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Sources

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

Notes

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

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

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

4. US Navy Officer Ranks and Enlisted Rates.

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






KAAUKEA, HERMAN, Musician, 2nd class, (wife, Lily Kaaukea, Parker Lane, Honolulu, Hawaii; enlisted Honolulu, Hawaii, August 19, 1916), Naval Station, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, respiratory disease, September 2, 1918 (BN - duplicated entry, also LAAUKEA, wife, Lily Laaukea)

 

KADLETZ, JOE ANTHONY, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, Joseph Kadletz, Leopolis, Wis; enlisted Milwaukee, Wis, July 13, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 22, 1918

 

KAHLER, FLOYD EARL, Landsman for Machinist's Mate (A), (wife, Grace P Kahler, 1152 East Thirty-fifth Street, Los Angeles, Calif; enlisted Los Angeles, Calif, December 14, 1917), Naval Training Camp, San Diego, Calif, respiratory disease, March 30, 1918

 

KAISER, WELCH NORMAN, Electrician, 1st class, (mother, Anna E Kaiser, 760 East Forty-eighth Street, Los Angeles, Calif; enlisted San Diego, Calif, May 26, 1915), USS Cyclops, collier (No.4), (DANFS - on passage), ship disappeared in western Atlantic after leaving Barbados on March 4, 1918, declared lost, June 14, 1918

 

KAISER, WILLIAM LOUIS, Boatswain's Mate, 2nd class, (mother, Annie E Kaiser, 519 Lombard Street, Wilmington, Del; enlisted Philadelphia, Pa, August 26, 1914), USS Florida, dreadnought battleship (later BB-30), drowned, August 12, 1917

 

KAKARAGOO, JOHN, Fireman, 3rd class, USNRF, (father, Frank Kakaragoo, Chester, N Y; enlisted Brooklyn, N Y June 6, 1917), USS President Grant, ex-German liner, troop transport (ID-3014), disease, April 27, 1918

 

KALE, LEROY, Landsman for Machinist's Mate (A), (mother, Alma V Kale, Route 8, Cherryvale, Kans; enlisted St Louis, Mo, December 15, 1917), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, respiratory disease, February 14, 1918

 

KALK, STANTON F, Lieutenant (JG), (mother, Mrs George S Kalk, Hotel Balfour, Washington, D C; appointed Nebraska), USS Jacob Jones, destroyer (No.61), sailing Brest, France for Queenstown, Ireland, torpedoed and sunk by U.53, exposure, December 6, 1917

 

KALLMAN, WILLIAM FRANK, Fireman, 1st class, USNRF, (father, Clause Kallman, 212 Drake Street, Grand Rapids, Wis; enlisted Milwaukee, Wis, May 16, 1918), Naval Hospital, New York, N Y, respiratory disease, November 8, 1918

 

KALNING, HEINRICH, Ensign, USNRF (class 3), (wife, Carrie Kalning, 64 East Tremont Avenue, Bronx, N Y; appointed New York), 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

 

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

 

KAMINSKI, ERWIN JOHN, Hospital Apprentice, 1st class, USNRF, (mother, Veronica Kaminski, 764 Grave Street, Milwaukee, Wis; enlisted Great Lakes, Ill, May 27, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 21, 1918

 

KANATZAR, GIBSON, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (wife, Alma S Kanatzar, R R 1, Newby, Ky; enlisted Louisville, Ky, July 17, 1918), Navy Yard, Puget Sound, Wash, respiratory disease, October 5, 1918

 

KANE, WARREN JOSEPH, Apprentice Seaman, (father, John W Kane, Fredonia, Wis; enlisted Milwaukee Wis, July 19, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 24, 1918

 

KAPLAN, MICHAEL, Jr, Fireman, 1st class, (father, Michael Kaplan, Cuylerville, N Y; enlisted Rochester, N Y June 7, 1917), USS Denver, protected cruiser (No.14, later CL-16), disease, September 6, 1918

 

KAPPER, ABRAHAM DAVID, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, Samuel Kapper, 38 West One hundred and thirteenth Street, New York, N Y; enlisted New York, N Y June 4, 1918), Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass, influenza, September 28, 1918

 

KARK, BENJAMIN, Ship's Cook, 4th class, USNRF, (brother, Sol Clark, 5809 3rd Avenue, Brooklyn, N Y; enlisted Brooklyn, N Y June 24, 1918), Naval Hospital, Brooklyn, N Y, respiratory disease, October 9, 1918

 

KARLEWITZ, PIUS, Fireman, 2nd class, (father, Pius Karlewitz, 343 South Fourth Street, Brooklyn, N Y; enlisted Brooklyn, N Y May 14, 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

 

KARNS, CHARLES HENDERSON, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, John Karns, R R 11, Bruceville, Ind; enlisted Indianapolis, Ind, May 23, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 25, 1918

 

KASCH, EARL, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Annie Winters, 70 East Eleventh Street, Portland, Oreg; enlisted Portland, Oreg, June 25, 1918), Navy Yard, Puget Sound, Wash, influenza, October 5, 1918

 

KASHIWAMURA, HENRY KUMA, Steward to commander in Chief, (sister, Uta Kashiwamura, Iznmi, Osakafu, Japan; enlisted Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, December 19, 1917), USS Cyclops, collier (No.4), (DANFS - on passage), ship disappeared in western Atlantic after leaving Barbados on March 4, 1918, declared lost, June 14, 1918

 

KASPER, EDWARD, Plumber and Fitter, (wife, Anna Kasper, 319 State Street, Norfolk, Va; enlisted Chicago, Ill, October 4, 1915), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, respiratory disease, October 6, 1918

 

KASSING, HENRY JOSEPH, Yeoman, 3rd class, (mother, Mrs Annie Kassing, 2409 Laurel Street, New Orleans, La; enlisted New Orleans, La, March 15, 1917), Naval Air Station, St Trojan, France, respiratory disease, September 9, 1918

 

KASTEN, AUGUST FREDERICK, Carpenter's Mate, 3rd class, USNRF, (sister, Hannah Rohde, Forestville, Wis; enlisted Milwaukee, Wis, June 3, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 24, 1918

 

KATZENBERGER, EDWARD RICHARD, Seaman, 2nd class, (mother, Emma Katzenberger, R R 1, Seaforth, Minn; enlisted Minneapolis, Minn, May 17, 1918), USS Salem, scout cruiser (No.3, later CL-3), liberty boat returning from Key West, Fla to ship, capsized, missing, September 29, 1918

 

KAUFFMAN, CHARLES, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, William H Kauffman, Loyal, Wis; enlisted Milwaukee, Wis, May 22, 1918), Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa, influenza, September 28, 1918

 

KAUFFMAN, WAYNE ERNEST, Apprentice Seaman, (mother, Kate Kauffman, Whitten, Iowa; enlisted Des Moines, Iowa, May 31, 1918), Naval Training Camp, Detroit, Mich, respiratory disease, October 3, 1918

 

KAUFFUNGER, WILLIAM DORDE, Ordinary Seaman, USCG, (wife, Mrs Emilia Kauffunger, 98 Wyckoff Avenue, Brooklyn, N Y), USCG, New York Division, at Marine Hospital, Stapleton, N Y, respiratory disease, October 30, 1918

 

KAUFMAN, JOHN FRANKLIN, Apprentice Seaman, (mother, Mattie L Kaufman, 614 Mound Street, Atchison, Kans; enlisted Kansas City, Mo, August 6, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 23, 1918

 

KAUTZ, ERNIE, Hospital Apprentice, 2nd class, (father, John F Kautz, R F D 1, Greenville, Ill; enlisted St Louis, Mo, May 21, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 22, 1918

 

KAVANAGH, EUGENE MICHAEL, Coxswain, USNRF, (mother, Mary Kavanagh 23 Lilly Street, East Lynn, Mass; enlisted Boston, Mass, March 8, 1918), Boston, Section Base, respiratory disease, October 23, 1918

 

KAVANAGH, JAMES JOSEPH, Fireman, 3rd class, USNRF, (mother, Rose Kavanagh, 247 East Fifty-2nd Street, New York, N Y; enlisted Brooklyn, N Y April 22, 1918), Naval Hospital, Pelham Bay Park, N Y, respiratory disease, October 6, 1918

 

KAY, MERTON EDWARD, Seaman, 2nd class, (mother, Adele Kay, Wheaton, Minn; enlisted Minneapolis, Minn, April 19, 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

 

KEACH, NELSON BERNARD, Quartermaster, 2nd class, (sister, Mrs Victor Dory, 9 Dewitt Street, Buffalo, N Y; enlisted New York, N Y November 23, 1914), Naval Hospital, Fort Lyon, Colo, respiratory disease, March 28, 1918

 

KEANE, FRANCIS HOLLAND, Electrician, 2nd class, USNRF, (wife, Helen G Keane, 226 West Two hundred and thirty-eighth Street, New York, N Y; enlisted New York, N Y May 8, 1918), New York, N Y, respiratory disease, September 26, 1918

 

KEARNES, MURREL ALFRED, Seaman, 2nd class, (Guardian, J A Kearnes, Lamont, Okla; enlisted Dallas, Tex, May 21, 1917), USS Cyclops, collier (No.4), ship disappeared in western Atlantic after leaving Barbados on March 4, 1918, declared lost, June 14, 1918

 

KEARNEY, JAMES SYLVESTER, Quartermaster, 2nd class, (father, William Kearney, 267 Hewes Street, Brooklyn, N Y; enlisted Brooklyn, N Y December 14, 1917), Naval Air Station, St Trojan, France, respiratory disease, September 14, 1918

 

KEARNEY, MILLARD EARL, Machinist's Mate, 2nd class, (father, John W Kearney, R F D 2, Freedland, Md; enlisted Philadelphia, Pa, June 4, 1918), Naval Hospital, Newport, R I, respiratory disease, September 25, 1918

 

KEARNEY, WILLIAM HIRST, Oiler, (mother, Sarah Kearney, 61 Church Street, Bristol, R I; enlisted Newport, R I, April 2, 1914), USS Jacob Jones, destroyer (No.61), sailing Brest, France for Queenstown, Ireland, torpedoed and sunk by U.53, December 6, 1917

 

KEARNS, ROBERT EMMET, Seaman, 2nd class, (father, Patrick J Kearns, 44 Mercer Street, South Boston, Mass; enlisted Boston, Mass, January 17, 1916), Naval Hospital, Fort Lyon, Colo, respiratory disease, July 22, 1917

 

KEATING, EDWARD, Fireman, 1st class, USNRF, (wife, Minnie Keating, 900 Riverside Drive, New York, N Y; enlisted New York, N Y July 13, 1918), Naval Hospital, Pelham Bay Park, N Y, respiratory disease, October 11, 1918

 

KEATING, JAMES BAKER, Chief Gunner's Mate, (father, James Keating, Canso, Nova Scotia; enlisted Boston, Mass, October 6, 1916), USS Finch, minesweeper (No.9, later AM-9), drowned, October 11, 1918

 

KEE, CHENG, Warrant Officer's Steward, (wife, Nan Yung, 3 Bonham Street East, Hongkong, China; enlisted Olongapo, PI, July 30, 1918), at home, disease, October 17, 1918

 

KEEGAN, JAMES JEROME, Storekeeper, 1st class, USNRF, (sister, Genevieve Keegan, 1714 Academy Street, Scranton, Pa; enlisted Philadelphia, Pa, December 13, 1917), Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa, influenza, September 19, 1918

 

KEEGAN, JOHN THOMAS, Engineman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Catherine Keegan, Coytesville, N J; enlisted New York, N Y June 22, 1918), Naval Hospital, Pelham Bay Park, N Y, respiratory disease, October 11, 1918

 

KEEGAN, RAYMOND JOSEPH, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (mother, Susan Keegan 5732 Springfield Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa; enlisted Philadelphia, Pa, March 30, 1918), Philadelphia, Pa, respiratory disease, April 29, 1918

 

KEELER, EDWARD LEROY, Fireman, 3rd class, (mother, Edith Keeler, Box 1, R F D, North Windhain, Conn; enlisted New Haven, Conn, June 24, 1918), Naval Hospital, Newport, R I, respiratory disease, September 24, 1918

 

KEELING, WILLIAM ARTHUR, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Beulah K Gates, 135 Frost Street, Jackson, Mich; enlisted Detroit, Mich, May 2, 1918), Navy Base Hospital No 5, Brest, France, disease, October 9, 1918

 

KEEN, WILLIAM CASPER, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Mrs Sarah Keen, 704 South Lakewood Avenue Baltimore, Md; enlisted Baltimore, Md, May 15, 1918), Naval Hospital, Naval Base, Va, respiratory disease, September 29, 1918

 

KEHR, JOHN ERNEST, Fireman, 2nd class, (mother, Elizabeth Kehr, 1116 Walnut Street, Taylor, Pa; enlisted Scranton, Pa, August 3, 1917), USS Lakemoor, also Lake Moore, freighter (ID-2180), torpedoed by UB64 in Irish Sea, April 11, 1918

 

KEHRMAN, CHARLES REYNOLDS, Seaman, USNRF, (father, Charles B Kehrman, 3223 Palm Street, St Louis, Mo; enlisted St Louis, Mo, June 4, 1917), Naval Hospital, Newport, R I, respiratory disease, March 2, 1918

 

KEIHN, FREDERICK WILLIAM, Machinist's Mate, 1st class, USNRF, (mother, Therese Keihn, 2 A Foxall Street, Brooklyn, N Y; enlisted New York, N Y May 14, 1917), USS SC-209, submarine chaser, mistaken for U-boat, sunk by gunfire of Coast Guard-crewed transport USS Felix Taussig (ID 2282) south of Long Island, N Y, August 27, 1918

 

KEIPER, HENRY, Fireman, 2nd class, (father, Samuel Keiper, Crellin, Md; enlisted Baltimore, Md, April 11, 1917), Port au Prince, Haiti, respiratory disease, November 3, 1918

 

KEIRAN, RICHARD TUSON, Lieutenant Commander, (wife, Mrs Henrietta Schultz Keiran, 2466 Filbert Street, San Francisco, Calif; appointed Massachusetts), Naval Hospital, Philadelphia Pa, respiratory disease, October 3, 1918

 

KEIRSEY, ERNEST LEE, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (father, S A Keirsey, 752 Whittington Avenue, Hot Springs, Ark; enlisted Little Rock, Ark, June 4, 1918), Naval Hospital, Naval Base, Va, respiratory disease, October 6, 1918

 

KEITH, ORVIN DURWARD, Apprentice Seaman, (father, George W Keith, Cookville, Tex; enlisted Dallas, Tex, December 4, 1917), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, disease, January 11, 1918

 

KELLAM, HERBERT KENNETH, Pharmacist's Mate, 2nd class, (father, Charles R J Kellam, Heron Lake, Minn; enlisted California City, Calif, February 27, 1915), USS South Dakota, armored cruiser (No.9, later Huron, CA-9), disease, May 26, 1917

 

KELLEHER, JOHN JUSTIN, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (father, John Kelleher, 1039 East Burlington Street, Iowa City, Iowa; enlisted Des Moines, Iowa, October 1, 1918), Great Lakes, Ill, respiratory disease, October 17, 1918

 

KELLER, JAMES, Quartermaster, 3rd class, (wife, Hattie G Keller, 135 West One hundred and sixteenth Street, New York, N Y; enlisted New York, N Y June 7, 1917), USS Cyclops, collier (No.4), ship disappeared in western Atlantic after leaving Barbados on March 4, 1918, declared lost, June 14, 1918

 

KELLER, LEROY, Fireman, 1st class, (father, Daniel Keller, Barto, Pa; enlisted Philadelphia, Pa, April 19, 1917), Naval Hospital, New London, Conn, disease, May 16, 1918

 

KELLEY LAWRENCE RUSSELL, Landsman for Musician, USNRF, (mother, Eva C Kelley, Flemington, Mo; enlisted Kansas City, Mo, July 2, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 25, 1918

 

KELLEY, ARTHUR IRA, Coxswain, (father, Joseph I Kelley, 271 Central Avenue, Hasbrouck Heights, N J; enlisted New York, N Y February 24, 1916), Navy Base Hospital No 2, respiratory disease, June 17, 1918

 

KELLEY, EDWARD JEROME, Boilermaker, USNRF, (wife, Nellie B Kelley, 714 Middle Street, Portsmouth, Va; enlisted Norfolk, Va, December 4, 1917), Naval Hospital, Naval Base, Va, respiratory disease, October 8, 1918

 

KELLEY, EDWARD NICHOLAS, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (mother, Gertrude Kelley, Minturn, Ark; enlisted Little Rock, Ark, June 3, 1918), Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass, influenza, September 20, 1918

 

KELLEY, WILLIAM RAYMOND, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF (not in active Service), (wife, Mrs W E Kelley, 1114 Gaines Street, Little Rock, Ark; enlisted Little Rock, Ark, June 3, 1918), Naval Recruiting Station, Little Rock, Ark, injured, DOI, June 25, 1918

 

KELLIHER, LEWIS DREYFUS, Apprentice Seaman, (father, Daniel Kelliher, Ellsworth, Me; enlisted Portland, Me, April 24, 1917), Naval Hospital, Newport, R I, respiratory disease, May 20, 1917

 

KELLY (KELLEHER), EDWARD, Oiler, USCG, (father, J D Kelleher, Maxwell, Nebr), 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

 

KELLY, DAVID JOSEPH, Water Tender, (father, George Kelly, 735 Monroe Street, New Durham, N J; enlisted Newark, N J, May 8, 1917), USS Ticonderoga, ex-German Kamilla Rickmers, freighter (ID 1958), convoy straggler due to engine trouble, sunk by gunfire and torpedo of U.152 in North Atlantic (total of 213 Naval crew and Army soldiers lost), September 30, 1918

 

KELLY, JAMES VINCENT, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (mother, Bridget Kelly 2735 Fairhill Street, Philadelphia, Pa; enlisted Philadelphia, Pa, June 1, 1918), on train en route to Great Lakes, disease, September 11, 1918

 

KELLY, JOHN JOSEPH Jr, Machinist's Mate, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Margaret Kelly, 1941 Geary Street, San Francisco, Calif; enlisted San Francisco, Calif, December 14, 1917), Naval Training Camp, San Diego, Calif, respiratory disease, April 27, 1918

 

KELLY, JOSEPH JOHN, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Mrs Annie Kelly, 370 Washington Street, New Britain, Conn; enlisted New Haven, Conn, June 5, 1918), Naval Station, Pelham Bay Park, N Y, respiratory disease, October 7, 1918

 

KELLY, MARION VARDAMAN, Fireman, 2nd class, (father, Alexander F Kelly, Richton, Miss; enlisted Jackson, Miss, July 3, 1917), Naval Hospital, New York, N Y, respiratory disease, March 6, 1918

 

KELLY, WILLIAM CLARENCE, Surfman, USCG, (wife, Mrs Dorothy W Kelly, Garden Avenue, High Point, N J), USCG Station No. 115, died at Highpoint, NJ, respiratory disease, October 20, 1918

 

KELLY, WILLIAM EDWARD, Boiler Maker, USNRF, (mother, Catherine Kelly, Carrang House, Ballinglon, Roscommon, Ireland; enlisted Boston, Mass, March 5, 1918), Naval Air Station, Lough Foyle, Ireland, drowned, September 18, 1918

 

KELLY, WILLIAM WALTER, Seaman, (father, William Kelly, 427 First Avenue East, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; enlisted Chicago, Ill, June 30, 1917), Naval Base Hospital No 5, Brest, France, respiratory disease, October 3, 1918

 

KELMEL, LOGAN TAYLOR, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (father, David A Kelmel, Polo, Caldwell County, Mo; enlisted Kansas City, Mo, July 25, 1918), Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Ill, respiratory disease, September 25, 1918

 

KEMP, ARON WILSON, Apprentice Seaman, (father, William R Kemp, Quay, Fla; enlisted Atlanta, Ga, November 12, 1917), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, respiratory disease, December 14, 1917

 

KEMP, HENRY, Chief Water Tender, (mother, Mary Kemp, 5823 Dover Street, Oakland, Calif; enlisted Philadelphia, Pa, August 22, 1918), Naval Station, Philadelphia, Pa, influenza, September 26, 1918

 

KEMP, JOHN ELSON, Coxswain, (father, Lewis K Kemp, - Cedar Valley, Tex; enlisted Galveston, Tex, November 18, 1915), USS Pittsburgh, ex-Pennsylvania, armored cruiser (No.4, later CA-4), most of war in South American waters, respiratory disease, October 20, 1918

 

KEMP, MEREDITH BRYAN, Landsman for Electrician (R), USNRF, (father, Samuel E Kemp, Blair, Nebr; enlisted Omaha, Nebr, March 11, 1918), Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass, influenza, September 19, 1918

 

KEMPER, WILLIAM FREDERICK, Chief Yeoman, USNRF, (wife, Nell R Kemper, 209 Kinsey Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio; enlisted Washington, D C, June 11, 1918), Naval Hospital, Washington, D C, influenza, October 12, 1918

 

KEMPSTON, A LESTER, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, James A Kempston, Fulton, N Y; enlisted Fulton, N Y May 15, 1917), Brooklyn, N Y, struck by automobile truck, June 11, 1918

 

KENADY, JAMES MANLY, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, John Kenady, Whiting, Kans; enlisted Kansas City, Mo, July 12, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 25, 1918

 

KENDALL, CHARLES S, Assistant Naval Constructor, (wife, Mrs Mary Kendall, 4725 Oakland Street, Philadelphia, Pa; appointed Pennsylvania), Navy Yard, Portsmouth, NH, disease, August 21, 1917

 

KENDALL, JOHN ELMER, Electrician, 2nd class (R), USNRF, (mother, Isabelle N Bartlett, 30 Grenade Terrace, Springfield, Mass; enlisted Boston, Mass, March 24, 1917), Naval Base, New London, Conn, respiratory disease, September 20, 1918

 

KENDRICK, THOMAS BRYAN, Fireman, 3rd class, (father, Harry Kendrick, Lexington, Mo; enlisted Kansas City, Mo, March 16, 1917), USS Prometheus, ex-collier (No.2), repair ship (No.3, later AR-3), believed stationed at Bermuda, suffocation, September 21, 1917

 

KENDSEN, WILLIAM JAMES, Seaman, 2nd class, (Guardian, Mary Jorden, Brooklyn, N Y; enlisted Brooklyn, N Y May 4, 1917), USS Arethusa, tanker (later AO-7), disease, April 25, 1918

 

KENEALY, THOMAS EDWARD, Seaman, 2nd class, (father, Timothy J Kenealy, 40 Francis Street, Ansonia, Conn; enlisted New Haven, Conn, January 29, 1917), USS Cherokee, ex- Luckenbach No.2, tug (ID-458), foundered in gale about 12 miles off Fenwick Island Light Vessel, February 26, 1918

 

KENNARD, FRED HOLMES, Landsman for Quartermaster (A), (father, Frank H Kennard, 224 William Street, Rochester, N Y; enlisted Buffalo, N Y December 14, 1917), Naval Hospital, Hampton Roads, Va, disease, February 5, 1918

 

KENNEBROOK, STANLEY, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Alice Kennebrook, 390 Grant Street, Buffalo, N Y; enlisted Buffalo, N Y July 17, 1917), Naval Hospital, New York, N Y, respiratory disease, March 10, 1918

 

KENNEDY, ARLAND WRIGHT, Landsman for Quartermaster (A), USNRF, (father, Frank E Kennedy, Ohio City, Ohio; enlisted Cincinnati, Ohio, July 31, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 26, 1918

 

KENNEDY, GLADE ADOLPH, Fireman, 3rd class, USNRF, (father, Edward Kennedy, North Lewisburg, Ohio; enlisted Cincinnati, Ohio, August 10, 1918), USS Solace, hospital ship (later AH-2), respiratory disease, October 6, 1918

 

KENNEDY, HENRY G, Electrician 1st class (source - US Naval Historical Center), USS Oklahoma, dreadnought battleship (later BB-37), decapping primers from empty shell cases, fully charged shell accidentally mixed in, killed, January 15, 1917

 

KENNEDY, JOHN ARTHUR, Gunner's Mate, 3rd class (T), (father, John H Kennedy, 107 Cottage Street, West Lynn, Mass; enlisted Boston, Mass, August 30, 1916), Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass, injured, DOI, October 29, 1917

 

KENNEDY, ROBERT VINCENT, Pharmacist's Mate, 2nd class, (stepmother, Eunice Kennedy, 261 Belleville Street, New Orleans, La; enlisted Pensacola, Fla, February 12, 1918), Miami, Fla, respiratory disease, October 19, 1918

 

KENNEDY, ROGER PATRICK, Fireman, 1st class, (father, Roger Kennedy, 1101 N Karlov Avenue, Chicago, Ill; enlisted Chicago, Ill, July 17, 1917), Naval Hospital, New London, Conn, injured, DOI, May 24, 1918

 

KENNEDY, WILLIAM FORDICE, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Lou Kennedy, Springville, Iowa; enlisted Des Moines, Iowa, September 21, 1917), Naval Station, Great Lakes, Ill, disease, February 13, 1918

 

KENNEY, THOMAS JOSEPH, Jr, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, Thomas J Kenney, sr, 5228 Hazel Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa; enlisted Philadelphia, Pa, April 25, 1917), Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa, influenza, October 23, 1918

 

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

 

KENNON, STANLEY WILLIAM, Seaman, 2nd class, (aunt, Josephine Clark, 7305 Beach Street, Los Angeles, Calif; enlisted San Diego, Calif, December 27, 1917), Naval Training Camp, San Diego, Calif, respiratory disease, May 10, 1918

 

KENNY, PATRICK, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (brother, Michael Kenny, 3749 South Halstead Street, Chicago, Ill; enlisted Chicago, Ill, May 21, 1918), Naval Station, Great Lakes, Ill, drowned, July 20, 1918

 

KENT, MARSHALL MATHIAS, Yeoman, 3rd class, USNRF, (mother, Minnie H Kent, 1422 West Congress Street, Chicago, Ill; enlisted Chicago, Ill, July 25, 1917), Marine Hospital, Chicago, Ill, respiratory disease, September 21, 1918

 

KENT, WILLIAM EDWARD, Seaman, 2nd class, (mother, Alice P Kent, 1336 Walton Way, Augusta, Ga; enlisted Atlanta, Ga, June 27, 1918), Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass, influenza, September 29, 1918

 

KENYON, JOHN, Chief Gunner (retired), (wife, Mrs Estelle Kenyon, 1421 Market Street, Oakland, Calif; appointed New York), Naval Hospital, Mare Island, Calif, disease, November 26, 1917

 

KEOGH, WILLIAM FRANCIS, Plumber and Fitter, (father, William Keogh, 417 Linden Street, Elizabeth, N J; enlisted Newark, N J, May 12, 1917), USS Cyclops, collier (No.4), ship disappeared in western Atlantic after leaving Barbados on March 4, 1918, declared lost, June 14, 1918

 

KEOUGH, WILLIAM JOSEPH, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF (not in active Service), (father, Christopher Patrick Keough, 267 York Street, Portland, Me; enlisted Portland, Me, July 1, 1918), First Naval District, Boston, Mass, respiratory disease, October 10, 1918

 

KERENS, WILLIAM EDWARD, Landsman for Machinist's Mate (A), USNRF, (mother, Mary Kerens, 32 Parker Street, Maynard, Mass; enlisted Boston, Mass, June 7, 1918), Naval Hospital, Gulfport, Miss, influenza, October 6, 1918

 

KERNDL, GUIDO ROBERT, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, Adolph Kerndl, 1010 Twenty-ninth Street, Milwaukee, Wls; enlisted Milwaukee, Wls, June 24, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 20, 1918

 

KERNS, ROY HOLDEN, Electrician, 2nd class (R), USNRF, (mother, Emma Kerns, 2219 Russell Street, Berkeley, Calif; enlisted San Francisco, Calif, June 2, 1917), USS SC-219, submarine chaser, crossing Atlantic with group of submarine chasers, refuelling from US Chestnut Hill, gasoline explosion and fire, sank on 9th, DOI, October 11, 1918

 

KERR, JOHN BRADEN, Fireman, 3rd class, USNRF, (father, Edgar V Kerr, 1615 East Thirty-seventh Street, Kansas City, Mo; enlisted Kansas City, Mo, June 19, 1918), Southampton, England, respiratory disease, October 8, 1918

 

KERR, MORTIMER, Electrician, 2nd class, (father, John Kerr, Glen Rock, N J; enlisted Brooklyn, N Y June 11, 1917), USS Celebes, ex-Dutch, freighter (ID-2680), burns, September 28, 1918

 

KERSTEN, HARRY WILLIAM, Fireman, 3rd class, USNRF, (mother, Minnie Kersten, 1133 Charlevolx Avenue, Detroit, Mich; enlisted Detroit, Mich, July 16, 1918), USS Illinois, battleship (later BB-7), drowned, October 30, 1918

 

KESSLER, JOSEPH GEORGE, Fireman, 2nd class, (father, Jacob Kessler, 345 King Street, Herkimer, N Y; enlisted Syracuse, N Y July 12, 1918), Naval Hospital, New London, Conn, respiratory disease, October 6, 1918

 

KETCHAM, HERBERT ENDURN, Seaman, USCG, (mother, Mrs Anna Ketcham Post Office Box 265, Islip, N Y), USS Patrol, ex-USCG, probably 69ft vessel stationed in New York Harbor, died at Marine Hospital, Stapleton, N Y, respiratory disease, November 4, 1918

 

KETELS, HAROLD MOUGHAN, Fireman, 3rd class, USNRF, (mother, Mary M Ketels, 145 West Fourth Street, Long Beach, Calif; enlisted San Pedro, Calif, June 18, 1918), San Diego, Calif, influenza, October 29, 1918

 

KEY, ARCHIE EUGENE, Quartermaster, 1st class, (father, J D Key, Canyon, Tex; enlisted Dallas, Tex, April 19, 1918), Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla, respiratory disease, October 11, 1918

 

KICKHAM, JOHN CORNELIUS, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Margaret E Kickham, 11 Codman Hill Street, Roxbury, Mass; enlisted Boston, Mass, March 7, 1918), Naval Training Camp, Hingham, Mass, influenza, September 30, 1918

 

KIGHT, ULUSE EDWARD, Fireman, 3rd class, USNRF, (mother, Bettie A Kight, 1053 Forty-fifth Street, Norfolk, Va; enlisted Norfolk, Va, May 31, 1917), USS Elfrida, ex-steel schooner, patrol vessel and motor boat support, York River (SP-988), on passage, Norfolk to Yorktown, Va, boiler explosion on 25th, died of burns at Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va,, August 27, 1917

 

KILLEEN, EDWARD VINCENT, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (father, Edward V Killeen, 374 Park Place, Brooklyn, N Y; enlisted New York, N Y August 7, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, respiratory disease, October 5, 1918

 

KILLEEN, GEORGE EMMETT, Coppersmith, (mother, Mary K Killeen, 3117 N Street NW, Washington, D C; enlisted Washington, D C, June 28, 1917), Porto Corsino, Italy, burns, September 19, 1918

 

KILLORAN, LUKE A, Machinist's Mate, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Mary A Killoran, Far Rockaway, N Y; enlisted Oyster Bay, Long Island, N Y, April 20, 1917), Brooklyn, N Y, fall, died, November 19, 1917

 

KILROY, LEO B, Fireman, 1st class, (father, Bernard Kilroy, 15 Island Street, Roxbury, Mass; enlisted Boston, Mass, April 7, 1917), USS Herman Frasch, freighter (ID-1617), sunk in collision with tanker USS George G Henry off Nova Scotia, October 4, 1918

 

KILROY, WALTER E, Mess Attendant, 3rd class, USNRF, (mother, Bridget Kilroy, 184 Fisher Avenue, Roxbury, Mass; enlisted Boston, Mass, May 23, 1917), Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass, influenza, October 11, 1918

 

KIMBALL, CHARLES WILLIS, Machinist's Mate, 1st class, (wife, Catherine F Kimball, 53 Stearns Street, Maiden, Mass; enlisted Boston, Mass, June 27, 1916), Naval Hospital, Naval Base, Va, respiratory disease, October 9, 1918

 

KIMBALL, ORIGAN DUDLEY, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, Willis Estey Kimball, East Pepperell, Mass; enlisted Boston, Mass, April 6, 1918), Naval Hospital, Newport, R I, respiratory disease, September 19, 1918

 

KIMBER, GEORGE ALFRED, Landsman for Machinist's Mate, USNRF, (father George Kimber, 2043 North Cicero Avenue, Chicago, Ill; enlisted Great Lakes, Ill, June 25, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 22, 1918

 

KIME, CLIFFORD ROY, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Ida Kime, box 204, Breckenbridge, Mich; enlisted Detroit, Mich, July 2, 1917), Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass, disease, February 19, 1918

 

KINCAID, GLENN, Machinist's Mate, 1st class, USNRF, (mother, Mary Kincaid, Fairmont, W Va; enlisted Norfolk, Va, April 12, 1918), Naval Hospital, Brooklyn, N Y, respiratory disease, October 11, 1918

 

KINCAID, HOWARD, Apprentice Seaman, (father, Charles Kincaid, 727 South Fifteenth Street, St Joseph Mo; enlisted Salt Lake City, Utah, November 28, 1917), Naval Station, San Francisco, Calif, respiratory disease, February 19, 1918

 

KINCAID, WILLIAM CLINTON, Fireman, 3rd class, USNRF, (father, Alfred C Kincaid, R 2, Rayville, Mo; enlisted Kansas City, Mo, July 10, 1918), USS Solace, hospital ship (later AH-2), respiratory disease, October 11, 1918

 

KINCH, FRANK JEROME, Water Tender, (brother, George S Kinch, 488 East Twenty-seventh Street, Paterson, N J; enlisted New York, N Y May 19, 1915), USS Mount Vernon, ex-German liner Kronprinzessen Cecilie, troop transport (ID-4508), torpedoed and damaged by U.82 off French Atlantic coast, September 5, 1918

 

KIND, CLYDE AUGUST, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (father, August Kind, Stanford, Ill; enlisted Peoria, Ill, August 9, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, October 1, 1918

 

KING, BERNARD EARL, Fireman, 1st class, (mother, Ellen King, R R 21, Sheridan, Ind; enlisted Indianapolis, Ind, July 27, 1917), USS Nicholson, destroyer (later DD-52), respiratory disease, October 4, 1918

 

KING, BERNARD MARTIN, Pharmacist's Mate, 3rd class, (mother, Mrs Anna King, R F D 3, Canajoharie, N Y; enlisted Syracuse, N Y June 5, 1917), USS Solace, hospital ship (later AH-2), respiratory disease, April 11, 1918

 

KING, CLAUDE, Fireman, 2nd class, (mother, Eliza J King, Ramona, Calif; enlisted San Diego, Calif, December 11, 1917), Naval Training Camp, San Diego, Calif, disease, March 8, 1918

 

KING, FRANCIS GILBERG, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Silina King 11 Roosevelt Street, Maynard, Mass; enlisted Boston, Mass, July 8, 1918), Quarantine Station, Gallops Island, Mass, respiratory disease, September 27, 1918

 

KING, GORDON WILLOUGHBY, Chief Carpenter's Mate, (mother, Lauvenia King, 88 School Street, Mansfield, Mass; enlisted Boston, Mass, June 26, 1914), Naval Hospital, Newport, R I, disease, June 23, 1917

 

KING, HERMAN JOHN, Fireman, 3rd class, (father, Arno B King, 208 North Thirty -seventh Street, Camden, N J; enlisted Indianapolis, Ind, March 31, 1917), USS Cyclops, collier (No.4), ship disappeared in western Atlantic after leaving Barbados on March 4, 1918, declared lost, June 14, 1918

 

KING, JAMES EDWARD, Carpenter's Mate, 3rd class, (mother, Ionia King, Woodboro, Calif; enlisted San Francisco, Calif, June 29, 1917), Naval Air Station, Pauillac, France, wounded, but not in action, November 2, 1918

 

KING, JAMES LEWIN GIBB, Lieutenant (JG), Medical Corps (Dental Surgeon), USNRF (class 4), (brother, William L F King, Dahlia Street, Takoma Park, Washington, D C; appointed District of Columbia), Naval Base, Norfolk, Va, respiratory disease, October 1, 1918

 

KING, JAMES NATHANIEL, Fireman, 3rd class, USNRF, (brother, Charley King, Fillmore, Calif; enlisted Los Angeles, Calif, February 7, 1918), Navy Yard, Mare Island, Calif, influenza, October 28, 1918

 

KING, JOHN EASTMAN, Apprentice Seaman, (mother, Emma King, R 2, Rives Junction, Mich; enlisted Montgomery, Ala, December 17, 1917), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, respiratory disease, May 1, 1918

 

KING, JUDSON RUFUS, Coxswain, (father, James C King, 108 1/2 East Sixth Street, San Diego, Calif; enlisted San Diego, Calif, September 25, 1915), USS Cyclops, collier (No.4), (DANFS - on passage), ship disappeared in western Atlantic after leaving Barbados on March 4, 1918, declared lost, June 14, 1918

 

KING, KARL CARRITHERS, Landsman for Electrician (R), USNRF, (mother, Nina C King, 1274 Bardstown Road, Louisville, Ky; enlisted Louisville, Ky, May 27, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, October 5, 1918

 

KING, NORMAN, Lieutenant, USNRF, Medical Corps (class 4), (aunt, Mrs J D Johnson, 1504 Columbus Street, Waco, Tex; appointed Texas), Naval Hospital, Brooklyn, N Y, respiratory disease, October 23, 1918

 

KING, TERRELL JAYNES, Seaman, 2nd class, (father, Newton A King, Atlanta, Tex; enlisted Dallas, Tex, May 3, 1918), USS Comfort, ex-passenger ship Havana, hospital ship (later AH-3), influenza, October 1, 1918

 

KING, WILLIAM JENNINGS, Hospital Apprentice, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Eva King, La Conner, Wash; enlisted Mont Vernon Wash, July 9, 1918), Naval Hospital, Puget Sound, Wash, influenza, October 13, 1918

 

KING, WILLIAM, Fireman, 3rd class, (father, Baptist King, Oneida, Wis; enlisted Philadelphia, Pa, December 14, 1917), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, disease, April 26, 1918

 

KINGREY, OTTO ALBERT ANDREW, Engineman, 2nd class, (mother, Mary E Kingrey, R F D 2, Olympia, Wash; enlisted Seattle, Wash, August 3, 1917), USS Lakemoor, also Lake Moore, freighter (ID-2180), torpedoed by UB64 in Irish Sea, April 11, 1918

 

KINGSBURY, FREDERICK KITTRIDGE, Electrician, 3rd class (R), (mother, Ella M Kingsbury, 216 Fourteenth Avenue East, Eugene, Oreg; enlisted Portland, Oreg, April 16, 1917), Naval Hospital, New York, N Y, respiratory disease, February 21, 1918

 

KINGSLEY, WILLIAM EDWIN, Seaman, 2nd class, (mother, Bertha Kingsley, Houston, Minn; enlisted Minneapolis, Minn, June 5, 1917), Naval Hospital, Charleston, S C, respiratory disease, January 28, 1918

 

KINNEY, ALVIE STUARD, Fireman, 3rd class, (mother, Nancy Kinney, Danforth, Me; enlisted Portland, Me, December 23, 1916), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, respiratory disease, May 18, 1917

 

KINNEY, JAMES WILLIAM, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (wife, Margaret Kinney, 1034 Johnson Street, Madison, Wis; enlisted Milwaukee, Wis, July 10, 1918), USS New Jersey, battleship (later BB-16), respiratory disease, October 4, 1918

 

KINNIGER, OTTO FRANK, Electrician, 3rd class, (wife, Velma Kinniger, 318 South Walnut Street, Centralia, Ill; enlisted St Louis, Mo, December 4, 1917), USS Cyclops, collier (No.4), ship disappeared in western Atlantic after leaving Barbados on March 4, 1918, declared lost, June 14, 1918

 

KINO, SAURIN DONAHUE, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Katherine King, 1090 Powell Street, Hollister, Calif; enlisted San Francisco, Calif, December 7, 1917), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, respiratory disease, October 2, 1918

 

KINSEY, ELMER ZEPP, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, William G Kinsey, Souderton, Pa; enlisted Philadelphia, Pa, May 8, 1918), Naval Hospital, Hampton Roads, Va, respiratory disease, September 30, 1918

 

KINSLER, JAMES HENRY, Apprentice Seaman, (mother, Maud B Kinsler, 3734 Borden Street, Cincinnati, Ohio; enlisted Richmond, Va, November 26, 1917), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, respiratory disease, March 14, 1918

 

KIRBY, THOMAS WILLIAM, Oiler, (Cousin, Kate Murphy, 87 Myrtle Street, Portland, Me; enlisted Annapolis, Md, February 11, 1910), Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass, respiratory disease, March 22, 1918

 

KIRCHNER, EDWARD, Boatswain's Mate, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Anna Kirchner, R D 1, box 68, Quakertown, N J; enlisted Newark, N J, October 24, 1917), USS SC-215, submarine chaser, respiratory disease, October 22, 1918

 

KIRK, ROBERT WILLIAM, Fireman, 1st class, (father, George Kirk 229 East Forty-3rd Street, New York, N Y; enlisted New York, N Y April 30, 1917), Naval Hospital, New York, N Y, respiratory disease, March 30, 1918

 

KIRK, THOMAS, Lieutenant, USNRF, (wife, Florence Kirk, 279 Seventy-3rd Street, Brooklyn, N Y; appointed New Jersey), USS Lakemoor, also Lake Moore, freighter (ID-2180), torpedoed by UB64 in Irish Sea, April 11, 1918

 

KIRKLAND, CHARLEY LEE, Apprentice Seaman, (mother, Laura F Kirkland, Bradley Junction, Fla; enlisted Atlanta, Ga, November 26, 1917), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, disease, January 8, 1918

 

KIRKPATRICK, JAMES EDWARD, Seaman, 2nd class, (mother, Sarah Kirkpatrick, 3rd Duke Street, Greenville, S C; enlisted Columbia, S C, December 10, 1917), USS Lakemoor, also Lake Moore, freighter (ID-2180), torpedoed by UB64 in Irish Sea, April 11, 1918

 

KIRKPATRICK, LEON VIRGIL, Landsman for Musician, USNRF, (mother, Elizabeth Kirkpatrick, Hudson, Wis; enlisted Minneapolis Minn, May 28, 1918), Great Lakes, Ill, respiratory disease, October 20, 1918

 

KIRSCHNER, JOSEPH, Jr, Fireman, 3rd class, USNRF, (mother, Katherine Kirschner, 106 East 2nd Street, Brooklyn, N Y; enlisted New York, N Y June 1, 1918), Naval Hospital, Pelham Bay Park, N Y, respiratory disease, October 7, 1918

 

KIRST, RAYMOND MATH, Fireman, 3rd class, USNRF, (father, Mike Kirst, Mishicott, Wis; enlisted Milwaukee, Wis, June 6, 1918), Naval Hospital, Puget Sound, Wash, influenza, October 8, 1918

 

KIRWIN, WILLIAM PETER, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (mother, Mrs Bridget Kirwin, Connerton, Pa; enlisted Philadelphia, Pa, May 9, 1918), USS Vermont, battleship (later BB-20), influenza, October 3, 1918

 

KISSELBURG, CHARLES LUTHER, Water Tender, USNRF, (father, Elvin T Kisselburg, Marietta, Okla; enlisted Salt Lake City, Utah, May 19, 1917), San Francisco, Calif, post-operative shock, March 15, 1918

 

KISTLER, ROBERT JAMES, Fireman, 3rd class, USNRF, (mother, Elizabeth Kistler, De Beque, Colo; enlisted Denver, Colo, June 4, 1918), Naval Hospital, Pelham Bay Park, N Y, respiratory disease, October 7, 1918

 

KITTLE, LESLIE SYLVAN, Fireman, 2nd class, (father, Calvin Kittle R R 1, Arbela, Mo; enlisted Des Moines, Iowa, June 17, 1918), Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa, influenza, September 24, 1918

 

KIVETT, BILLY SIMMONS, Seaman, 2nd class, (father, William M Kivett, Carthage, N C; enlisted Raleigh, N C, July 24, 1917), USS Solace, hospital ship (later AH-2), respiratory disease, February 8, 1918

 

KLAHRE, CHARLES HERBERT, Machinist's Mate, 1st class, (father, G H Klahre, 95 Francis Avenue, Akron, Ohio; enlisted Cleveland, Ohio, April 16, 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

 

KLAPKA, EDWARD, Seaman, 2nd class, (father, Joseph Klapka, 3850 West Twenty-sixth Street, Chicago, Ill; enlisted Chicago, Ill, May 11, 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

 

KLAUS, OSCAR, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (aunt, Raechel Boernes, Orting, Wash; enlisted Tacoma, Wash, July 5, 1917), Naval Hospital, Puget Sound, Wash, respiratory disease, June 10, 1918

 

KLEIN, HARRY FERDINAND, Landsman for Machinist's Mate, USNRF, (mother, Caroline Klein, Tenth and Saratoga, Newport, Ky; enlisted Louisville, Ky, July 1, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 24, 1918

 

KLEIN, HENRY CHARLES, Coxswain, (father, Richard Klein, 2634 Saint Benedict Street, Baltimore, Md; enlisted Baltimore, Md, April 4, 1917), USS Herman Frasch, freighter (ID-1617), sunk in collision with tanker USS George G Henry off Nova Scotia, October 4, 1918

 

KLEIN, JOHN EDWARD, Quartermaster, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, John Klein, East Seventy-4th Street and Avenue W, Bergen Beach, Brooklyn, N Y; enlisted Navy Yard, New York, N Y November 30, 1917), Naval Hospital, Brooklyn, N Y, respiratory disease, December 31, 1917

 

KLEMENTS, JAMES E, Mess Attendant, 3rd class, (Grandfather, Washington Grady, 305 West 2nd Street, Austin, Tex; enlisted Houston, Tex, December 15, 1917), Naval Hospital, Hampton Roads, Va, respiratory disease, January 22, 1918

 

KLIKA, WILLIAM, Fireman, 1st class, (brother, Joseph Klika, 1883 First Avenue, New York, N Y; enlisted New York, N Y August 10, 1914), USS Solace, hospital ship (later AH-2), disease, August 8, 1917

 

KLINE, MALCOLM WALTER, Boatswain's Mate, 2nd class, (wife, Elsie Kline, 26 Thirty-eighth Street, Corona, Long Island, N Y; enlisted Philadelphia, Pa, August 31, 1915), Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa, disease, December 25, 1917

 

KLINE, WILLIAM DAVID, jr, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (father, William D Kline, sr, 509 Johnson Street, Freeland, Pa; enlisted Philadelphia, Pa, June 4, 1918), Naval Hospital, Puget Sound, Wash, respiratory disease, September 27, 1918

 

KLINGELHOEFER, CHARLES HENRY, Carpenter, USCG, (mother, Mrs Eve Lingelhoefer, 2500 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, Md), 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

 

KLINK, HERBERT GOTTLIEB, Landsman for Machinist's Mate (A), USNRF, (mother, Anna Klink, Montgomery, Ill; enlisted Great Lakes, Ill, July 24, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 29, 1918

 

KLOCKERS JOHN ALFRED, Seaman, USNRF, (father, John Klockers, 17 Terhune Street, Branford, Conn; enlisted New Haven, Conn, November 14, 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

 

KLUGE, RICHARD OTTO, Chief Gunner's Mate, (wife, Agnes Kluge, 11 Clinton Street, Newport, R I; enlisted Newport, R I, January 31, 1916), Naval Hospital, Newport, R I, disease, September 28, 1918

 

KLUGKIST, HERMAN, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, Henry Krugkist, Manhattan, Mont; enlisted Butte, Mont, May 31, 1918), Puget Sound, Wash, respiratory disease, August 16, 1918

 

KLUTH, WALTER HERMAN, Machinists Mate, 2nd class, (no ND - NHC), USS SC-60, submarine chaser, sunk in collision with American tanker Fred M Weller, New York Harbor, October 1, 1918

 

KNAGGS, WILLIAM THEODORE, Fireman, 1st class, (wife, Gertrude Knaggs, 363 Doer Street, Toledo, Ohio; enlisted Detroit, Mich, July 12, 1916), USS Cyclops, collier (No.4), ship disappeared in western Atlantic after leaving Barbados on March 4, 1918, declared lost, June 14, 1918

 

KNAPP, BURTON ALVORN, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, Burton A Knapp, 10937 Herrnose Avenue, Chicago, Ill; enlisted Chicago, Ill, May 25, 1918), Puget Sound, Wash, drowned, June 23, 1918

 

KNAPP, DANIEL, Fireman, 3rd class, (father, John Knapp, R F D 3, Wellsboro, Pa; enlisted Buffalo, N Y March 27, 1917), USS Minnesota, battleship (later BB-22), died, October 17, 1917

 

KNAUER, HENRY GARBER, Boatswain's Mate, 1st class, (wife, Anna P Knauer, 2942 North Lawrence Street, Philadelphia, Pa; enlisted Philadelphia, Pa, May 25, 1917), Naval Hospital, League Island, Pa, respiratory disease, September 8, 1918

 

KNEELAND, LEONARD LEANDER, Quartermaster, 2nd class (A), (father, Leander Kneelarid, Oneonta, N Y; enlisted Syracuse, N Y January 3, 1918), Naval Air Station, St Trojan, France, accidental bomb explosion, died, August 22, 1918

 

KNEIP, EDWARD CHARLES, Machinist's Mate, 1st class (A), (mother, Henrietta Kneip, Newfield, N Y; enlisted Albany, N Y April 5, 1917), Naval Air Station, Lecroisic, France, seaplane accident, July 1, 1918

 

KNICKERBOCKER, NEWTON HORACE, Fireman, 3rd class, (father, Joseph H Knickerbocker, East Smithfield, Pa; enlisted Buffalo, N Y December 27, 1916), USS Salem, scout cruiser (No.3, later CL-3), liberty boat returning from Key West, Fla to ship, capsized, missing, September 29, 1918

 

KNIGHT, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Jr, Fireman, 3rd class, (father, Benjamin F Knight, sr, Seminary, Miss; enlisted Jackson, Miss, September 20, 1917), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, respiratory disease, November 22, 1917

 

KNIGHT, MERRITT, Hospital Apprentice, 1st class, (father, John E Knight, Ensley, Ala; enlisted Montgomery, Ala, March 23, 1917), Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass, respiratory disease, June 22, 1917

 

KNIGHTON, HARVEY BIVINS, Landsman for Carpenter's Mate (A), USNRF, (wife, Poter Autry Knighton, Homestead, Fla; enlisted Miami, Fla, December 13, 1917), Naval Hospital, Pensacola, Fla, disease, February 2, 1918

 

KNOBLAUCH, GEORGE JOHN, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (mother, Caroline F Knoblauch, 3020 East English Street, Wichita, Kans; enlisted Kansas City, Mo, October 1, 1918), Great Lakes, Ill, respiratory disease, October 22, 1918

 

KNOPF, ANTHONY JOSEPH, Coxswain, USNRF, (father, Mathias Knopf, 23 Delaware Avenue, Paterson, N J; enlisted Newark, N J, April 11, 1917), USS Siboney, ex-Oriente, troop transport (ID-2999), influenza, October 23, 1918

 

KNOPP, FRANCIS LEMOYNE, Yeoman, 3rd class, (father, Luther D Knopp, R 8, Parkersburg, W Va; enlisted Parkersburg, W Va, March 31, 1917), Naval Hospital, New York, N Y, disease, December 19, 1917

 

KNOWLES, ERNEST LEO, Seaman, 2nd class, (mother, Mary Knowles, 6725 Twenty-2nd Street, Seattle, Wash; enlisted Seattle, Wash, February 19, 1917), Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass, respiratory disease, February 18, 1918

 

KNOWLTON, ARLEY WILFORD, Landsman for Electrician (R), USNRF, (father, Herbert B Knowlton, Box 93, Sheffield, Ill; enlisted Des Moines, Iowa, May 17, 1918), Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 26, 1918

 

KNOWLTON, CHARLES WINSLOW, Boatswain's Mate, 1st class, (wife, Ruth Knowlton, 907 Irolo Street, Los Angeles, Calif; enlisted Des Moines, Iowa, February 16, 1915), USS Pittsburgh, ex-Pennsylvania, armored cruiser (No.4, later CA-4), most of war in South American waters, respiratory disease, October 18, 1918

 

KNOWLTON, WILLIAM HEWITT, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (father, Edward A Knowlton, 216 Limerock Street, Rockland, Me; enlisted Rockland, Me, May 21, 1917), Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass, respiratory disease, December 19, 1917

 

KNUDSEN, CARL, Apprentice Seaman, (father, Peter Knudsen, Clear Lake, Minn; enlisted Omaha, Nebr, November 16, 1917), Naval Hospital, Charleston, S C, respiratory disease, February 20, 1918

 

KNUDSEN, WILHELM, Acting Machinist, USCG, (mother, Mrs Marie N Knudsen, Dybbolsgade 55, Copenhagen, Denmark), 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

 

KNUDSON, HARRY MAT, Seaman, 2nd class, (father, Nels Knudson, Goodrich, Wis; enlisted Wausau, Wis, December 12, 1917), Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Ill, respiratory disease, March 10, 1918

 

KNUDSON, THOMAS GRAHAM, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, James F Knudson, 331 East Twenty-sixth Street, Brooklyn, N Y; enlisted Brooklyn, N Y March 27, 1918), at home, influenza, October 10, 1918

 

KNUDTSON, GUSTAV THEODORE, Fireman, 3rd class, (mother, Louise Knudtson, Route 1, Lockhart, Minn; enlisted Minneapolis, Minn, April 19, 1918), Fleet Base No 2, disease, August 15, 1918

 

KOBLER, WILLIAM ELMER, Seaman, (brother, John W Kobler, Graylin, Colo; enlisted Denver, Colo, July 2, 1917), Naval Hospital, Brooklyn, N Y, disease, October 25, 1918

 

KOBRIN, SAMUEL H, Yeoman, 1st class, USNRF, (mother, Rebecca Kobrin, 5622 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, N Y; enlisted Brooklyn, N Y August 7, 1917), New York, N Y, respiratory disease, August 13, 1918

 

KOCH, KENNETH KARL, Pharmacist's Mate, 3rd class, USNRF, (Frank O Koch, 624 Webster Street, Travers City, Mich; enlisted Philadelphia, Pa, July 27, 1917), USS Leviathan, ex-German liner Vaterland, troop transport (ID-1326), disease, March 14, 1918

 

KOEHL, FRANK AUGUST, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (father, Charles Koehl, 225 Allen Avenue, Donora, Pa; enlisted Pittsburgh, Pa, October 1, 1918), Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, Pa, influenza, November 9, 1918

 

KOEHLER, GEORGE W, Apprentice Seaman, (mother, Matilda Koehler, 629 Harmes Avenue, Reading, Ohio; enlisted Cincinnati, Ohio, July 26, 1918), USS Salem, scout cruiser (No.3, later CL-3), liberty boat returning from Key West, Fla to ship, capsized, drowned, September 29, 1918

 

KOENIG, ERNEST, Fireman, 2nd class, (father, Albert Koenig, Madison, Kans; enlisted Kansas City, Mo, December 11, 1917), USS Mercy, ex-liner Saratoga, hospital ship (ID-1305, later AH-4), served along US East Coast, respiratory disease, October 5, 1918

 

KOFAHL, HENRY CLAY, Fireman, 2nd class, (mother, Flora E Kofahl, Licking, Mo; enlisted San Francisco, Calif, October 11, 1917), Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass, disease, January 27, 1918

 

KOGEL, FRANK PATH, Landsman for Machinist's Mate (A), USNRF, (mother, Pauline Kogel, 237 Remington Street, Bridgeport, Conn; enlisted Bridgeport, Conn, June 11, 1918), Naval Hospital, Gulfport, Miss, influenza, October 8, 1918

 

KOHL, FRANK, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (brother, John Kohl, 197 Goodell Street, Buffalo, N Y; enlisted Buffalo, N Y June 1, 1918), Aviation Repair Base, Eastleigh, England, respiratory disease, September 30, 1918

 

KOHL, JOSEPH, Oiler, (father, Paul Kohl, 4513 Hanover Avenue, St Louis, Mo; enlisted Denver, Colo, June 5, 1915), Naval Hospital, Mare Island, Calif, disease, April 26, 1917

 

KOHN, MAURICE RELIUS, Landsman for Electrician (R), USNRF, (mother, Relia Kohn, 5095 Cabanne Avenue, St Louis, Mo; enlisted St Louis, Mo, January 5, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 23, 1918

 

KOKEEN, ERNIE OSCAR, Fireman, 2nd class, (mother, Emma J Kokeen, 1618 East Thirteenth Street, Spokane, Wash; enlisted Portland, Oreg, December 13, 1917), USS Frederick, ex-Maryland, armored cruiser (No.8, later CA-8), drowned, September 20, 1918

 

KOLB, LEO ANDREW, Yeoman, 2nd class, (mother, Elizabeth Berg, Melrope, Minn; enlisted Minneapolis, Minn, May 31, 1917), Naval Hospital, League Island, Pa, influenza, September 21, 1918

 

KONSTOVICH, STEPHEN, Ensign, USNRF (class 3), (wife, Kathleen Konstovich, 122 West York Street, Norfolk, Va; appointed Virginia), USS Cyclops, collier (No.4), ship disappeared in western Atlantic after leaving Barbados on March 4, 1918, declared lost, June 14, 1918

 

KONZE, JOHN PETER, Jr, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, John Konze, 5106 Berundy Street, New Orleans, La; enlisted New Orleans, La, April 9, 1917), USS Rhode Island, battleship (later BB-17), injured, DOI, June 27, 1917

 

KONZE, RAYMOND ALBERT, Ensign, USNRF (class 4), (father, Mr Ernest Konze, 612 Dover Place, St Louis, Mo; appointed New York), Naval Hospital, Brooklyn, N Y, disease, July 12, 1918

 

KOPP, IRA FRANCISCO, Gunner's Mate, 1st class, (father, Jessie F Kopp, 1527 Harrison Street, Davenport, Iowa; enlisted San Diego, Calif, July 30, 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

 

KORRISON, ELMER, Painter, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, Charles Korrison, Morrisonville, Wis; enlisted Milwaukee, Wis, May 2, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 19, 1918

 

KOSINSKI, JOHN CIESLW, Coxswain, USCG, (friend, Stellie Sierska, 2318 Essex Street, Baltimore, Md), 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

 

KOUBLE, YAROSLAV, Acting Yeoman, USCG, (mother, Mrs Fanny Kouble, 20 Bentley Street, New Bedford, Mass), USS Acushnet, ex-USCG revenue cutter, based at New London, Conn, died at Base Hospital, New London, respiratory disease, October 3, 1918

 

KOWALSKI, ALBERT, Seaman, 2nd class, (father, Frank Kowalski, 177 Harrison Street, Paterson, N J; enlisted Newark, N J, April 13, 1917), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, respiratory disease, July 25, 1917

 

KOWALSKI, STANLEY, Seaman, 2nd class, (father, A Kowalski, 3089 Bonfiela Street, Chicago, Ill; enlisted Chicago, Ill, April 20, 1917), Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, Va, respiratory disease, September 8, 1918

 

KOWALSKY, MAX ERNEST, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Amiela Kowalsky, R F D 2, Alpena, Mich; enlisted Detroit, Mich, June 21, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, respiratory disease, October 17, 1918

 

KRAEMER, CHARLES ALCIDE, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (mother, Leurencia M Kraemer, Kraemer, La; enlisted New Orleans, La, July 24, 1918), Naval Hospital, New Orleans, La, influenza, October 15, 1918

 

KRAMER, HAROLD HENRY, Seaman, 2nd class, (mother, Rose Kramer, 3801 Colerain Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio; enlisted Cincinnati, Ohio, December 5, 1917), Naval Hospital, Brooklyn, N Y, disease, September 5, 1918

 

KRAMER, HERBERT HENRY AUGUST, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, Alfred A Kramer, 3553 Nebraska Avenue, St Louis, Mo; enlisted Chicago, Ill, May 20, 1918), Marine Hospital, Chicago, Ill, respiratory disease, October 9, 1918

 

KRAMER, WILLIAM, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (mother, Dena Kramer, 429 Forest Avenue, Kalamazoo, Mich; enlisted Detroit, Mich, August 9, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 26, 1918

 

KRANZ, WILLIAM GEORGE EMIL, Seaman, (mother, Mrs Julia Rodemeyer, 125 Elm Street, Astoria, Long Island, N Y; enlisted Brooklyn, N Y October 5, 1915), 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

 

KRAUS, JOHN RICHARD, Chief Gunner's Mate, (mother, Margaret Kraus, 707 West Front Street, Jeffersonville, Ind; enlisted Washington, D C, September 24, 1914), Naval Hospital, Fort Lyon, Colo, respiratory disease, May 17, 1918

 

KRAUS, RICHARD PARMELY, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Mary Kraus, 1863 Cadwell Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio; enlisted Cleveland, Ohio, June 15, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 27, 1918

 

KRAUSE, LESTER EDMOND, Apprentice Seaman, (mother, Mabel Krause, box 126, Story Road, San Jose, Calif; enlisted San Francisco, Calif, April 21, 1917), USS Monadnock, monitor (No.3. later BM-3), "cruised with submarines", Asiatic Station, injured, DOI, June 20, 1918

 

KREH, CARL HERMAN, Chief Yeoman, (mother, Louise Kreh, Mare Island, Calif; enlisted San Francisco, Calif, July 9, 1915), USS Pittsburgh, ex-Pennsylvania, armored cruiser (No.4, later CA-4), most of war in South American waters, respiratory disease, October 20, 1918

 

KREILING, HARRY LEROY, Fireman, 2nd class, (father, Fred Kreiling, 712 South Toles Street, McKeesport, Pa; enlisted Pittsburgh, Pa, January 31, 1917), USS Seattle, ex-Washington, armored cruiser (No.11, later CA-11), drowned, April 11, 1918

 

KREITZER, CHARLES ANDREW, Apprentice Seaman, (mother, Bertha M Kreitzer, 1912 Debree Avenue, Norfolk, Va; enlisted Norfolk, Va, December 14, 1917), Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va, disease, January 10, 1918

 

KRIEBEL, CLAUDE B, Assistant Paymaster, USNRF, (mother, Mrs Mary E Kriebel, Mount Vernon Street, Lansdale, Pa; appointed Pennsylvania), USS Lakemoor, also Lake Moore, freighter (ID-2180), torpedoed by UB64 in Irish Sea, April 11, 1918

 

KRIEG, PAUL LELAND, Hospital Apprentice, 1st class, USNRF, (father, Will Krieg, Stewardson, Ill; enlisted Parkersburg, W Va, March 15, 1918), Naval Hospital, Naval Base, Va, respiratory disease, October 8, 1918

 

KRIEGEL, RHINEHART WILLIAM, Seaman, (mother, Eva Kriegel, Buckley, Wash; enlisted Seattle, Wash, April 11, 1917), USS Rochester, ex-New York, ex-Saratoga, armored cruiser (No.2, later CA-2), drowned, August 27, 1918

 

KROEDER, PAUL GOTTWALD, Acting Ship's Writer, USCG, (mother, Mrs Johanna Kroder, 993 Michigan Avenue, Buffalo, N Y), USCG Recruiting Officer, at US Marine Hospital, Buffalo, NY, respiratory disease, May 27, 1917

 

KROME, FRED CHARLES, Machinist's Mate, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Ida Krome, 6439 Sangamon Street, Chicago, Ill; enlisted Chicago, Ill, July 27, 1917), Naval Air Station, Eastleigh, England, respiratory disease, October 1, 1918

 

KRONNICK, ARTHUR CLIFFORD, Chief Quartermaster, USNRF, (mother, Cassie D Kronnick, 3901 South Hill Street, Los Angeles, Calif; enlisted Los Angeles, Calif, December 21, 1917), Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass, respiratory disease, July 28, 1918

 

KROPP, LOUIS PAUL, Seaman, (father, Andrew Kropp, 1429 Racine Street, Racine, Wis; enlisted Milwaukee, Wis, April 10, 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

 

KROUPA, FRANK LAYBOLD, Storekeeper, 1st class, (wife, Mabel H Kroupa, 3246 Grausback Street, Philadelphia, Pa; enlisted Yorktown, Va, December 9, 1917), Fleet Base No 2, respiratory disease, September 27, 1918

 

KRUCKEMEYER, JUSTUS LOUIS, Landsman for Electrician (R), USNRF, (mother, Lena Kruckerneyer, 230 Hosea Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio; enlisted Cincinnati, Ohio, May 17, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 27, 1918

 

KRUEGER, CHARLES JOHN, Gunner's Mate, 1st class, (mother, Margaret Krueger, Mildred, Mont; enlisted Minneapolis, Minn, April 2, 1914), USS Cyclops, collier (No.4), (DANFS - on passage), ship disappeared in western Atlantic after leaving Barbados on March 4, 1918, declared lost, June 14, 1918

 

KRUGER, CHARLES EDWARD, Electrician, 2nd class (R), USNRF, (mother, Julia M Kruger, 221 Thirty-3rd Street, Newport News, Va; enlisted Atlanta, Ga, July 19, 1917), Naval Air Station, Moutchic Lacanau, France, drowned, July 30, 1918

 

KRUSZKA, FRANK JOSEPH, Water Tender, USNRF, (mother, Mrs Frances Kruszka, 997 2nd Avenue, Milwaukee, Wis; enlisted San Francisco, Calif, November 6, 1916), USS Pittsburgh, ex-Pennsylvania, armored cruiser (No.4, later CA-4), most of war in South American waters, respiratory disease, October 19, 1918

 

KRYMER, JOHN VOORHEES, Machinist's Mate, 1st class, USNRF, (father, Elias M Krymer, 443 Morris Avenue, Elizabeth town, N Y; enlisted New York, N Y May 16, 1918), Naval Hospital, New London, Conn, respiratory disease, October 3, 1918

 

KRYZEWSKI, WALTER, Seaman, USNRF, (mother, Kate Kryzewski, 490 Bay Street, Stapleton, N Y; enlisted Staten Island, N Y June 25, 1917), USS Cherokee, ex- Luckenbach No.2, tug (ID-458), foundered in gale about 12 miles off Fenwick Island Light Vessel, February 26, 1918

 

KUERZEL, ALBERT OSCAR, Water Tender, (father, Robert Kuerzel, 587 Merrimac Street, Oakland, Calif; enlisted Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, May 15, 1917), Naval Hospital, Charleston, S C, respiratory disease, October 10, 1918

 

KUESTER, JAMES FREDERICK, Landsman for Electrician (R), (wife, Ethel M Kuester, 401 Gargan Street, Houston, Tex; enlisted Houston, Tex, December 12, 1917), Naval Radio School, Cambridge, Mass, died, March 31, 1918

 

KUHN, WILLIAM GEORGE, Apprentice Seaman, (mother, Agnes Kuhn, 197 Adams Avenue, East Detroit, Mich; enlisted Detroit, Mich, January 10, 1918), Naval Station, Great Lakes, Ill, respiratory disease, May 22, 1918

 

KUHNERT, VICTOR JOSEPH, Chief Commissary Steward, (brother-in-law, Thomas McKena, 203 West One hundred and thirtieth Street (rest of address missing); enlisted U S S Louisiana, Norfolk, Va, December 8, 1914), USS President Lincoln, ex-German liner, troop transport (no ID #), torpedoed and sunk by U90 about 600 miles west of France, May 31, 1918

 

KUJATH, WILLIAM OTTO, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (mother, Emily Ross, 570 Fourth Avenue, Milwaukee, Wis; enlisted Milwaukee, Wis, August 14, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, October 7, 1918

 

KULLI, EMAL CHARLES, Machinist's Mate, 2nd class, USNRF, (mother, Annie Kulli, 553 East Twenty-3rd Street, Los Angeles, Calif; enlisted Los Angeles, Calif, April 30, 1918), USS Vergana, ex-steam yacht, guard & patrol vessel (SP-519), San Francisco Bay, influenza, October 31, 1918

 

KUNZ, JOSEPH ANTHONY, Machinist's Mate, 1st class, (father, C R Kunz, Cameron, Tex; enlisted Galveston, Tex, December 4, 1913), US Submarine A-7 (Shark), patrols off Manila, P I, at Naval Hospital, Canacao, PI, internal gasoline explosion and fire in Manila Bay on 24th, died of burns and smoke inhalation, July 25, 1917

 

KURDT, MARTIN CHARLES, Chief Machinist's Mate, (mother, Pauline Kurdt, Lindenhurst, N Y; enlisted New York, N Y January 27, 1915), 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

 

KURKENDALL, WILLIAM HICKS, Coxswain, USNRF, (sister, Laura Kurkendall, 119 Central Avenue, Greenville, S C; enlisted Newbern, N C, May 31, 1917), Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, Va, respiratory disease, September 17, 1918

 

KURNER, CLEMENT OTTO, Painter, 3rd class, (father, David C Kurner, 77 Eighteenth Street, Wheeling, W Va; enlisted Pittsburgh, Pa, May 18, 1917), USS Cyclops, collier (No.4), (DANFS - on passage), ship disappeared in western Atlantic after leaving Barbados on March 4, 1918, declared lost, June 14, 1918

 

KURSKEY, LOUIS HENRY, Machinist's Mate, 2nd class, USNRF, (wife, Catherine Kurskey, 169 Columbia Avenue, North Bergen, N J; enlisted New York, N Y July 22, 1918), Naval Hospital, Brooklyn, N Y, influenza, October 8, 1918

 

KURTENBACH, WILLIAM FREDERICK, Molder, 2nd class, (father, William Kurtenbach, 156 Proctor Street, Peoria, Ill; enlisted Peoria, Ill, December 13, 1917), USS Dixie (Dixie was destroyer tender No.1 based at Queenstown, Ireland; ex-motor boat Dixie III (SP-701) was on patrol duties in New England water - see Seaman Leon Buckley), respiratory disease, October 10, 1918

 

KURTZ, ALBERT EDWARD, Ship's Cook, 3rd class, (mother, Louise Kurtz, 836 West Seventy-1st Street, Chicago, Ill; enlisted Chicago, Ill, May 31, 1917), Naval Hospital, Cape May, N J, influenza, October 29, 1918

 

KURTZ, ALPHONSE, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (sister, Margaret E Grunder, 38 Beckwith Street, Buffalo, N Y; enlisted Buffalo, N Y August 9, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 27, 1918

 

KURZMAN, MELVILLE, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, (mother, Helen Kurzman, 514 West One Hundred and Fourteenth Street, New York, N Y; enlisted Ithaca, N Y October 3, 1918), Cornell University, Ithaca, N Y, respiratory disease, October 19, 1918

 

KUYKENDALL, JESSE TABOR, Fireman, 1st class, USNRF, (mother, Emma Kuykendall, 1142 Breckenridge, Owensboro, Ky; enlisted Louisville, Ky, June 7, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 27, 1918

 

KUYKENDALL, WILLIAM HENRY, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, (father, Thomas M Kuykendall, 2058 West Fort Street, Detroit, Mich; enlisted Detroit, Mich, June 12, 1918), Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, influenza, September 24, 1918

 

KVIDAHL, GEORGE OSCAR, Seaman, 2nd class, (mother, Agnes Kvidahl, 276 Forest Street, Arlington, N J; enlisted New York, N Y June 9, 1917), USS George Washington, ex-German liner, troop transport (ID-3018), washed overboard in heavy sea, December 17, 1917

 

KYLE, FRED RAY, Fireman, 3rd class, (mother, Annie E Kyle, Candwell, Mont; enlisted Salt Lake City, Utah, June 4, 1917), Receiving Ship, Puget Sound, Wash, disease, August 10, 1917

 

KYNOCK, ROBERT, Ship's Fitter, 2nd class, (father, Alexander Kynock, 2734 A Street, Philadelphia, Pa; enlisted Philadelphia, Pa, March 27, 1917), Navy Base Hospital No 5, Brest, France, respiratory disease, October 23, 1918

 

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