, 1918

 

WHITEHURST, WILLIE, Ship’s Cook, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, Mose Whitehurst, 800 Smith Street, Norfolk, Va; enlisted Norfolk, Va, October 13, 1917), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, respiratory disease, October 12, 1918

 

WHITELOCK, MYRON KNAPP, Ensign, USNRF (class 3), (mother, Mrs Perry C Shaffer, 47 Monroe Avenue, Brookport, N Y; appointed New York), USS Bridge, freighter (later AF-1), at Base 2, respiratory disease, October 22, 1918

 

WHITESELL, EARL BENJAMIN, Fireman, 3rd class, (father, George B Whitesell, Denver, Colo; enlisted Denver, Colo, November 24, 1916), 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

 

WHITESIDE, LINDSAY C, Assistant Surgeon, (wife, Mrs Mary Whiteside, Lehighton, Pa, R F D 1; appointed Pennsylvania), USS President Lincoln, ex-German liner, troop transport (no ID #), torpedoed and sunk by U90 about 600 miles west of France, May 31, 1918

 

WHITESIDE, MOSS TINSLEY, Fireman, 1st class, (mother, Mary Ann Whiteside, 4315 Easton Avenue, St Louis, Mo; enlisted San Diego, Calif, December 11, 1916), USS Cyclops, collier (No.4), (BN - crew member, DANFS - on passage) ship disappeared in western Atlantic after leaving Barbados on March 4, 1918, declared lost, June 14, 1918

 

WHITING, GEORGE HENRY, Boatswain's Mate, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Mrs Mary Whiting, 10 Mansfield Street, Gloucester, Mass; enlisted Boston, Mass, December 10, 1917), Addison Gilbert Hospital, Gloucester, Mass, influenza, September 17, 1918

 

WHITLOCK, JOHN WILLIAM, Fireman, 3rd class, (mother, Mary Corner Whitlock, Altamaha, Ga; enlisted Atlanta, Ga, May 15, 1918), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, respiratory disease, October 19, 1918

 

WHITMAN, KEEFER JENNINGS, Engineman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, Floyd B Whitman, Chapmanville, W Va; enlisted Parkersburg, W Va, April 18, 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

 

WHITMIRE, ELIAS WILLIAM, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Emma Sara Whitmire, 309 Summerhill Avenue, Berwick, Pa; enlisted Philadelphia, Pa, December 14, 1917), USS St Louis, protected cruiser (No.20, later CA-18), respiratory disease, October 7, 1918

 

WHITMIRE, WALTER, Apprentice Seaman, (mother, Hattie Whitmire, Cleveland, Tex; enlisted Houston, Tex, February 14, 1917), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, respiratory disease, March 21, 1917

 

WHITMYER, ROBERT MAW, Seaman, USNRF, (mother, Lulu Rogers Whitmyer, 173 West Seventy-eighth Street, New York City, N Y; enlisted New York, N Y July 8, 1918), Naval Hospital, Pelham Bay Park, N Y, respiratory disease, October 13, 1918

 

WHITNEY, ELWOOD JEROME, Apprentice Seaman, (mother, Belle Fitzgerald, New Haven, N Y; enlisted Syracuse, N Y December 7, 1917), Naval Hospital, Newport, R I, respiratory disease, January 17, 1918

 

WHITNEY, GEORGE WAYNE, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, Chauncey E Whitney, 305 East Eighth Street, Marshfield, Wis; enlisted Milwaukee, Wis, May 11, 1918), USS Harrisburg, ex-liner, troop transport (ID-1663), respiratory disease, October 19, 1918

 

WHITNEY, RUVAL SCOTSWORTH, Ordinary Seaman, USCG, (mother, Mrs Julia Whitney, Jonesboro, Me), USCG Academy, New London, Conn, at Naval Hospital, New London, respiratory disease, October 5, 1918

 

WHITSELL, WILLIAM BENTON, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, William Albert Whitsell, Clarksdale, Mo; enlisted Kansas City, Mo, July 10, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 24, 1918

 

WHITSTONE, WILLIAM HARRY, Seaman, 2nd class, (father, John Whitstone, 431 Water Street, Pittsburgh, Pa; enlisted Pittsburgh, Pa, February 23, 1917), Naval Hospital, Washington, D C, disease, June 1, 1917

 

WHITTEMORE, EDWARD EARL, Seaman, USNRF, (mother, Mrs Gertrude M Whittemore, 55 Brown Street, Waltham, Mass; enlisted Boston, Mass, April 2, 1917), Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass, disease, May 28, 1917

 

WHITTINGTON, JOHN THOMAS, Seaman, 2nd class, (mother, Mrs Nancy Whittington, R F D No 3, Holland, Tex; enlisted Dallas, Tex, April 17, 1917), Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, N H, disease, June 26, 1917

 

WHITTLE, JOHN, Fireman, 1st class, (mother, Mrs Elian Whittle, Vero, Fla; enlisted El Paso, Tex, March 9, 1916), USS Pittsburgh, ex-Pennsylvania, armored cruiser (No.4, later CA-4), most of war in South American waters, respiratory disease, October 17, 1918

 

WHITTY, WILLIAM JOSEPH, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (mother, Mrs Ellen Whitty, 322 South Whipple Street, Chicago, Ill; enlisted Great Lakes, Ill, May 15, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, injured, DOI, June 4, 1918

 

WICHERTS, JOHN ABEND, Landsman for Electrician (G), (mother, Mrs A P Wicherts, Matteson, Ill; enlisted Chicago, Ill, July 5, 1918), Naval Hospital, Newport, R I, respiratory disease, October 6, 1918

 

WICK, CARL JOHN, Apprentice Seaman, (sister, Mrs Amanda James, 421 East 2nd Street, Leadville, Colo; enlisted Denver, Colo, March 16, 1917), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, disease, April 6, 1917

 

WICKES, THEODORE SIGSWORTH, Ordinary Seaman, USCG, (mother, Mrs Leonore Wickes, 3308 Glenwood Road, Brooklyn, N Y), USCG, New York Division, at Marine Hospital, Stapleton, N Y, respiratory disease, September 28, 1918

 

WICKET, CHARLES ALOYSIUS, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Mrs Amelia Wickel, 17 North Fourth Street, Bethlehem, Pa; enlisted Philadelphia, Pa, May 4, 1917), Naval Hospital, Cape May, N J, respiratory disease, February 9, 1918

 

WICKS, ELWOOD LAWRENCE, Fireman, 3rd class, (father, Albert O Wicks, Port Allegany, Pa; enlisted Williamsport, Pa, July 23, 1917), Naval Hospital, New York, respiratory disease, May 22, 1918

 

WICKS, PAUL RAY, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (wife, Olga Gertrude Wicks, Irons, Mich; enlisted Detroit, Mich, July 16, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 25, 1918

 

WIDMAN, LESTER THOMAS, Hospital Apprentice, 1st class, (father, Frank J Widman, 1140 Home Avenue, Oak Park, Ill; enlisted Chicago, Ill, April 16, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 24, 1918

 

WIEGAND, CHARLES O, Seaman, USNRF, (father, Charles Wiegand, Washington Hotel, St Louis, Mo; enlisted Newport, R I, April 18, 1917), Newport, R I, injured, DOI, April 28, 1917

 

WIEMANN, RAYMOND BERNARD, Fireman, 2nd class, (mother, Elizabeth Wiemann, R R No 4, Kampmier Street, Burlington, Iowa; enlisted Des Moines, Iowa, May 24, 1918), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, respiratory disease, October 7, 1918

 

WIGGERS, HERBERT RAYMOND, Landsman for Musician, USNRF, (father, Charles W4ggers 3724 Galena Street, Milwaukee, Wis; enlisted Milwaukee, Wis, May 7, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 29, 1918

 

WIGGINS, EDWARD WELTON, Hospital Apprentice, 2nd class, (father, William W Wiggins, Honey Island, Tex; enlisted Houston, Tex, July 14, 1917), Naval Hospital, Charleston, S C, respiratory disease, January 10, 1918

 

WIGHTMAN, HORACE SENTER, Fireman, 3rd class, (mother, Mrs Annie F Wightman, 146 Elm Street, Bradford, Mass; enlisted Boston, Mass, November 26, 1917), Naval Hospital, League Island, Pa, respiratory disease, March 13, 1918

 

WILCOX, DE WITT GIFFORD, Chief Quartermaster, USNRF, (father, De Witt Gilbert Wilcox, 132 Homer Street, Newton Center, Mass; enlisted Boston, Mass, April 3, 1917), Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla, seaplane accident, August 29, 1918

 

WILCOX, HARRY LOUIS, Jr, Carpenter's Mate, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, Harry Louis Wilcox, sr, 40 Carneal Street, Ludlow, Ky; enlisted Louisville, Ky, June 3, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 23, 1918

 

WILCOX, JAMES NELSON, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (father, William L Wilcox, Box 60, West Salem, Wis; enlisted Milwaukee, Wis, August 9, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, October 2, 1918

 

WILDE, FREDERICK HERBERT, Seaman, 2nd class, (father, Herbert Wilde, 2820 Cortelyou Road, Brooklyn, N Y; enlisted Brooklyn, N Y May 15, 1917), Naval Hospital, Chelsea Mass, respiratory disease, December 20, 1917

 

WILDER, CHARLES FRANCIS, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (mother, Lillian Wilder, 297 Jefferson Street, Muskegon, Mich; enlisted Great Lakes, Ill, December 11, 1917), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 24, 1918

 

WILDER, HUEY, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, George Wilder, Stanford, Ky; enlisted Louisville, Ky, April 25, 1918), Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa, influenza, September 29, 1918

 

WILEY, HOWARD RAYMOND, Apprentice Seaman, (father, Gilbert Wiley, 614 East Walnut Street, Bloomington, Ill; enlisted Peoria, Ill, July 5, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, October 8, 1918

 

WILEY, JUSTIN PLUMMER, Acting Wheelman, USCG, (mother, Mrs Agnes Gubian, 164 Center 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

 

WILEY, TRUMAN HUDSON, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Sadie E Wiley, Low Moor, Iowa; enlisted Des Moines, Iowa, May 31, 1918), Naval Training Camp, Detroit, Mich, respiratory disease, October 3, 1918

 

WILHELM, HANLEY ANTHONY, Seaman, USNRF, (father, Manuel Wilhelm, 425 West Eighteenth Street, Traverse City, Mich; enlisted Detroit, Mich, May 1, 1917), Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass, respiratory disease, April 23, 1918

 

WILHELM, WALTER GERARD, Seaman, USNRF, (father, Emil Wilhelm, 532 West One hundred and forty-ninth Street, New York, N Y; enlisted New York, N Y April 26, 1917), New York, N Y, fell from elevated platform of subway, August 14, 1918

 

WILKERSON, EDWIN EARL, Shipwright, (father, James Richard Wilkerson, 312 L Street SE, Washington, D C; enlisted Washington, D C, June 5, 1917), USS Cyclops, collier (No.4), ship disappeared in western Atlantic after leaving Barbados on March 4, 1918, declared lost, June 14, 1918

 

WILKES, FRANCIS LeROY, Seaman, USCG, (mother, Mrs Ilda M Wilkes, 45 Wash Street, Nantucket, 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

 

WILKIE, DAVID NORMAN, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Rosetta Abbs Wilkie, 99 Elm Street, Detroit, Mich; enlisted Detroit, Mich, April 29, 1918), Section Patrol, Detroit, Mich, drowned, June 29, 1918

 

WILKIE, JAMES CHRISTOPHER, Steerage Cook, USCG, (wife, Mrs Hattie E Wilkie, 440 Sumter Street, Charleston, S C), USS Tampa, ex-USCG Cutter, ocean escort, left escort of HG.107, torpedoed and sunk by UB.91 off Bristol Channel in 50.40N, 06.19W (total of 115 crew and 16 passengers lost), September 26, 1918

 

WILKINS, CHARLIE BYRON, Fireman, 3rd class, USNRF, (mother, Effie Alice Wilkins, Ashland, Kans; enlisted Kansas City, Mo, July 18, 1918), USS Comfort, ex-passenger ship Havana, hospital ship (later AH-3), influenza, October 5, 1918

 

WILKINS, MORLEY ALVA, Hospital Apprentice, 3rd class, (mother, Mrs Lydia Wilkins, Rochester, Minn; enlisted Minneapolis, Minn, June 22, 1917), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, disease, December 22, 1917

 

WILKINSON, CHARLES CLAXTON, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Mary Wilkinson, 44 Sherman Street, Oneida, N Y; enlisted Syracuse, N Y May 28, 1918), Naval Hospital, Pelham Bay Park, N Y, respiratory disease, October 6, 1918

 

WILKINSON, EDWARD WATSON, Gunner's Mate, 1st class, (father, William J Wilkinson, No 1, Box 50B, Pasadena, Calif; enlisted San Diego, Calif, November 15, 1915), USS Pittsburgh, ex-Pennsylvania, armored cruiser (No.4, later CA-4), most of war in South American waters, respiratory disease, October 18, 1918

 

WILLEFORD, WALTER LEE, Apprentice Seaman, (mother, Mrs Jennie Willeford, Noble, Okla; enlisted Oklahoma City, Okla, April 12, 1917), Naval Hospital, Mare Island, Calif, respiratory disease, May 23, 1917

 

WILLETT, CHARLES WILLIAM, Ensign, USNRF (class 4-3), (wife, Minnie Jane Willett, 397 Central Avenue, Jersey City, N J; appointed New Jersey), St Mary's Hospital, Brooklyn N Y, respiratory disease, October 17, 1918

 

WILLEY, CHARLES WOLCOTT, Machinist, USNRF, (mother, Mrs Grace W Willey, 42 Asylum Street, Norwich, Conn; appointed Connecticut), USS Herman Frasch, freighter (ID-1617), sunk in collision with tanker USS George G Henry off Nova Scotia, October 4, 1918

 

WILLIAM, OKEY DOVENER, Fireman, 1st class, (mother, Flora Mammen, 1505 North Calhoun Street, Decatur, Ill; enlisted Peoria, Ill, May 17, 1917), Naval Air Station, Pauillac, France, respiratory disease, October 9, 1918

 

WILLIAMS, ARCHIE WALTERS, Yeoman, 3rd class, USNRF, (mother, Emma C Williams, Cherrydale, Va; enlisted Washington, D C, April 25, 1917), Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa, influenza, September 30, 1918

 

WILLIAMS, ARTHUR, Wardroom Cook, (sister, Elizabeth Williams Bailey, Route 2, Box 56, Houston, Va; enlisted New York, N Y June 15, 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

 

WILLIAMS, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Fireman, 2nd class, (father, Ubis G Williams, Delli, La; enlisted San Francisco, Calif, June 5, 1917), USS Pittsburgh, ex-Pennsylvania, armored cruiser (No.4, later CA-4), most of war in South American waters, respiratory disease, October 18, 1918

 

WILLIAMS, BRUCE BRECHEEN, Yeoman, 3rd class, (father, W W Williams, Commerce, Tex; enlisted Dallas, Tex, May 4, 1917), USS Montana, armored cruiser (No.13, later CA-13), drowned, December 7, 1917

 

WILLIAMS, BURTISS HOPKINS, Landsman for Machinist's Mate (A), USNRF, (mother, Lizzie H Williams, Argyle, N Y; enlisted Albany, N Y July 8, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, respiratory disease, October 30, 1918

 

WILLIAMS, CHARLES WILBUR, Seaman, 2nd class, (mother, Mrs Mertis Williams, Doyle, Okla; enlisted Oklahoma City, Okla, December 15, 1917), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 20, 1918

 

WILLIAMS, CHARLIE WELLS, Apprentice Seaman, (mother, Mrs Mary Gunter Williams, Eatonton, Ga; enlisted Atlanta, Ga, December 20, 1917), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, respiratory disease, January 29, 1918

 

WILLIAMS, DAVE O'NEIL, Fireman, 3rd class, (mother, Mrs Delia Williams, Dover, Tenn; enlisted Nashville, Tenn, May 24, 1917), USS Louisiana, battleship (later BB-19), food poisoning, May 26, 1918

 

WILLIAMS, EARNEST, Mess Attendant, 2nd class, (mother, Mrs Fannie Williams, 228 East Paul Street, Harrisburg, Pa; enlisted New York, N Y June 24, 1916), USS Wyoming, dreadnought battleship (later BB-31), drowned, September 20, 1917

 

WILLIAMS, EDWARD LAMAR, Seaman, (mother, Edna M Williams, 528 Kerny Street, San Francisco, Calif; enlisted San Francisco, Calif, June 22, 1915), USS Pittsburgh, ex-Pennsylvania, armored cruiser (No.4, later CA-4), most of war in South American waters, respiratory disease, October 13, 1918

 

WILLIAMS, EDWARD ROLAND, Ensign, USNRF (class 3), (wife, Marie Margaret Williams, 186 Schermerhorn Street, Brooklyn, N Y; appointed New York), USS Ophir, ex-Dutch, freighter (ID-2800), influenza, November 1, 1918

 

WILLIAMS, EUGENE WESLEY, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (father, John H Williams, Willard, Mo; enlisted St Louis, Mo, August 14, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, October 11, 1918

 

WILLIAMS, FRANK, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (mother, Mrs Julia Williams, 564 Wood Street, Bristol, R I; enlisted Providence, R I, August 6, 1918), Naval Hospital, Newport, R I, respiratory disease, September 16, 1918

 

WILLIAMS, GEORGE LEROY, Seaman, 2nd class, (father, Martin Williams, Box 577, Gibson, N Mex; enlisted El Paso, Tex, May 13, 1917), Third Naval District, New York, respiratory disease, October 5, 1918

 

WILLIAMS, GEORGE, Chief Boatswain's Mate, (wife, Jennie Carolina Williams, care of General Delivery, Charlestown, Mass; enlisted Boston, Mass, January 24, 1917), Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass, influenza, September 22, 1918

 

WILLIAMS, GLEN ELMER, Chief Water Tender, (father, Alanson H Williams, Norborne, Mo; enlisted Houston, Tex, January 14, 1916), USS Pittsburgh, ex-Pennsylvania, armored cruiser (No.4, later CA-4), most of war in South American waters, respiratory disease, October 20, 1918

 

WILLIAMS, HAROLD HURD, Ship’s Cook, 3rd class, USNRF, (mother, Mrs Carrie Elizabeth Williams, 1458 Bergen Street, Brooklyn, N Y; enlisted New York, N Y January 15, 1918), USS President Lincoln, ex-German liner, troop transport (no ID #), torpedoed and sunk by U90 about 600 miles west of France, May 31, 1918

 

WILLIAMS, JOHN WOODSON, Pharmacist's Mate, 3rd class, (father, John Price Williams, Webbs, Ky; enlisted Lexington, Ky, May 9, 1917), USS Mercy, ex-liner Saratoga, hospital ship (ID-1305, later AH-4), served along US East Coast, respiratory disease, October 17, 1918

 

WILLIAMS, LEON BUEL, Machinist's Mate, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Mrs Martha Williams, Smithtown, Long Island, N Y; enlisted Naval Home, Philadelphia, Pa, July 7, 1917), Naval Hospital, Cape May, N J, disease, June 16, 1918

 

WILLIAMS, LESLEY KEELEY, Landsman for Electrician (R), USNRF, (mother, Annie Williams, Pleasureville, Ky, Enrolled: Louisville, Ky, June 3, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 20, 1918

 

WILLIAMS, LEWIS ARTHUR, Fireman, 3rd class, (friend, Arthur Jacobson, Oakland, Nebr; enlisted Des Moines, Iowa, January 12, 1917), USS Preston, destroyer (later DD-19), washed overboard and drowned, June 15, 1917

 

WILLIAMS, MANIE, Fireman, 3rd class, (mother, Mrs Union Savannah Williams, Route No 1, box 30, Shamrock, Tex; enlisted Denver, Colo, December 26, 1917), Naval Training Camp, San Diego, Calif, respiratory disease, February 5, 1918

 

WILLIAMS, MERTON EDWARD, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (wife, Muriel Elizabeth Williams, Waterford, Vt; enlisted Portland, Me, April 18, 1918), Naval Hospital, Newport, R I, respiratory disease, October 7, 1918

 

WILLIAMS, RALPH BURGEE, Seaman, (father, Mr Edgar R Williams, 2565 McCulloh Street, Baltimore, Md; enlisted Baltimore, Md, July 29, 1915), USS Jacob Jones, destroyer (No.61), sailing Brest, France for Queenstown, Ireland, torpedoed and sunk by U.53, December 6, 1917

 

WILLIAMS, RALPH GUNTER, Electrician, 3rd class (R), USNRF, (father, Mr G Walter Williams, 133 Bedford Street, New Bedford, Mass; enlisted New Bedford, Mass, May 17, 1917), Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass, respiratory disease, January 30, 1918

 

WILLIAMS, REESE, Machinist's Mate, 2nd class, (mother, Sarah Williams, Marcus, Wash; enlisted Bremerton, Wash, April 9, 1917), Royal Naval Hospital, Bermuda, respiratory disease, September 23, 1918

 

WILLIAMS, RICHARD BLAND, Surgeon (Medical Corps), (wife, Katherine H Williams, Boissevane Avenue and Manteo Street, Norfolk, Va; appointed Pennsylvania), Norfolk, Va, wounded, but not in action, December 3, 1917

 

WILLIAMS, ROBERT ARTHUR, Seaman, 2nd class, NNV, (father, Mr James E Williams, 79 Grand Avenue, Ridgewood Park, N J; enlisted New Rochelle, N Y March 28, 1917), Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa, disease, June 4, 1917

 

WILLIAMS, ROSCOE, Electrician, 3rd class, USNRF, (mother, Flora Williams, Golconda, Ill, R F D No 3; enlisted St Louis, Mo, June 1, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 26, 1918

 

WILLIAMS, SHED, Water Tender, (mother, Maggie Williams, 111 Fleet Street, Brooklyn, N Y; enlisted Hampton Roads, Norfolk, Va, May 12, 1917), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, respiratory disease, October 4, 1918

 

WILLIAMS, SURVAIN AUSTIN, Mess Attendant, 3rd class, (mother, Mrs Eliza Williams, 821 Twenty-1st Street NW, Washington, D C; enlisted Washington, D C, June 27, 1917), USS Cyclops, collier (No.4), ship disappeared in western Atlantic after leaving Barbados on March 4, 1918, declared lost, June 14, 1918

 

WILLIAMS, WILBUR, Seaman, 2nd class, (father, Charles W Williams, Main Street, New Vienna, Ohio; enlisted Cincinnati, Ohio, April 30, 1917), USS Cyclops, collier (No.4), ship disappeared in western Atlantic after leaving Barbados on March 4, 1918, declared lost, June 14, 1918

 

WILLIAMS, WILLIAM A, Ensign, USNRF (class 3-4), (mother, Elizabeth Williams, 1026 Washington Avenue, Woodhaven, Long Island, N Y; appointed New York), USS Cleveland, protected cruiser (No.19, later CL-21), respiratory disease, September 22, 1918

 

WILLIAMS, WILLIAM ALLEN, Chief Machinist's Mate, (father, Franklin S Williams, Lamesa, Tex; enlisted Dallas, Tex, August 2, 1917), American Army Hospital No 53, Marseille, France, respiratory disease, October 31, 1918

 

WILLIAMS, WILLIAM JAMES, Fireman, USCG, (mother, Mrs Charlotte A Williams, 38 Lincoln Avenue, Muskegon, Mich), 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

 

WILLIAMS, WILLIAM, Chief Water Tender, (mother, Annie Williams, 611 Lincoln Street, Portsmouth, Va; enlisted Norfolk, Va, January 11, 1917), USS Chemung, ex-USS Pocohontas, fleet tug (No.18) (NHC), at Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, fire room blaze on 12th, died of burns, December 13, 1917

 

WILLIAMSON, JOHN AVIDSON, Seaman, USNRF, (father, John Williamson, 93 Bellevue Street, Newton, Mass; enlisted Boston, Mass, April 9, 1917), USS SC-271, submarine chaser, respiratory disease, October 8, 1918

 

WILLIAMSON, JOSEPH WEBB, Fireman, 3rd class, (father, Noah M Williamson, Mill Creek, Okla; enlisted Oklahoma City, Okla, April 25, 1917), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, disease, June 6, 1917

 

WILLIAMSON, LEMUEL LOYD, Seaman, 2nd class, (father, Robert Franklin Williamson, Meade, Kans; enlisted Dallas, Tex, December 2, 1915), USS Pennsylvania, dreadnought battleship (later BB-38), died, September 12, 1917

 

WILLIAMSON, THOMAS, Chief engineer (retired), (wife, Mrs Julia P Williamson, 185 Prince George Street, Annapolis, Md; appointed Connecticut), Annapolis, Md, disease, March 17, 1918

 

WILLIAMSON, WILLIAM P, Lieutenant Commander, Executive Officer and ordnance expert, (wife, Mrs Florence B Williamson, 280 Madison Avenue, New York, N Y care of M R Beam; appointed Minnesota), USS Orizaba, troop transport (ID-1536), developing ship's depth charge launcher, depth charge accidentally exploded, killed, August 17, 1918

 

WILLIFORD, JOHN MACK, Fireman, 3rd class, USNRF, (uncle, Lee L Williford, Columbus, Miss; enlisted New Orleans, La, July 2, 1918), USS Cheyenne, ex-monitor Wyoming (No.10), submarine tender, Gulf of Mexico area, respiratory disease, October 17, 1918

 

WILLIFORD, PERCY MABERY, Fireman, 1st class, (father, John Van Buren Williford, Carrollton, Miss; enlisted Pensacola, Fla, May 10, 1916), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, respiratory disease, May 29, 1917

 

WILLINGHAM, WILLIE MORGAN, Fireman, 2nd class, (mother, Mamie Wright, Pennington, Ala; enlisted Montgomery, Ala, April 18, 1917), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, disease, December 3, 1917

 

WILLIS, CLARENCE JOSEPH, Fireman, 2nd class, (father, Joseph Willis, R F D No 10, Springfield, Mo; enlisted St Louis, Mo, July 11, 1917), USS Cyclops, collier (No.4), ship disappeared in western Atlantic after leaving Barbados on March 4, 1918, declared lost, June 14, 1918

 

WILLIS, GEORGE ADIN, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Agnes Willis, 32 Holland Avenue, Ardmore, Pa; enlisted Philadelphia, Pa, April 9, 1917), Naval Hospital, League Island, Pa, influenza, October 10, 1918

 

WILLIS, JAMES HENRY, Jr, Mess Attendant, 3rd class, (father, James H Willis, sr, 2 Concord Place, Boston, Mass; enlisted Boston, Mass, April 9, 1917), USS Fanning, destroyer (later DD-37), drowned, October 15, 1918

 

WILLIS, JESSIE, Acting Machinist, 1st class, USCG, (father, David Willia, Morehead City, N C), USS Patrol, ex-USCG, probably 69ft vessel stationed in New York Harbor, died at Marine Hospital, Stapleton, N Y, respiratory disease, November 8, 1918

 

WILLIS, THOMAS JEFFERSON, Fireman, 2nd class, (father, John Willis, Easton, Mo; enlisted Kansas City, Mo, June 28, 1917), USS Cyclops, collier (No.4), ship disappeared in western Atlantic after leaving Barbados on March 4, 1918, declared lost, June 14, 1918

 

WILLIS, WALTER SCOTT, Mess Attendant, 3rd class, USNRF, (sister, Mary Willis, Wareneck, Va; enlisted Washington, D C, July 3, 1918), Naval Hospital, Hampton Roads, Va, respiratory disease, October 6, 1918

 

WILLITS, GEORGE SIDNEY, Rear Admiral (retired), (wife, Mrs Sylvia B Willits, Riverton, N J; appointed Pennsylvania), Woodbury, N J, disease, May 3, 1917

 

WILLMORE, JAMES PERCY, Carpenter's Mate, 3rd class, USNRF, (father, Benjamin L Willmore, Hebron, Nebr; enlisted Omaha, Nebr, June 25, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 21, 1918

 

WILLMOTH, GEORGE TRUMAN, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Mary Frances Willmoth, Durham, Okla; enlisted Oklahoma City, Okla, April 23, 1918), Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla, gasoline explosion aboard barge, killed, October 30, 1918

 

WILLNER, LOUIS, Seaman, 2nd class, (father, Sam Willner, 2073 3rd Avenue, New York, N Y; enlisted New York, N Y July 18, 1918), Kingston Avenue Hospital, Brooklyn, N Y, respiratory disease, October 29, 1918

 

WILLOUGHBY, ROY EDWARD, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Mrs George Willoughby, Clinton, Mo; enlisted Chicago, Ill, July 1, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 27, 1918

 

WILLSON, HENRY ROSS, Quartermaster, 1st class, USNRF, (wife, Mrs Theodore Cleveland Willson, 607 Forest Avenue, Willmette, Ill; enlisted Chicago, Ill, April 24, 1918), Naval Auxiliary Reserve School, Municipal Pier, Chicago, Ill, respiratory disease, September 30, 1918

 

WILLSON, NELSON D, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, John M Willson, Sussex, N J; enlisted Newport, R I, October 26, 1917), Naval Hospital, Newport, R I, disease, March 30, 1918

 

WILSON, AUSTIN CLYDE, Seaman, (father, George C Wilson, 311 East Twelfth Street, Muncie, Ind; enlisted Indianapolis, Ind, September 5, 1917), USS Westover, freighter (ID-2867), torpedoed and sunk by U.92 west of France, July 11, 1918

 

WILSON, AUSTIN MARTIN, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Lena Wilson, 1077 Seventy-1st Street, Brooklyn, N Y; enlisted Section Base No 6, 3rd Naval District, New York, March 19, 1918), USS SC-60, submarine chaser, sunk in collision with American tanker Fred M Weller, New York Harbor, October 1, 1918

 

WILSON, CECIL FREDERICK, Chief Carpenter's Mate (A), (mother, Mrs D W Wilson, Cantonment, Fla; enlisted Pensacola, Fla, December 14, 1917), Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla, respiratory disease, October 7, 1918

 

WILSON, CHARLES JOHN, Seaman, 2nd class, (father, John Clinton Wilson, High Park, Colo; enlisted Denver, Colo, March 30, 1917), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, respiratory disease, May 10, 1917

 

WILSON, FRED WILLIAM, Jr (right), Yeoman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Mrs Fannie Myrant Wilson, 818 West Candy Street, Denison, Tex; enlisted New Orleans, La, December 8, 1917), USS President Lincoln, ex-German liner, troop transport (no ID #), torpedoed and sunk by U90 about 600 miles west of France, May 31, 1918

 

WILSON, FREDERICK, Boatswain's Mate, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Mrs Margaret Wilson, Easton, Md; enlisted Baltimore, Md, December 3, 1917), USS Lakemoor, also Lake Moore, freighter (ID-2180), torpedoed by UB64 in Irish Sea, April 11, 1918

 

WILSON, GEORGE ELEY, Fireman, 3rd class, USNRF, (father, Henry Clay Wilson, 1931 Tennessee Street, Lawrence, Kans; enlisted Kansas City, Mo, April 22, 1918), Naval Hospital, Naval Base, Va, respiratory disease, October 8, 1918

 

WILSON, GEORGE FELTON, Fireman, 2nd class, (father, George Wilson, Vanceboro, N C; enlisted Raleigh, N C, April 30, 1917), USS Narragansett, ex-coastal passenger ship, troop transport (ID-2196), respiratory disease, September 28, 1918

 

WILSON, HENRY JAMES, Seaman, (None; enlisted Minneapolis, Minn, May 5, 1917), USS Cyclops, collier (No.4), ship disappeared in western Atlantic after leaving Barbados on March 4, 1918, declared lost, June 14, 1918

 

WILSON, HERBERT CLIFTON, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (father, E P Wilson, Leonard, Tex; enlisted Dallas, Tex, April 30, 1918), Naval Hospital, Gulfport, Miss, influenza/respiratory disease, October 18, 1918

 

WILSON, JOHN FRANCIS, Fireman, 1st class, USNRF (not in active Service), (mother, Emma Geochler Wilson, 1413 Florida Avenue NW, Washington, D C; enlisted Philadelphia, Pa, July 1, 1918), Philadelphia, Pa, respiratory disease, October 10, 1918

 

WILSON, JOHN IRLON, Fireman, 1st class, (wife, Cornelia Alice Wilson, 702 North Carolina Avenue, Mangum, Okla; enlisted Dallas, Tex, February 21, 1916), Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass, influenza, October 4, 1918

 

WILSON, LEE MCKINLEY, Fireman, 3rd class, USNRF, (father, Jay Millard Wilson, Sedan, Kans; enlisted Kansas City, Mo, July 3, 1918), Naval Hospital, Naval Base, Va, respiratory disease, September 30, 1918

 

WILSON, OSCAR, Engineman, 1st class, USNRF, (brother, William Wilson, 5th Company, Fifth Division, Motor Supply Train, American Expeditionary Forces, London; enlisted San Francisco, Calif, April 5, 1917), USS Ophir, ex-Dutch, freighter (ID-2800), on fire for three days, sank at Gibraltar on 11th, November 11, 1918

 

WILSON, RAY EUGENE, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, Milton E Wilson, Mountain City, Term; enlisted Richmond, Va, July 10, 1918), Naval Hospital, Naval Base, Va, respiratory disease, October 12, 1918

 

WILSON, RICHARD THOMAS, Wardroom Steward, USNRF, (mother, Eugenia Scott, 285 Gordon Street, Stapleton, N Y; enlisted Charleston, S C, July 5, 1918), Naval Hospital, Charleston, S C, respiratory disease, October 16, 1918

 

WILSON, ROBERT LEE, Coxswain, (mother, Mrs Ella Wilson, 422 South Crocket Street, Sherman, Tex; enlisted El Paso, Tex, June 21, 1917), Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla, respiratory disease, October 8, 1918

 

WILSON, ROY BRYSON, Hospital Apprentice, 2nd class, USNRF, (sister, Mildred W Warner, Townsend Hotel, Bath, N Y; enlisted Buffalo, N Y May 1, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 24, 1918

 

WILSON, THOMAS, Ship’s Cook, 3rd class, USNRF, (wife, Ester Wilson, 737 Carolina Street, Portsmouth, Va; enlisted Norfolk, Va, December 6, 1917), USS Lakemoor, also Lake Moore, freighter (ID-2180), torpedoed by UB.64 in Irish Sea, April 11, 1918

 

WILSON, WALTER OTIS, Water Tender, (mother, Mary Mildred Wilson 2514 Crenshaw Boulevard, Los Angeles, Calif; enlisted San Diego, Calif, December 31, 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

 

WILSON, WILLIAM EVERETT, Gunner's Mate, 1st class, (uncle, J R Duncan, Durant, Okla; enlisted Dallas, Tex, November 17, 1914), USS Mercy, ex-liner Saratoga, hospital ship (ID-1305, later AH-4), served along US East Coast, respiratory disease, October 8, 1918

 

WILSON, WILLIAM, Mess Attendant, 3rd class, (mother, Anna Stone 140 Alfred Street, Detroit, Mich; enlisted Los Angeles, Calif, June 3, 1918), USS Wisconsin, battleship (later BB-9), injured, DOI, July 14, 1918

 

WILSON, WILLICE EARL, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Julia Anna Wilson, Route No 2, Aurora, Mo; enlisted St Louis, Mo, March 26, 1918), Mountainside Hospital, Montclair, N J, respiratory disease, October 5, 1918

 

WILSON, WILLIE FOSHEE, Apprentice Seaman, (mother, Mrs G W Wilson, Brewton, Ala; enlisted Montgomery, Ala, May 3, 1917), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, respiratory disease, May 31, 1917

 

WILT, WILLIAM, Fireman, 1st class, (mother, Florence Wilt, 7823 South Racine Avenue, Chicago, Ill; enlisted Chicago, Ill, July 14, 1917), Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa, influenza, October 9, 1918

 

WILTROUT, HARRY, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, Ralph Wiltrout, R R No 3, Warsaw, Ind; enlisted Indianapolis, Ind, May 17, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, October 21, 1918

 

WINAKOR, ABRAHAM, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Mrs Augusta Winakor, 810 East Jackson Street, Springfield, Ill; enlisted Great Lakes, Ill, July 8, 1918), Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh Naval Districts, Great Lakes, Ill, respiratory disease, September 27, 1918

 

WINDER, JOHN LANGLEY, Boatswain's Mate, 2nd class, (mother, Mary L Langley, 2108 London Street, Portsmouth, Va; enlisted Boston, Mass, January 24, 1918), Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass, influenza, September 17, 1918

 

WINDNESS, JACOB PETER, Chief Water Tender (source - US Naval Historical Center), USS Delaware, dreadnought battleship (later BB-28), explosion in coal bunker, died from burns, December 17, 1915

 

WING, STANLEY JAMES, Fireman, 2nd class, (mother, Mrs Sarah Wing, 1245 Twenty-4th Street, Detroit, Mich; enlisted Detroit, Mich, March 26, 1917), USS Michigan, dreadnought battleship (later BB-27), picket boat sank in Home Waters, lost, October 30, 1917

 

WINGATE, EDMUND LEWIS, Yeoman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Nora Sullivan Wingate, 1 1/2 Grand Street, Hartford, Conn; enlisted New York, N Y April 16, 1916), St Nazaire, France, respiratory disease, October 14, 1918

 

WINGER, CARL ROLLEN, Apprentice Seaman, (mother, Ella May Winger, 3226 North Twenty-sixth Street, Omaha, Nebr; enlisted Des Moines, Iowa, November 19, 1917), Naval Hospital, Charleston, S C, disease, May 1, 1918

 

WINGERTER, LEO HERMAN, Chief Water Tender, (daughter, Janice Elnora Wingerter, Eagle, Wis; enlisted Philadelphia, Pa, January 11, 1917), USS North Dakota, dreadnought battleship (later BB-29), died, July 5, 1917

 

WINKEL, HERBERT ARTHUR, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Wilhelmina Winkel, Berlin, Wis; enlisted Milwaukee, Wis, June 20, 1918), Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh Naval Districts, Great Lakes, Ill, respiratory disease, October 3, 1918

 

WINKELMAN, FREDERICK WILLIAM, Seaman, 2nd class, (brother, Milton Winkelman, care of Rudolph Virchan, Myrtle, Minn; enlisted Des Moines, Iowa, June 28, 1918), USS Solace, hospital ship (later AH-2), respiratory disease, October 19, 1918

 

WINKELMAN, PETER FREDERICK, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Sophie Rooney Winkelman, 2600 South Fifty-ninth Avenue, Cicero, Ill; enlisted Chicago, Ill, July 15, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 28, 1918

 

WINKELMEYER, JOSEPH BENJAMIN, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, Benjamin Winkelmeyer, R F D No 4, Kansas City, Kans; enlisted Kansas City, Mo, April 13, 1918), Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa, influenza, September 30, 1918

 

WINKLE, ALBERT G, Lieutenant, USNRF (class 2), (mother, Mrs Beatrice Winkle, 353 Rosemont Avenue, Pasadena, Calif; appointed California), USS Cyclops, collier (No.4), ship disappeared in western Atlantic after leaving Barbados on March 4, 1918, declared lost, June 14, 1918

 

WINKLEBLACK, RALPH CARLIS, Landsman for Machinist's Mate (A), USNRF, (mother, Nellie Winkleblack, Bushton, Ill; enlisted Great Lakes, Ill, June 14, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 20, 1918

 

WINMILL, CHARLES FENTON, Seaman, 2nd class USNRF, (mother, Mrs Agnes Winmill, 2306 East Fifth Street, Philadelphia, Pa; enlisted Philadelphia, Pa, April 9, 1917), Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass, respiratory disease, February 19, 1918

 

WINN, HARRY ARTHUR, Apprentice Seaman, (father, Abe Winn, Oakville, N Y; enlisted Syracuse, N Y December 12, 1917), Naval Hospital, Newport, R I, respiratory disease, March 2, 1918

 

WINNE, JOHN, Jr, Seaman, USNRF, (father, John Winne, sr, 534 West One hundred and twenty4th Street, New York, N Y; enlisted New York, N Y:, April 5, 1917), USS Alcedo, yacht (SP-166), torpedoed and sunk by UC.71 off French west coast, November 5, 1917

 

WINNINGHAM, ARTHUR, Seaman, 2nd class, (Charles Winningham, Meredosia, Ill; enlisted St Louis, Mo, January 31, 1916), Naval Hospital, Fort Lyon, Colo, respiratory disease, July 20, 1918

 

WINROTH, ARTHUR CARL, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, Charles Frank Winroth, 213 Myrtle Street, Jamestown, Chautauqua County, N Y; enlisted Buffalo, N Y May 17, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 23, 1918

 

WINTERS, WILLIAM OTTO, Water Tender, (wife, Mary S Winters, 1911 Moltke Avenue, Harrisburg, Pa; enlisted Philadelphia, Pa, October 23, 1917), USS Buena Ventura or Buenaventura, freighter (ID-1335), in convoy OV.31, torpedoed and sunk by UB.129 or U.46 (sources vary) west of France, September 16, 1918

 

WIRHOUSKY, JOSEPH, Seaman, (wife, Anna Wirhousky, 84 Albany Street, Poughkeepsie, N Y; enlisted New York, N Y December 15, 1917), Base Hospital No 5, Brest, France, respiratory disease, October 1, 1918

 

WISE, EDWARD MCLEISH, Yeoman, 3rd class, USNRF, (mother, Elizabeth W Ingram, 63 Prospect Avenue, Ingram, Pa; enlisted European waters, August 16, 1917), USS Fanning, destroyer (later DD-37), disease, January 31, 1918

 

WISE, WILLIAM THOMAS, Fireman, 3rd class, (father, Jesse Wise, Glenmore, Ala; enlisted New Orleans, La, June 4, 1917), USS Cyclops, collier (No.4), ship disappeared in western Atlantic after leaving Barbados on March 4, 1918, declared lost, June 14, 1918

 

WISEMAN, EDWARD JEROME, Seaman, USNRF, (mother, Ella M Wiseman, 574 William Street, Fall River, Mass; enlisted Fall River, Mass, March 26, 1917), USS New York, dreadnought battleship (later BB-34), respiratory disease, February 11, 1918

 

WISOTZKEY, SAMUEL CONRAD, Fireman, 2nd class, (father, William Wisotzkey, Rocks, Md; enlisted Baltimore, Md, April 19, 1917), USS Cyclops, collier (No.4), ship disappeared in western Atlantic after leaving Barbados on March 4, 1918, declared lost, June 14, 1918

 

WISSEL, WALTER ADOLPH, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, Henry G Wissel, 1040 Marshall Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio; enlisted Cincinnati, Ohio, June 3, 1918), Naval Hospital, Naval Base, Norfolk, Va, respiratory disease, October 2, 1918

 

WISSMANN, FREDERICK ALFRED, Quartermaster, 2nd class (A), (mother, Mary Wissmann, 338 East One hundred and fifty--4th Street, New York, N Y; enlisted New York, N Y February 15, 1918), Naval Air Station, Killingholme, England, respiratory disease, October 28, 1918

 

WISSMANN, OTTO WILLIAM, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, George Carl Wissmann, 122 Pigeon Street, Jackson, Mich; enlisted Camp Logan, Ill, January 8, 1918), Naval Hospital, Charleston, S C, respiratory disease, September 27, 1918

 

WISWALL, GEORGE HOWARD, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Ella Mary Wiswall, 1159 McQuade Avenue, Utica, N Y; enlisted Albany, N Y May 10, 1918), Naval Hospital, Pelham Bay Park, N Y, respiratory disease, October 8, 1918


WITHERS, HENRY A, Gunner's Mate, 1st class (from San Diego, Cal), US Submarine F-4 (Skate, No.23), sank during routine training off Honolulu Harbor, March 25, 1915

 

WITT, ALBERT, Fireman, 3rd class, USNRF, (Grandfather, William Webb, Glasgow, Ky; enlisted Louisville, Ky, May 17, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 22, 1918

 

WITT, GEORGE DOUGLAS, Pharmacist's Mate, 1st class, (father, George M Witt, Harrington, Wash; enlisted Portland, Oreg, June 17, 1917), Company A, Sixth Machine Gun Battalion, France, wounded in action, October 26, 1918

 

WITT, JAKE RALPH, Landsman for Electrician (R), USNRF, (mother, Mrs Ida Belle Witt, R R No 9, Lebanon, Ind; enlisted Indianapolis, Ind, June 7, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, respiratory disease, October 28, 1918

 

WITTA, JACOB, Fireman, 3rd class, (brother, Charles Witta, Stevens Point, Wis; enlisted Milwaukee, Wis, May 31, 1918), Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa, influenza, September 24, 1918

 

WITZEL, BERNARD JOSEPH, Machinist's Mate, 2nd class, (mother, Mrs Frances Witzel, Coldwater, N Y; enlisted Rochester, N Y August 10, 1916), USS Marietta, gunboat (No.15, later PG-15), influenza, October 22, 1918

 

WIXON, ALMON, Seaman, US Lighthouse Service (other source), (from Dennisport, Me), LV-6, Cross Rip Light Vessel, Me, dragged off station by moving ice, last seen eastern entrance, Nantucket Sound, lost, February 5, 1918

 

WIZEMAN, RICHARD TOM, Ship’s Cook, 4th class, (mother, Henrietta Wizeman, 802 South Fourth Street, St Louis, Mo; enlisted St Louis, Mo, May 28, 1917), Naval Hospital, Philadelphia Pa, influenza, September 27, 1918

 

WODICKA LAWRENCE PAUL, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (mother, Mary Schwarz Wodicka, 3406 Winnebago Street, St Louis, Mo; enlisted St Louis, Mo, August 14, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 24, 1918

 

WOLD, WALTER, Fireman, 1st class, (father, Lambert J Wold, Vermillion, S Dak; enlisted Salt Lake City, Utah, April 13, 1917), USS Newport News, ex-German Odenwald, freighter (later AK-3), drowned, October 13, 1918

 

WOLF, CORNELIUS ANTHONY, Fireman, 3rd class, United Stales Navy, (mother, Barbarie Wolfe, box 396, Wesley, Iowa; enlisted Des Moines, Iowa, July 6, 1918), Cumberland Street Hospital, Brooklyn, N Y, respiratory disease, October 6, 1918

 

WOLF, WILLIAM ROBERT, Fireman, 2nd class, (father, Frank L Wolf, 1512 East Chast Street, Baltimore, Md; enlisted Baltimore, Md, April 19, 1917), USS Cyclops, collier (No.4), ship disappeared in western Atlantic after leaving Barbados on March 4, 1918, declared lost, June 14, 1918

 

WOLFE, EDWARD CHARLES, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Celia Julia Wolfe, 164 Thomas Street, West Haven, Conn; enlisted New Haven, Conn, May 31, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, respiratory disease, September 30, 1918

 

WOLFF, LOUIS EDWARD, Landsman for Electrician (R), USNRF, (mother, Mary Magdalene Wolff, 977 Michigan Avenue, Buffalo, N Y; enlisted Buffalo, N Y May 7, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 26, 1918

 

WOLFORD, ROBERT SAMUEL, Quartermaster, 2nd class, (father, Frank Wolford, 205 Columbia Avenue, Cumberland, Md; enlisted Philadelphia, Pa, January 20, 1917), USS SC-219, submarine chaser, crossing Atlantic with group of submarine chasers, refuelling from US Chestnut Hill, gasoline explosion and fire, sank, DOI (Chief Gunner's Mate Oscar Schmidt Jr of Chestnut Hill awarded Medal of Honor for rescuing men from SC-219), October 9, 1918

 

WOLFSON, BERTON FIXEL, Electrician, 3rd class, (father, Morris Wolfson, 1431 South Sawyer Avenue, Chicago, Ill; enlisted Chicago, Ill, April 20, 1917), SS Orion (not identified, one of a number of ships of name), disease, October 5, 1918

 

WOLK, IRVING MONTAIGNE, Mess Attendant, 3rd class, USNRF, (mother, Mrs Annie Wolk, 601 West One hundred and seventy-2nd Street, New York, N Y; enlisted New York, N Y May 27, 1918), Third Naval District, New York, respiratory disease, October 6, 1918

 

WOLVERTON, JOHN BOYD, Chief Boatswain's Mate, USNRF, (mother, Adele Boyd Spaulding, 1619 R Street, Washington, D C; enlisted Boston, Mass, June 6, 1918), Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass, influenza, September 22, 1918

 

WOOD, CHESTER CAMERON, Lieutenant Commander (Medical Corps), (father, W F Wood, Hood Street and East Seventh Avenue, Tarentum, Pa; appointed Pennsylvania), USS Mercy, ex-liner Saratoga, hospital ship (ID-1305, later AH-4), served along US East Coast, respiratory disease, October 12, 1918

 

WOOD, FLOYD EUGENE, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Flora Wood, Cheney, Wash; enlisted Portland, Oreg, June 26, 1918), Naval Training Camp, Seattle, Wash, respiratory disease, October 7, 1918

 

WOOD, FRED E, Ensign, USNRF (class 4-3), (mother, Mrs Nancy Wood, Wheatland, Okla; appointed Oklahoma), 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

 

WOOD, FRED ELWAYNE, Machinist's Mate, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, Charles Emery Wood, 208 North Sycamore Street, lola, Kans; enlisted Kansas City, Mo, June 15, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 25, 1918

 

WOOD, HENRY EAMES, Seaman, 2nd class, (father, Edward E Wood, 309 Elm Street, Northampton, Mass; enlisted Boston, Mass, September 18, 1917), Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass, respiratory disease, February 17, 1918

 

WOOD, KLEON LEVIRDA, Seaman, (father, George Wood, Oblong, Ill; enlisted Indianapolis, Ind, June 13, 1917), Armed Draft Detail, New York, respiratory disease, June 17, 1918

 

WOOD, LAWRENCE LOCKHARTS, Apprentice Seaman, (father, Benjamin H Wood, Oak and Center Streets, Cedarhurst, Long Island, N Y; enlisted Brooklyn, N Y April 24, 1917), Naval Hospital, Newport, R I, respiratory disease, June 6, 1917

 

WOOD, LEONARD ROFORD, Seaman, 2nd class, (mother, Ellen Wood, Loce, Okla; enlisted Oklahoma City, Okla, September 19, 1917), Naval Station, Great Lakes, Ill, respiratory disease, February 9, 1918

 

WOOD, THOMAS LYNCH, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (father, Winfield Scott Wood, 16 Morgantown Street, Fairchance, Pa; enlisted Pittsburgh, Pa, July 15, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 25, 1918

 

WOOD, WILLIAM HENRY, Gunner's Mate, 2nd class (T), (mother, Virginia Wood, 144 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, Calif; enlisted Indianapolis, Ind, May 1, 1916), 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

 

WOOD, WILLIAM TOMS, Fireman, 3rd class, (brother, C M Wood, Kinsley, Kans; enlisted Kansas City, Mo, June 1, 1917), USS Cyclops, collier (No.4), ship disappeared in western Atlantic after leaving Barbados on March 4, 1918, declared lost, June 14, 1918

 

WOODARD, FRANK H, Mess Attendant, 1st class, USNRF, (brother, Charles Woodard, U S S Leviathan; enlisted Pelham Bay Park, N Y December 12, 1917), USS President Lincoln, ex-German liner, troop transport (no ID #), torpedoed and sunk by U90 about 600 miles west of France, May 31, 1918

 

WOODARD, GEORGE WHEATON, Ensign, USNRF (class 3), (mother, Mrs Katherine Woodard, 26 Fayette Street, Hillsdale, Mich; appointed Michigan), 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

 

WOODARD, STEPHEN LEE NELSON, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (sister, Mary E Thurman, Lawrenceburg, Ky; enlisted Louisville, Ky, June 26, 1918), Great Lakes, Ill, respiratory disease, October 2, 1918

 

WOODCOCK, WILLIAM DEAN, Electrician, 1st class (R), USNRF, (father, George M Woodcock, 279 Highland Avenue, Buffalo, N Y; enlisted Buffalo, N Y April 12, 1917), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 29, 1918

 

WOODCOME, LEO HECTOR, Hospital Apprentice, 1st class, USNRF, (mother, Mrs Margaret Woodcome, 12 Water Street Lane, Fitchburg, Mass; enlisted Boston, Mass, April 6, 1918), Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass, influenza, September 21, 1918

 

WOODFIELD, WALTER LINCOLN, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, Lincoln Woodfield, 681 San Jose Avenue, San Francisco, Calif; enlisted San Francisco, Calif, May 28, 1918), Naval Hospital, Mare Island, Calif, influenza, October 24, 1918

 

WOODROW, THEODORE ELSWORTH, Fireman, 3rd class, (mother, Kate Jensen, 225 Coleman Street, Marinette, Wis; enlisted Ishpeming, Mich, December 15, 1917), Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Ill, respiratory disease, April 10, 1918

 

WOODRUFF, HERSCHEL, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, John W Woodruff, 130 East Dayton Street, South Bend, Ind; enlisted Indianapolis, Ind, May 13, 1918), Naval Hospital, Naval Base, Va, respiratory disease, October 3, 1918

 

WOODRUFF, JOHN THOMAS, Mess Attendant, 1st class, USNRF (not in active Service), (wife, Mrs Hattie Woodruff, 502 Walker Avenue, Norfolk, Va; enlisted Norfolk, Va, March 6, 1917), Knickerbocher Hospital, New York, N Y, not known, July 20, 1917

 

WOODRUFF, ROBERT ELSWORTH, Yeoman, 1st class, (father, Henry S Woodruff New Providence, N J; enlisted New York, N Y July 6, 1916), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, respiratory disease, March 29, 1918

 

WOODRUFF, WILLIAM ARTHUR, Jr, Fireman, 3rd class, USNRF, (father, William A Woodruff, 512 Fifteenth Street, Sioux City, Iowa; enlisted Omaha, Nebr, July 18, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 26, 1918

 

WOODS, ALLEN JAY, Hospital Apprentice, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Margaret Woods, Maquoketa, Iowa; enlisted Des Moines, Iowa, May 17, 1918), Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 18, 1918

 

WOODS, HOMER JAMES, Fireman, 3rd class, (mother, Mary Louisa Woods, 757 Maple Avenue, Blue Island, Ill; enlisted Chicago, Ill, June 4, 1917), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, respiratory disease, October 10, 1918

 

WOODS, JEFF RAYMOND, Seaman, USNRF, (mother, Ida May Woods, Newton, Ill; enlisted Peoria, Ill, June 4, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 27, 1918

 

WOODS, KYLE, Apprentice Seaman, (father, W R Woods, Alderson, W Va; enlisted Parkersburg, W Va, December 11, 1917), Naval Hospital, Hampton Roads, Va, disease, February 11, 1918

 

WOODWARD, EARL, Ship’s Cook, 2nd class, (father, George Woodward, 4727 Cupples Place, St Louis, Mo; enlisted St Louis, Mo, June 1, 1917), Navy Base Hospital No 5, respiratory disease, June 14, 1918

 

WOODWARD, THEON HARVEY, Landsman for Machinist's Mate (A), USNRF, (wife, Mary Katherine Woodward, Canton, Me; enlisted Portland, Me, June 19, 1918), Naval Hospital, Gulfport, Miss, influenza; broncho-pneumonia, October 15, 1918

 

WOODWORTH, EDWARD, Seaman, 2nd class, (guardian, Ida M Overnyer, Orphans Home, Fort Wayne, Ind; enlisted Indianapolis, Ind, February 27, 1917), SS Cacique, freighter, later USS Cacique (ID-2213), (BN - explosion on board SS Florence H, but this took place on April 17, 1918, NYT – accidentally drowned, Russia, July 25, 1917), died July 18, 1917

 

WOODWORTH, HORACE CAMPBELL, Electrician, 3rd class (R), (mother, Mrs Julius C Woodworth, 54 Pleasant Street, Hyde Park, Mass; enlisted Boston, Mass, May 21, 1917), SS Florence H, freighter, Armed Guard detachment, in convoy, internal explosion and blew up off French west coast, total of 45 killed, April 17, 1918

 

WOODY, BENEDICT, Fireman, 3rd class, USNRF, (brother, John Woody, Park Falls, Wis; enlisted Milwaukee, Wis, June 20, 1918), USS Oklahoma, dreadnought battleship (later BB-37), respiratory disease, October 21, 1918

 

WOOLDRIDGE, FRANK ELMER, Musician, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Lillie Wooldridge, Gifford, Ill; enlisted Great Lakes, Ill, July 3, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, October 2, 1918

 

WOOLDRIDGE, HARVEY, Fireman, 3rd class, (sister, Mabel Petellat, 738 South Curley Street, Baltimore, Md; enlisted Baltimore, Md, November 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

 

WOOLLEY, ALBERT FRED, Hospital Apprentice, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Harriet Melvina Woolley, 135 Hollywood Avenue, Sao Jose, Calif; enlisted San Francisco, Calif, July 6, 1917), Naval Hospital, League Island, Pa, respiratory disease, March 26, 1918

 

WOOLLEY, FRANK LESTER, Machinist's Mate, 1st class, (mother, Mrs Mae Woolley, 807 Market Street, Parkersburg, W Va; enlisted Detroit, Mich, July 25, 1917), USS Cyclops, collier (No.4), ship disappeared in western Atlantic after leaving Barbados on March 4, 1918, declared lost, June 14, 1918

 

WOOLLEY, HAROLD TOWNSEND, Seaman, USNRF, (father, Daniel S Woolley, Great Neck, Long Island; enlisted New York, N Y April 30, 1918), Naval Hospital, Pelham Bay Park, N Y, disease, October 6, 1918

 

WOOLVERTON, WILLIAM EGGART, Fireman, 3rd class, USNRF, (mother, Emma Woolverton, 613 Walnut Avenue, Trenton, N J; enlisted Newark, N J, April 15, 1918), Pelham Bay Park, New York, N Y, influenza, October 8, 1918

 

WOOSENCRAFT, PERRY RUSSELL, Landsman for Musician, USNRF, (mother, Ella Cole Woosencraft, box 133, Dunbar, Wis; enlisted Milwaukee, Wis, June 17, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 25, 1918

 

WORDEN, JAMES LESTER, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, Benjamin B Worden, Forked River, N J; enlisted Newark, N J, July 1, 1918), Naval Hospital, Pelham Bay Park, N Y, respiratory disease, October 15, 1918

 

WORKMAN, CLARENCE ALBERT, Storekeeper, 2nd class, (father, James E Workman, Flora, Ill; enlisted Pensacola, Fla, October 15, 1915), USS Princess Matoika, ex-German liner Princess Alice, troop transport (ID-2290), respiratory disease, October 5, 1918

 

WORLEY, GEORGE W (right), Lieutenant Commander, USNRF (class 3), (wife, Mrs Selman W Worley, 523 Penn Avenue, Norfolk, Va; appointed Virginia), USS Cyclops, collier (No.4), Commanding Officer, ship disappeared in western Atlantic after leaving Barbados on March 4, 1918, declared lost, June 14, 1918

 

WORNELL, GEORGE, Boilermaker, (friend, Harry C Smith, San Francisco, Calif; enlisted San Francisco, Calif, October 25, 1915), USS Chauncey, destroyer (No.3), escorting convoy, rammed and sunk by British SS Rose around 110 miles west of Gibraltar, drowned, November 19, 1917

 

WORRALL, BENJAMIN WARD J, Lieutenant (JG) (Medical Corps), USNRF, (mother, Mrs Delia Worrall, 1002 Lin wood Boulevard, Kansas City, Mo; appointed Missouri), automobile accident, occurred between Tonawanda and Niagara, accident, died, September 15, 1917

 

WORSHAM, WILLIAM L, Ensign, (mother, Ada Mae Worsham, Luenberg, Mass; appointed Massachusetts), Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pa, respiratory disease, March 2, 1918

 

WORTHINGTON, DOUGLAS G, Chief Yeoman, (wife, Hazel M Worthington, 178 Eureka Street, San Francisco Calif; enlisted Cavite, PI, March 24, 1916), 301 Market Street San Francisco, Calif, influenza, November 8, 1918

 

WORTHY, LUCIOUS, Apprentice Seaman, (sister, Mattie Townsley, Thornaston, Ga; enlisted Charleston, S C, October 25, 1918), Naval Hospital, Charleston, S C, respiratory disease, November 9, 1918

 

WREATH, GEORGE CLARENCE, Plumber and Fitter, (wife, Anna Wreath, 602 Madison Street, Oakland, Calif; enlisted San Francisco, Calif, November 14, 1917), Navy Station, Mare Island, Calif, influenza, October 22, 1918

 

WREDE, HOWARD WILLIAM, Yeoman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, Albert Wrede, North Baltimore, Ohio; enlisted Cincinnati, Ohio, April 10, 1918), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, respiratory disease, October 8, 1918

 

WRIGHT, CLYDE AVON, Fireman, 3rd class, (mother, Eudavilla McClelland, 2765 Newton Avenue, San Diego, Calif; enlisted San Diego, Calif, July 6, 1918), Naval Training Camp, San Diego, Calif, disease, August 17, 1918

 

WRIGHT, FRANK ALBERT, Landsman for Machinist's Mate (A), USNRF, (father, George Wilson Wright, Delta, Ohio; enlisted Cincinnati, Ohio, July 15, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 29, 1918

 

WRIGHT, GAVIN, Seaman, 2nd class, (mother, Elizabeth Wright, 196 Grove Street, Lonsdale, R, I; enlisted Providence, R I, August 5, 1918), Boston, Mass, respiratory disease, September 17, 1918

 

WRIGHT, GILBERT LIVINGSTON, Gunner's Mate, 3rd class, (mother, Helen May Wright, 160 Willet Court, Jamaica, Long Island, N Y; enlisted Key West, Fla, May 21, 1918), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, respiratory disease, October 1, 1918

 

WRIGHT, JOHN DOWDELL, Landsman for Yeoman, (mother, Cecelia Wright, 822 Ottawa Street, Leavenworth, Kans; enlisted Kansas City, Mo, April 17, 1917), Naval Hospital, Newport, R I, disease, May 13, 1917

 

WRIGHT, WILLIAM BORDOIN, Fireman, 3rd class, (father, Benjamin F Wright, Elk Hill, Va; enlisted Richmond, Va, July 23, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 30, 1918

 

WRIGHT, WILLIAM MOSBY, Plumber and Fitter, USNRF, (mother, Rosie Addelie Wright, 815 Thirtieth Street, Newport News, Va; enlisted Norfolk, Va, August 8, 1917), Riverside Hospital, Newport News, Va, respiratory disease, October 13, 1918

 

WROTENBERY, WILLIAM, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (father, Charlie Wrotenbery, Mount Selman, Tex; enlisted Dallas, Tex, June 18, 1918), San Francisco, Calif, Twelfth Naval District, respiratory disease, August 18, 1918

 

WUEST, ROBERT HARRY, Chief Machinist's Mate, (father, Christopher Wuest, 217 Bosley Street, Cincinnati, Ohio; enlisted Cincinnati, Ohio, December 29, 1917), USS Lakemoor, also Lake Moore, freighter (ID-2180), torpedoed by UB64 in Irish Sea, April 11, 1918

 

WYATT, CLYDE WILLIAM, Machinist's Mate, 1st class, (wife, Mrs Queenie Florence M Wyatt, 3401 Mission Road, Lincoln Park, Los Angeles, Calif; enlisted San Diego, Calif, November 6, 1914), US Submarine F-1 (Carp, No.20), sunk in collision with sister boat F-3, underway off California, drowned, December 17, 1917

 

WYATT, JOHN THOMAS, Apprentice Seaman, (father, McDaniel Wyatt, Route No 1, Clautou, Ala; enlisted Montgomery, Ala, December 12, 1917), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, disease, January 22, 1918

 

WYATT, ROY FLOURNOY, Fireman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, Richard H Wyatt, Dozier, Ala; enlisted Birmingham, Ala, April 27, 1918), USS Mercy, ex-liner Saratoga, hospital ship (ID-1305, later AH-4), served along US East Coast attached to USS Kentucky, respiratory disease, October 7, 1918

 

WYCOFF, EARL RUSSELL, Fireman, 2nd class, (father, James Thomas Wycoff, Knobview, Mo; enlisted Peoria, Ill, October 31, 1917), St Mary's Hospital, Brooklyn, N Y, respiratory disease, October 12, 1918

 

WYMAN, FRED EARL, Landsman for Machinist's Mate (A), (mother, Leacy Wyman, Shelburn, Oreg; enlisted Portland, Oreg, January 21, 1918), Naval Training Camp, San Diego, Calif, disease, February 26, 1918

 

WYMAN, FRED WESLEY, Acting Water Tender, USCG, (brother, Otis E Wyman, Pleasant Street, Concord, N H), 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

 

WYMORE, WORTH, Carpenter's Mate, (mother, Elsie May Wymore, Montezuma, Iowa; enlisted Des Moines, Iowa, May 31, 1917), USS Cyclops, collier (No.4), ship disappeared in western Atlantic after leaving Barbados on March 4, 1918, declared lost, June 14, 1918

 

 

 

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YANACEK, JOSEPH DANIEL, Carpenter's Mate, 3rd class, USNRF, (sister, Lydia Yanacek, 737 Franklin Avenue, East Minneapolis, Minn; enlisted Minneapolis, Minn, April 24, 1918), Naval Air Station, Chatham, Mass, respiratory disease, September 19, 1918

 

YANDELL, EDGAR LAWRENCE, Machinist's Mate, 2nd class, (father, George Thomas Yandell, R F D No 4, Jackson, Tenn; enlisted Nashville, Tenn, December 10, 1917), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, disease, January 18, 1918

 

YANDLE, HARRY LESTER, Seaman, 2nd class, (father, James Wallace Yandle, Joseph, Oreg; enlisted Portland, Oreg, September 24, 1917), USS Pittsburgh, ex-Pennsylvania, armored cruiser (No.4, later CA-4), most of war in South American waters, respiratory disease, October 22, 1918

 

YARKE, OTTO, Chief Water Tender, USNRF, (wife, Minnie Yarke, 700 West Twenty-1st Place, Chicago, Ill; enlisted Chicago Ill, August 7, 1918), Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass, injured, DOI, August 22, 1918

 

YATES, WILLIAM LUSTER, Fireman, 3rd class, USNRF, (father, Daniel L Yates, Utica, Miss; enlisted Meridian, Miss, June 3, 1918), Naval Hospital, League Island, Pa, influenza, October 9, 1918

 

YAUN, YEUNG, Mess Attendant, 1st class, (wife, Mrs Lie Tom-Tai, Canton, China; enlisted Cavite, PI, March 28, 1916), Naval Hospital, Canacao, PI, respiratory disease, May 3, 1917

 

YDERSTAD, NELS, Fireman, 1st class, USNRF, (father, Henning Yderstad, Mason, Wis; enlisted Duluth, Minn, December 27, 1916), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, disease, April 24, 1917

 

YEAGER, DAVID KRIDER, Chief Yeoman, USNRF, (wife, Emma Henkle Yeager, 511 North Wanamaker Street, Philadelphia, Pa; enlisted Philadelphia, Pa, April 16, 1918), Philadelphia, Pa, influenza, October 6, 1918

 

YEAGER, HENRY LEONARD, Seaman, (father, William J Yeager, Route No 1, Clem, Ga; enlisted Chattanooga, Tenn, January 11, 1911), Naval Hospital, Fort Lyon, Colo, respiratory disease, February 21, 1918

 

YEILDING, ARTHUR T, Assistant Surgeon, USNRF (class 4), (mother, Mrs Mary A Yeilding, Temple, Okla; appointed Oregon), Naval Hospital, Puget Sound, Wash, disease, July 16, 1917

 

YERGER, WILLIAM RANDOLPH, Fireman, 1st class, (mother, Lavinia B Yerger, Crawford Street, Vicksburg, Miss; enlisted Meridian, Miss, May 31, 1918), USS Mercy, ex-liner Saratoga, hospital ship (ID-1305, later AH-4), served along US East Coast, respiratory disease, October 3, 1918

 

YINGLING, JAMES WILLIAM, Carpenter's Mate, 2nd class, (father, Fred Yingling, Westminster, Md; enlisted Peoria, Ill, April 23, 1917), USS Mercy, ex-liner Saratoga, hospital ship (ID-1305, later AH-4), served along US East Coast, respiratory disease, May 5, 1918

 

YODICE, FRANK, Landsman for Ship’s Cook, (father, John Yodice, 98 Degraw Street, Brooklyn, N Y; enlisted New York, N Y February 10, 1915), Naval Prison, Paris Island, S C, disease, June 2, 1918

 

YORK, GEORGE NELSON, Landsman for Carpenter's Mate (A), USNRF, (mother, Lena York, R F D No 49, North Vassalboro, Me; enlisted Waterville, Me, June 29, 1918), Naval Hospital, Charleston, S C, respiratory disease, October 20, 1918

 

YOUNG, ALBERT THEODORE, Wardroom Steward, (wife, Mercy J Young, 723 Olivia, Key West, Fla; enlisted New Orleans, La, November 29, 1915), Hospital, Miami, Fla, respiratory disease, October 13, 1918

 

YOUNG, ARTHUR ALEXANDER, Shipfitter, 1st class, (mother, Sarah Young, 98 Hampshire Street, Auburn, Me; enlisted Portland, Me, April 17, 1917), Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass, influenza, September 19, 1918

 

YOUNG, ARTHUR FRANK, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Clara Fuller Young, 42 West High Street, Union City Pa; enlisted Philadelphia, Pa, July 23, 1918), St Joseph's Hospital, Lancaster, Pa, respiratory disease, October 13, 1918

 

YOUNG, EARL DORENCOURT, Fireman, 2nd class, (uncle, Henry Nelson, Glover, N Dak; enlisted Minneapolis, Minn, December 15, 1917), USS Chattanooga, protected cruiser (No.16, later CL-18), influenza, October 5, 1918

 

YOUNG, GEORGE LEON, Fireman, 3rd class, (mother, Christiana Nugent, 293 Augur Street, New Haven, Conn; enlisted Portland, Oreg, April 7, 1917), USS South Dakota, armored cruiser (No.9, later Huron, CA-9), disease, April 17, 1917

 

YOUNG, JAMES EDGAR, Fireman, 3rd class, (father, Robert L Young, R R No 5, St Joseph, Mo; enlisted Kansas City, Mo, April 17, 1917), USS Solace, hospital ship (later AH-2), disease, July 11, 1917

 

YOUNG, JAMES PURVIS, Chief Gunner's Mate, (brother, John W Young, Liberty and Sherman Streets, Morris Park, N Y; enlisted Philadelphia, Pa, November 8, 1916), USS Michigan, dreadnought battleship (later BB-27), picket boat sank in Home Waters, exposure, October 30, 1917

 

YOUNG, JOSEPH MYLES, Yeoman, 1st class, USNRF, (son, Myles Cornelius Young, 411 Cortelyou Road, Brooklyn, N Y; enlisted New York, N Y July 15, 1918), Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa, influenza, October 8, 1918

 

YOUNG, LEWIS A, Machinist's Mate, 1st class, USNRF, (mother, Annie H Young, 12 Carver Street, Provincetown, Mass; enlisted Provincetown, Mass, July 24, 1917), USS Marietta, gunboat (No.15, later PG-15), influenza, October 15, 1918

 

YOUNG, MAJOR MCKINLEY, Fireman, 2nd class, (sister, Lorena Young Stivers, 4423 Huntington Avenue, Covington, Ky; enlisted Louisville, Ky, July 22, 1918), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, respiratory disease, October 5, 1918

 

YOUNG, OLIVER CROMWELL, Hospital Apprentice, 1st class, USNRF, (wife, Lucille Vera Young, Leslie, Mich; enlisted Detroit, Mich, May 23, 1918), Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Ill, respiratory disease, September 22, 1918

 

YOUNG, RALPH CLARK, Coxswain, USNRF, (mother, Dora Leppier Young, 418 Washington Street, Petaluma, Calif; enlisted San Francisco, Calif, June 12, 1917), Navy Yard, Mare Island, Calif, influenza, October 18, 1918

 

YOUNG, ROBERT ROSS, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, John W Young, Paloma, Ill; enlisted Peoria, Ill, June 12, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, disease, July 10, 1918

 

YOUNG, ROY ARTHUR, Lieutenant (JG) (M C D S), USNRF, (mother, Mrs Hattie L Young, 83 West Pleasant Street, Claremont, N H; appointed New Hampshire), Claremont, NH, respiratory disease, October 4, 1918

 

YOUNGER, COLE OSCAR, Fireman, 3rd class, (wife, Myrtle Younger, Checotah, Okla; enlisted Oklahoma City, Okla, September 25, 1917), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, disease, November 6, 1917

 

YOUNGER, MICHAEL, Seaman, 2nd class, (father, Jacob L Younger, 917 Clark Street, Cincinnati, Ohio; enlisted Cincinnati, Ohio, May 1, 1917), SS Florence H, freighter, Armed Guard detachment, in convoy, internal explosion and blew up off French west coast, total of 45 killed, April 17, 1918

 

YOUNGS, THOMAS WILLARD, Shipwright, 2nd class, USNRF, (wife, Blanche W Youngs, 1034 Peach Street, Rockford, Ill; enlisted New York, N Y October 19, 1918), Naval Hospital, New York, N Y, respiratory disease, November 7, 1918

 

YOUREE, JAMES FREDERICK, Seaman, 2nd class, (mother, Louisa Youree, Savoy, 'Tex; enlisted Dallas, Tex, December 14, 1917), Naval Station, Great Lakes, Ill, respiratory disease, March 10, 1918

 

 

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ZABEL, EMIL WILLIAM PETER, Hospital Apprentice, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, Peter Zabel, 332 Pratt Street, Meriden, Conn; enlisted New Haven, Conn, June 28, 1918), Naval Hospital, Brooklyn, N Y, respiratory disease, October 2, 1918

 

ZACCARDO, MICHAEL, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Rosa Zaccardo, Sequim, Wash; enlisted Seattle, Wash, April 23, 1918), USS Kentucky, battleship (later BB-6), respiratory disease, September 29, 1918

 

ZAHN, FREDERICK, Chief Boatswain's Mate, (wife, Lottie Zahn, 152 Rector Street, Union Course, Long Island, N Y; enlisted New York, N Y January 22, 1913), Naval Hospital, Fort Lyon, Colo, respiratory disease, May 8, 1918

 

ZAJIC, JACOB, Fireman, 3rd class, USNRF, (mother, Mrs Julia Zajic, 1933 Alicanna Street, Baltimore, Md; enlisted Baltimore, Md, May 11, 1918), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, respiratory disease, October 7, 1918

 

ZANETTI, BIRTIE (right - Birtie appears to be the correct spelling and not Bertie as on the photograph), Coxswain, (father, Thomas Zanetti, 45 Knapp Avenue, Clifton, N J; enlisted Newark, N J, December 5, 1917), USS President Lincoln, ex-German liner, troop transport (no ID #), torpedoed and sunk by U90 about 600 miles west of France, May 31, 1918

 

ZECKWER, JAMARD RICHARD, Ensign, USNRF (class 4), (wife, Mrs Agnes McDonogh Zeckwer, 2127 Pine Street, Philadelphia, Pa; appointed Pennsylvania), at home (wife's address), respiratory disease, October 15, 1918

 

ZEIGLER, TILLMAN, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (brother, Henry Zeigler, Bamberg, S C; enlisted Charleston, S C, January 5, 1918), Naval Hospital, Charleston, S C, respiratory disease, October 11, 1918

 

ZELIFF, JOHN PETER, Yeoman, 3rd class, USNRF, (mother, Albertina Zeliff, 122 Totowa Road, Paterson, N J; enlisted New York, N Y April 27, 1918), at home (mother's address), influenza/respiratory disease, October 11, 1918

 

ZELLER, GEORGE JOHN, Machinist's Mate, 1st class, (wife, Evelyn Mary Zeller, 431 Fourth Avenue, Northeast Roanoke, Va; enlisted Richmond, Va, December 14, 1917), Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla, seaplane accident, June 28, 1918

 

ZELLMAN, OTTO THEO HENRY, Fireman, 3rd class, (mother, Lena Zellman, 412 Jane Street, Carnegie, Pa; enlisted Pittsburgh, Pa, April 16, 1917), Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa, disease, September 20, 1917

 

ZENOR, JOHN ALEXANDER LOGAN, Lieutenant (T), (wife, Mrs Leslie McW Zenor, Manila, PI; appointed Colorado), USS Brooklyn, armored cruiser (No.3, later CA-3), Asiatic Station, at Naval Hospital, Canacao, P I, fall on board, presumably DOI, December 20, 1917

 

ZIEMKOWSKI, WALENTY, Acting Oiler, USCG, (mother, Mrs Agnes Ziemkowski, 2021 Hudson Street, Baltimore, Md), USS Takana, ex-USCG, harbor tug, Marine Hospital, Stapleton, N Y, respiratory disease, October 15, 1918

 

ZILAK, JOSEPH, Electrician, 3rd class, (sister, Miss Gladys Carpenter, Mattoon, Wis; enlisted Portsmouth, N H, August 16, 1915), Naval Hospital, New York, respiratory disease, January 9, 1918

 

ZIMMERMAN, ROBERT LEE, Seaman, 2nd class, (father, John Zimmerman, Bradford, Ohio; enlisted Cincinnati, Ohio, May 12, 1917), USS Susquehanna, ex-German liner Rhein, troop transport (ID-3016), ammonia poisoning, January 3, 1918

 

ZINK, EDMUND CARL, Acting Gunner, USCG, (wife, Mrs Eva J Zink, 925 Lerrace Avenue, Seattle, Wash), USS Snohomish, ex-USCG, sea-going tug, died at Ports Island, Bermuda, respiratory disease, October 9, 1918

 

ZOSS, LOUIS, Fireman, 3rd class, (brother, Edward Zoss, Cazenova, Ill; enlisted Chicago, Ill, July 26, 1918), USS Comfort, ex-passenger ship Havana, hospital ship (later AH-3), respiratory disease, October 6, 1918

 

ZUGEHOR, RUDOLPH, Gunner's Mate, 2nd class (T), (father, C V Zugehor, Webster, N Y; enlisted Shanghai, China, August 13, 1915), Naval Torpedo Station, Newport, R I, boat capsized, November 3, 1917

 

ZULEGER, AUGUST, Assistant Master-at-Arms, USCG, (sister, Mrs Otto J Polzin, 998 Oneida Street, Appleton, Wis), USS Seneca, ex-USCG revenue cutter, ocean escort, member of steaming party on torpedoed British tanker SS Wellington in Gibraltar convoy OM.99, drowned attempting to abandon ship, September 16, 1918

 

ZWIESELAND, HARRY, Chief Machinist's Mate, (wife, Jennie Zwieseland, Unionville, N Y ; enlisted Norfolk Va, October 9, 1916), USS Prometheus, ex-collier (No.2), repair ship (No.3, later AR-3), believed stationed at Bermuda, disease, November 16, 1917

 

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