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by Date and Ship/Base - May 1917

Fireman William Owens (seated), lost in sinking of USS President Lincoln, 31 May 1918  (Rear Admiral Percy W. Foote, click to enlarge)

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1. Information is in order - Date of death, Ship, Base or Location, Incident, Name, Rank, Service other than USN, Cause of death. (For Next of kin and  Appointment/Enlistment information, see lists by Name)
2. Main abbreviations:
A - Aviation, DOI - died of injuries, DOW - died of wounds, F - Female, G - General, JG - junior grade, NNV - National Naval Volunteers, R - Radio, USNRF - US Naval Reserve Force, USNRC - United States Naval Reserve Corps
3.  Ranks of US Navy Commissioned Officers and Enlisted Men

4. See also Casualties by Name, starting at Abbate and ending at Zwieseland


 

 

 

 MAY

 

 

May 1, 1917

 

Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va

 CAMERON, ALVIN LAWRENCE, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease   

 

USS Ericson, destroyer (later DD-56)

 TATGE, GEORGE CONRAD, Fireman, 1st class, illness/disease       

 

 

May 2, 1917

 

Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill

 WERNER, FRANCIS JOSEPH, Seaman, 2nd class, respiratory disease      

 

 

Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va

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

 

Receiving Ship, San Francisco, Calif

 PERKINS, HERMAN GEORGE, Fireman, 3rd class, illness/disease   

 

SS Vacuum, tanker

 LOREE, FRANK HAZELTON, Seaman, exhaustion from over-exercise, presumably already ashore as ship lost on April 28

 

 

May 3, 1917

 

Naval Hospital, Canacao, P I

 YAUN, YEUNG, Mess Attendant, 1st class, respiratory disease         

 

Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill

 WAGONER, JAMES ALBERT, Hospital Apprentice, 2nd class, illness/disease     

 

Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va

 PALMER, THOMAS, Ship's Cook, 1st class, NNV, illness/disease     

 

Woodbury, N J

 WILLITS, GEORGE SIDNEY, Rear Admiral (retired), illness/disease   

 

 

May 4, 1917

 

Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass

 FITZGERALD, THOMAS EDWARD, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease       

 

Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va

 McNEIL, JAMES, Seaman, 2nd class, illness/disease    

 

 

May 5, 1917

 

 

Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill

 VERRILL, MILES JAMES, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease    

 

Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va

 BURNS, DENIS DANIEL, Seaman, 2nd class, illness/disease  

 

 

May 6, 1917

 

Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill

 HANSEN, CARL JORGAN, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease   

 ROUSE, ROBERT JEFF, Hospital Apprentice, 2nd class, respiratory disease       

 

Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va

 AYERS, WILLIAM EI I IS Seaman, 2nd class, illness/disease   

 

Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa

 ERDMAN, JOHN EDWIN, Apprentice Seaman, USNRF, respiratory disease

 

San Francisco, Calif

 BYERS, CONNIE RANDAL, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease

 

USS Solace, hospital ship (later AH-2)

 JOHNSON, THOMAS OTTO, Apprentice Seaman, illness/disease      

 

 

May 7, 1917

 

Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va

 HILL, CLARK RICHARD, Seaman, 2nd class, illness/disease

 TALLMAN, EATHERN ALLEN, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease       

 

Naval Hospital, Puget Sound, Wash

 HAYWORTH, LESTER KENNETH, Apprentice Seaman, illness/disease       

 

 

May 8, 1917

 

Naval Hospital, New York, N Y

 BREARLEY, SPENCER C, Carpenter (retired), illness/disease 

 

Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va

 ALA, GARCIERNO, Mess Attendant, 3rd class, illness/disease          

 BOONE, JAMES EARL, Seaman, 2nd class, illness/disease    

 RITSON, WILLIAM JOSEPH, Chief Gunner's Mate, illness/disease     

 

 

May 9, 1917

 

Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill

 COLLINS, ROY WESLEY, Apprentice Seaman, illness/disease         

 HUMPHREYS, RALPH GEORGE, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease 

 

Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va

 BOHNE, JOSEPH LAWRENCE, Seaman, 2nd class, illness/disease

 THIEDE, RICHARD EDWARD AUGUS, Seaman, 2nd class, respiratory disease   

 

Navy Recruiting Station, New York, N Y

 FARRAR, GEORGE FREDERICK, Apprentice Seaman, drowned       

 

USS Allen, destroyer (later DD-66)

 HADLOCK, OSCAR CHAPLIN, Electrician, 3rd class (G), injured, DOI

 

 

May 10, 1917

 

Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va

 STUART, JAMES WILLIAM, Seaman, 2nd class, respiratory disease  

 WILSON, CHARLES JOHN, Seaman, 2nd class, respiratory disease  

 

Vallejo, Calif

 COUGHLIN, DANIEL LANE, Electrician, 2nd class, burns         

 

 

May 11, 1917

 

USS Connecticut, battleship (later BB-18)

 CLARY, EDWIN JAMES, Fireman, 3rd class, illness/disease   

 

 

May 12, 1917

 

Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va

 TYREE, JOHN QUINCY, Fireman, 3rd class, respiratory disease        

 

 

May 13, 1917

 

Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass

 BURGETT, PAUL, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease      

 

Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill

 NESS, SELMER MELVIN, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease   

 

Naval Hospital, Newport, R I

 WRIGHT, JOHN DOWDELL, Landsman for Yeoman, illness/disease   

 

Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va

 ANDERSON, ADOLPH OSCAR, Seaman, 2nd class, respiratory disease     

 OGLESBY, AUTHUR BAILEY, Seaman, 2nd class, illness/disease    

 TURNBULL, ROBERT, Fireman, 2nd class, illness/disease      

 

Navy Recruiting Station, Indianapolis, Ind

 CRAWFORD, OTTIE GILBERT, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease      

 

San Francisco, Calif

 WARFORD, LEWIS SYLVESTER, Chief Carpenter (retired), illness/disease 

 

 

May 14, 1917

 

Boston, Mass

 PRATT, JOHN D, Gunner, died          

 

Naval Hospital, Canacao, PI

 MERCADO, LUCIO, Native Seaman, 2nd class, respiratory disease    

 

Naval Hospital, Newport, R I

 FRIEDRICH, ARTHUR, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease         

 

Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va

 EVANS, OSCAR LLOYD, Seaman, 2nd class, illness/disease  

 ROGERS, REMBERT, Seaman, 2nd class, illness/disease      

 

 

May 15, 1917

 

Naval Hospital, Mare Island Calif

 SHARP, JAMES K, Seaman, 2nd class, illness/disease 

 

Naval Hospital, Newport, R I

 PERCIVAL, DONALD WAREHAM, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease 

 

 

May 16, 1917

 

Naval Hospital, Canacao, P I

 MYERS, GROVER WILLIAM, Gunner's Mate, 1st class, illness/disease      

 

Naval Hospital, New York, N Y

 STAPLES, BERT E, Chief Gunner, illness/disease

 

Naval Hospital, Newport, R I

 MARTIN, SHIRLEY WILLIAMSON, Hospital Apprentice, 2nd class, respiratory disease     

 

Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va

 HALL, LESTER MINOR, Apprentice Seaman, illness/disease   

 

USS J A Palmer, jr, (BN - John A Palmer, jr), wooden fishing vessel, patrol ship, later cable ship (SP-319)

 DIZE, NAVELLE EDWARD, Fireman, 1st class, USNRF, respiratory disease (note: enlistment date is November 1917)

 

USS Mackinac, ex-USCG Great Lakes boarding boat, patrol vessel, 3rd Naval District

 COOK, JAMES HENRY, Carpenter, 1st class, USCG, explosion on wharf, died at Sault St Marie, Mich      

 

USS South Dakota, armored cruiser (No.9, later Huron, CA-9)

 WETSTEIN, ELLIS DELAWARE, Ship’s Cook, 2nd class, illness/disease    

 

 

May 17, 1917

 

Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill

 BUCKNER, MILES FRANKLIN, Apprentice Seaman, illness/disease   

 

Naval Hospital, New York, N Y

 McMAHON, SAMUEL, Water Tender, illness/disease     

 

Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va

 GAMBRELL, JOHN LEAVELL, Seaman, 2nd class, illness/disease    

 

 

May 18, 1917

 

Naval Hospital, Newport, R I

 MATHENY, CHRISTOPHER LOVELL, Landsman for Yeoman, illness/disease      

 

Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va

 ARNOLD, ROBERT EDGAR, Seaman, 2nd class, illness/disease      

 HOOVER, MANUEL, Fireman, 2nd class, respiratory disease   

 KINNEY, ALVIE STUARD, Fireman, 3rd class, respiratory disease     

 

 

May 19, 1917

 

Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, III

 WEBER, PLEAZ LEE, Apprentice Seaman, illness/disease      

 

Naval Hospital, Newport, R I

 BOORMAN, SIDNEY, Apprentice Seaman, died    

 

Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa

 CHENEY, RICHARD H, Chief Gunner (retired), illness/disease  

 

 

May 20, 1917

 

Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill

 COX, ADAM ANTHONY, Apprentice Seaman, illness/disease   

 

Naval Hospital, Newport, R I

 KELLIHER, LEWIS DREYFUS, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease      

 

 

May 21, 1917

 

 Mendicino State Hospital, Ukiah, Calif

 RICKS, PETER F, Seaman, respiratory disease    

 

Naval Hospital, Las Animas, Colo

 COSTELLO, WILLIAM PATRICK, Fireman, 1st class, respiratory disease     

 

Naval Hospital, Mare Island, Calif

 VENABLE, ROBERT FRANCIS, Seaman, 2nd class, respiratory disease     

 HAISTEN, WILLIAM CLAUD, Apprentice Seaman, illness/disease      

 

Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va

 GREATHOUSE, LLOYD, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease      

 

 

May 22, 1917

 

Naval Hospital, Norfolk

 BISH, WALTER BENJAMIN, Fireman, 3rd class, respiratory disease  

 

USS Baltimore, ex-protected cruiser (No.3), minelayer (later CM-1)

 GREASLEY, MARK WINFIELD, Boatswain's Mate, 1st class, drowned        

 

USS Thornton, torpedo boat (No.33)

 RENSHAW, HERBERT HAMMOND, Seaman, drowned  

 

 

May 23, 1917

 

Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill

 DUNCAN, CLARENCE ROSCOE, Apprentice Seaman, illness/disease        

 MclNTOSH, JOHN ALISTER, Landsman for Yeoman, illness/disease  

 MULLAN, JESSE, Fireman, 3rd class, illness/disease    

 

Naval Hospital, Mare Island, Calif

 WILLEFORD, WALTER LEE, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease         

 

Naval Hospital, Newport, R I

 RICKERT, WALTER FREDERICK, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease

 

 

May 24, 1917

 

Naval Hospital, Las Animas, Colo

 ISAKSON, LEONARD RUDOLPH, Gunner's Mate, 3rd class, respiratory disease  

 

Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va

 PEARSON, LINWOOD LINDLE, Seaman, 2nd class, respiratory disease     

 

Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, N H

 ROBERTSON, LOYD LESLIE, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease       

 

 

May 25, 1917

 

 Ancon Hospital, Canal Zone

 TENNEY, LAWRENCE VICTOR, Seaman, 2nd class, illness/disease 

 

Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill

 FOLZ, WALTER HENRY, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease     

 

Naval Hospital, Newport, R I

 MITCHELL, OLIVER CHARLES, Yeoman, 3rd class, respiratory disease      

 

Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va

 LUNN, ROWLES EDGAR, Fireman, 3rd class, respiratory disease     

 

USS Arkansas, dreadnought battleship (later BB-33)

 POCKLINGTON, CLIFFORD TAP, Fireman, 3rd class, killed by interurban car      

 

 

May 26, 1917

 

Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill

 TRUITT, JAMES PAUL, Apprentice Seaman, illness/disease    

 

Naval Hospital, Mare Island, Calif

 CUMMINS, LAWNEY LAWRENCE, Seaman, NNV, illness/disease    

 

Naval Hospital, New York, N Y

 BOYESON, CHARLES EDWARD, Landsman for Electrician (R), respiratory disease         

 

Naval Hospital, Newport, R I

 MARSTON, EARL HAROLD, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease      

 ROBERTS, THERON AARON, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease     

 SMITH, HARRY CLIFFORD, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease

 

Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va

 LOCKHART, JOSIAH DAVID, Seaman, illness/disease   

 REYNOLDS, MAX, Ship's Cook, 2nd class, illness/disease      

 

Receiving Ship, Puget Sound, Wash

 BONHAM, RAYMOND ANDREW, Apprentice Seaman, illness/disease        

 

USS Huntington, ex-West Virginia, armored cruiser (No.5, later CA-5)

 JOHNSON, LESLIE EUGENE, Fireman, 3rd class, drowned     

 

USS South Dakota, armored cruiser (No.9, later Huron, CA-9)

 KELLAM, HERBERT KENNETH, Pharmacist's Mate, 2nd class, illness/disease   

 

 

May 27, 1917

 

Naval Hospital, Newport, R I

 GROW, GERALD BRANCH, Landsman for Yeoman, respiratory disease    

 

Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va

 GASS, HOWARD LEVIN, Seaman, 2nd class, illness/disease  

 ROHRER, ROLLAND ERNEST, Seaman, 2nd class, illness/disease   

 

Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa

 SEDGWIICK, EARL HUDSON, Fireman, 2nd class, illness/disease    

 

Naval Hospital, Washington, D C

 McDONALD, HAL BAKER, Seaman, 2nd class, illness/disease

 

USCG Recruiting Officer

 KROEDER, PAUL GOTTWALD, Acting Ship's Writer, USCG, respiratory disease, at US Marine Hospital, Buffalo, NY 

 

 

May 28, 1917

 

Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass

 WHITTEMORE, EDWARD EARL, Seaman, USNRF, illness/disease   

 

Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill

 HARGIS, BEN EARL, Fireman, 3rd class, illness/disease        

 

Naval Hospital, Newport, R I

 BISBEE, CLAUDE LEON, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease    

 BOWKER, ARTHUR WILLIAM, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease      

 

Naval Hospital, Puget Sound, Wash

 COLOMA, MARIANO, Mess Attendant, 3rd class, illness/disease      

 

USS Jenkins, destroyer (later DD-42), at Newfoundland

 JOY, EDWARD OLIVER, Water Tender, respiratory disease     

 

USS Southery, ex-collier, receiving and training ship, Portsmouth Navy Yard, N H

 DOUGLASS, JAS HARVEY, Apprentice Seaman, illness/disease      

 

USS Worden, destroyer (later DD-16)

 JOHNSON, ARTHUR ALBERT, Gunner's Mate, 2nd class, drowned    

 

 

May 29, 1917

 

Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill

 SIMS, HENRY L, Apprentice Seaman, NNV, motor truck accident, DOI        

 

Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va

 WILLIFORD, PERCY MABERY, Fireman, 1st class, respiratory disease      

 

 

May 30, 1917

 

Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill

 ANDERSON, LEE MANLY, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease           

 

Naval Hospital, Newport, R I

 ELLINGWOOD, HAROLD THEODORE, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease  

 McCALL, FRANK STEPHEN, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease        

 TURNER, LEONARD RAYMOND, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease  

 

Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, N H

 CULVER, PHILIP HAMILTON, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease        

 

USS Dale, destroyer (later DD-4)

 ELY, EARNEST, Water Tender, shark attack in Manila Bay while swimming, died two days later (with thanks to Marine Eric P Nash)    

 

 

May 31, 1917

 

Naval Hospital, New York, N Y

 DIESTELHORST, ERNEST HARRY, Yeoman, 3rd class, respiratory disease        

 

Naval Hospital, Newport, R I

 PERKINS, LAWRENCE ADELBERT, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease     

 SCHREINER, HAROLD W, Seaman, 2nd class, USNRF, illness/disease     

 

Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va

 WILSON, WILLIE FOSHEE, Apprentice Seaman, respiratory disease 

 

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

 POOL, JESSE, Fireman, 3rd class, illness/disease        

 

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