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KANSAS CASUALTIES, UNITED STATES NAVY,
WORLD WAR.

Name.Last
rank.
Residence.EnlistedDied.Cause.Served in -







Morrow, Glen M S2C Neodesha May 7, 1918Oct 1, 1918DTng Station, Great Lakes, Ill.
Rifle Range, Camp Logan, Ill.
Neiswender, Erwin LS2C Topeka July 11, 1918Mch 3, 1920*Tng Station, Great Lakes, Ill.
Naval Air Station, Morehead City, N. C.
Nelson, Howard 0AS Clay Center Jan 3, 1918Feb 17, 1918DTng Camp, San Diego, Cal.
Newman, Albert H LMLa Harpe June 1, 1918Sept 20, 1918DTng Station, Great Lakes, Ill.
Naval Hosp, Great Lakes, Ill.
O'Connor, John CGM3CKansas City July 8, 1913July 15, 1917**USS South Dakota.
USS Nereus.
Osborn, Pearl LF3C SycamoreJuly 20, 1918Oct 3, 1918DTng Station, Great Lakes, Ill.
Naval Hosp, Great Lakes, Ill.
Payton, Archey LF3C Osborne July 18, 1918Nov 13, 1918*Tng Station, Great Lakes, Ill.
Tng Station, Hampton Roads, Va
Naval Hosp, Hampton Roads, Va.
Peck, Milton LLERWebberFeb 4, 1918Oct 3, 1918DTng Station, Great Lakes, Ill.
Naval Hosp, Great Lakes, Ill.
Peneski, Thomas J S2C Kansas City June 4, 1917May 30, 1918DTng Station, Great Lakes, Ill.
USS Carola.
Naval Base Hosp, Brest, France.
Naval Hosp, Now York.
Poland, Archie LF3CAbileneJuly 15, 1918Sept 30, 1918DTng Station, Great, Lakes, Ill.
Operating Base, Norfolk, Va.
USS Ohio.
USS Solace.
Pollock, Delbert T 82C Burlington June 4, 1918Oct 28, 1918DTng Camp, Seattle, Wash.
Post, Carl J LERThayer June 3, 1918Oct 5, 1918DTng Station, Great Lakes, Ill.
Dunwoody Naval Tog Schools, Minneapolis, Minn.
Harvard Radio School, Cambridge, Mass.
Naval Hosp, Chelsea, Mass.

* Cause of death not shown.
** Operation.

Name.Last
rank.
Residence.EnlistedDied.Cause.Served in -







Pratt, Claude E.LER Lindsborg.Dec 11, 1917Mch 4, 1918DTng Station, Great Lakes, Ill.
Naval Hosp, Great Lakes, Ill.
Pye, George MA2CJunction CityNov 3, 1913Feb 17, 1919*USS Olympia.
Receiving Ship, New York.
Naval Prison, Portsmouth, N. H.
USS Southery.
Receiving Ship, Boston, Mass.
Naval Hosp, Chelsea, Mass.
Receiving Ship, Boston, Mass.
USS Lake Worth.
Receiving Ship, Boston, Mass.
USS
Raybur, Edgar D SKansas City July 31, 1914Oct 23, 1917DUSS Utah.
Receiving Ship, Norfolk, Va.
SS Allamance.
Ready, Roy BCx Valley Falls Jan 4, 1915Mch 8, 1918DUSS Castille.
USS New Orleans.
Receiving Ship, New York.
Naval Hosp, New York.
Reckes, William JCMMKansas City Apr 6, 1917Jan 19, 1920*USS Isla de Luzon.
Grant Park Naval Camp, Chicago, Ill.
Inspector of Machinery Office, St. Louis, Mo.
Reynolds, MaxSC2C Newton (Not shown)May 26, 1917DUSS Minnesota.
Naval Hasp, Norfolk, Va.
Rioth, Clarence M F3C WilseyJuly 9, 1918Oct 4, 1918DTng Station, Great Lakes, Ill.
Operating Base, Norfolk, Va.
USS Kentucky.
USS Mercy.
Ryan, Timothy JF2C Merriam June 18, 1917May 30, 1919*Tng Station, Newport, R. I.
USS Illinois.
Receiving Ship, Philadelphia, Pa.
Navy Bks Base 6, Queenstown, Ireland.
USS Cushing.
Naval Hosp, Great Lakes, Ill.
Ryan, William B SK2CLeavenworth Dec 13, 1917June 12, 1919*Tng Station, Great Lakes, Ill.
Receiving Ship, Great Lakes, Ill,

* Cause of death not shown.

Name.Last
rank.
Residence.EnlistedDied.Cause.Served in -







Savage, William MF3CNewtonApr 13, 1918Dec 2, 1918*Rifle Range, Camp Logan, Ill.
Tng Station, Great Lakes, Ill.
Tng Stalion, Hamplon Roads, Va,
Schaubel, Julius A ASHoltonMay 1, 1917June 18, 1917D Naval Hosp, Great Lakes, Ill.
Scott, John I AS QuenemoJuly 6, 1918Oct 22, 1918DReceiving Ship, Mare Island, Cal.
Naval Hosp, Mare Isand, Cal.
Shepard, MarkLERWichitaMay 8, 1918Sept 26, 1918DTng Station, Great Lakes, Ill.
Naval Hosp, Great Lakes, Ill.
Shepherd, Leo ES2CValley CenterDec 11, 1917Feb 4, 1918DTng Station, Great Lakes, Ill.
Naval Hosp, Great Lakes, Ill.
Shoap, Carl E S2CCunninghamMay 22, 1918Oct 6, 1918DTng Station, Great Lakes, Ill.
Naval Rifle Range, Camp Logan, Ill.
Simoneau, Hector N .........................(See addenda).
Smiselmy, Earl R.........................(See addenda).
Snyder, Earlston M S2CRolla June 12, 1918Jan 10, 1919*Naval Hosp, Great Lakes, Ill.
Sprague, Frayley E F1CMeade May 15, 1917May 31, 1918DTng Station, Great Lakes, Ill.
Receiving Ship, Philadelphia, Pa.
USS Missouri.
Receiving Ship, Philadelphia, Pa.
Naval Hosp, League Island, Pa.
Staton, Jesse HS2C Lawrence May 28, 1918Oct 16, 1918DTng Station, Great Lakes, Ill.
Operating Base, Norfolk, Va.
Naval Hosp, Hampton Roads, Va.
Operating Base, Norfolk, Va.
USS Alabama.
USS Mercy.
Stephenson, Marvin C.S2C GreensburgJuly 12, 1918Oct 1, 1918DTng Station, Great Lakes, Ill.
Naval Rifle Hange, Camp Logan, Ill.

* Cause of death not shown.

Name.Last
rank.
Residence.EnlistedDied.Cause.Served in -







Susank, Clyde S2C Hoisington.July 23, 1918Sept 24, 1918DTng Station, Great Lakes, Ill.
Naval Hosp, Great Lakes, Ill.
Sutton, Elbert FF2CRichlandMay 13, 1918Mch 7, 1919*Tng Station, Great Lakes, Ill.
Operating Base, Norfolk, Va.
USS Powhattan.
Tappen, Martin.M1CAtchisonMch 31, 1914Mch 11, 1920*USS Mohican.
USS Monadnock.
USS Chauncey.
USS Decatur.
Naval Base 9, Gibraltar, Spain.
USS Albany.
Tate, James NS2C Lakin June 3, 1918Oct 28, 191S*Tng Station, Great Lakes, Ill.
Taylor, Hubert C. HA2C,Ness CityMay 13, 1918Sept 22, 1918DTng Station, Great Lakes, Ill.
Naval Hosp, Great Lakes, Ill.
Terry, Clarence P SBaldwinMay 1, 1918May 22, 1919*Tng Station, Great Lakes, Ill.
Naval Air Station, Pauillac, France.
North Bombing ScIdn., No. 1.
USS Martha Washington.
Toomey, HarryF2CSalina May 24, 1918Oct 3, 1918DTng Station, Great Lakes, Ill.
Operating Base, Norfolk, Va.
USS Kentucky.
USS Solace.
USS Kentucky.
USS Mercy.
Torrey, Albert E.HA2CBaldwinMay 29, 1918Oct 5, 1918DTng Station, Great Lakes, Ill.
Naval Hosp, Great Lakes, Ill.
Townsend, William GCM3CKansas CityDec 14, 1917Sept 21, 1918DTng Station, Great Lakes, Ill.
Naval Hosp, Great Lakes, Ill.
Trachsel, AllenLER Goodland May 20, 1918Sept 19, 1918DTng Station, Great Lakes, Ill.
Naval Radio School, Cambridge, Mass
Naval Hosp, Chelsea, Madd.
Tracy, William RCM2CLebanonJuly 20, 1918Sept 29, 1918DTng Station, Great Lakes, Ill.
Vandervort, Cleo L.........................(See addenda).
Wagner, Whitney B F3CTonganoxie.July 2, 1918Sept 26, 1918DTng Station, Great Lakes, Ill.
Naval Hosp, Great Lakes, Ill.

* Cause of death not shown.

Name.Last
rank.
Residence.EnlistedDied.Cause.Served in -







Wallace, Robert H CWT Deerfield May 26, 1913Oct 15, 1918D USS Frederick.
USS Glacier.
USS San Diego.
Receiving Ship, San Francisco, Cal.
USS Gulfport.
USS George Washington.
Naval Hosp, New York.
Walters, Wallace B LMMA Riley July 16, 1918Sept 27, 1918DTng Station, Great Lakes, Ill.
Naval Hosp, Great Lakes, Ill.
Ward, Charlie .........................(See addenda).
Webster, Clayton A ........................(See addenda).
Westermeyer, John J F2CKansas City Apr 11, 1917Jan 19, 1918DTng Station, Great Lakes, Ill.
USS South Carolina.
USS Solace.
Wilkins, Charlie B F3C Ashland July 18, 1918Oct 5, 1918DTng Station, Great Lakes, Ill.
Tng Station, Norfolk, Va.
USS Charleston.
USS Comfort.
Williamson, Lemuel L ..........................(See addenda).
Wilson, George E F3C Lawrence Apr 22, 1918Oct 8, 1918DTng Station, Great Lakes, Ill.
Tng Station, Norfolk, Va.
USS Indiana.
Tng Station, Norfolk, Va.
Naval Hosp, Hampton Roads, Va.
Wilson, Lee M F3C SedanJuly 3, 1918Sept 30, 1918DTng Station, Great Lakes, Ill.
Tng Station, Norfolk, Va.
USS Neptune.
Naval Hosp, Norfolk, Va.
Winkelmeyer, Joseph B S2C Kansas City Apr 13, 1918Sept 30, 1918DNavy Rifle Range, Camp Logan, Ill.
Tng Station, Great Lakes, Ill.
Receiving Ship, Philadelphia, Pa.
USS Missouri.
Naval Hosp, Philadelphia, Pa.

Name.Last
rank.
Residence.EnlistedDied.Cause.Served in -







Wood, Fred EMM2C IolaJan 15, 1918Sept 23, 1918DTng Station, Great Lakes, Ill.
Naval Hosp, Great Lakes Ill.
Wood, William T F3C Kinsley Jan 1, 1917June 14, 1918AReceiving Ship, Norfolk, Va.
USS Cyclops.
Wright, John D LYKansas CityApr 17, 1917May 13, 1917DTng Station, Great Lakes, Ill.
Tng Station, Newport, R. I.
Naval Hosp, Newport, R. 1.

ADDENDA (NAVY LIST).

No statement of service cards covering service of file following-named men have been received at this office from the Navy Department. It is assumed, therefore, that these men gave state other than Kansas as their residence at the time of entry into service. Inasmuch as the residence of the next of kin of these men is shown in Navy publication as being in Kansas, it is deemed advisable to publish the following information, taken from published report of the Navy Department. (Officers and Enlisted Men of the United States Naval Service Who Died During the World War. Government Printing Office, 1920.)

Name.Last
rank.
Residence.EnlistedDied.Cause.Served in -







Barron, Lawrence F2C.Bartlett Dec 7, 1917Aug 22, 1918DUSS Koningen der Bederlanden.
Bell, Hilbert C S2COneida.Apr 21, 1917Mch 6, 1918DUSS St. Louis
Blair, Robert W S2CSabethaDec 12, 1917Apr 21, 1918DNaval Hosp, New York.
Foster, ArthurF C Topeka Feb 21, 1916Oct 26, 1918DUSS Pittsburgh.
Goodrich, Charles A.CMMOttawa Nov 24, 1913Nov 19, 1917*USS Chauncey.
Simoneau, Hector V.S2C ClydeMay 3, 1918Sept 21, 1918DNaval Hosp, Newport, R. I.
Smischny, Earl R.S2CWilsonOct 11, 1916Apr 13, 1917D(Place of death not shown).
Vandervoort, Cleo LLECaldlwellJune 5, 1918Oct 8, 1918DNaval Hosp, New Orleans, La.
Ward, Charlie F1CRosedaleApr 21, 1917Mch 19, 1918* *USS Manley
Webster, Clayton A E1CHutchinsonFeb 15, 1916June 11, 1918AUSS Cyclops.
Williamson, LemuelS2CMeadeDec 2, 1915Sept 12, 1917.....USS Pennsylvania.

* Drowned. ** Explosion at sea.

Transcribed from Supplement No. 3 KANSAS CASUALTIES in the WORLD WAR, 1917-1919: Navy, Marine Corps, Adjutant General's Office, Topeka, Kansas, May 1, 1922, printed by Kansas State Printing Plant, B. P. Walker, State Printer, Topeka. 1922. 9-3185


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