DECKHAND HARRY NELSON REEVES

DOB/DOD: June 10, 1910 (New London, CT) – January 8, 1942; 31 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Rose B. Flint (1905-1966) on November 29, 1930, in New London, CTCHILDREN: Two sons, Richard H. (1931-2001) and Ronald (1934-1991). Two daughters, Sylvia R. Reeves Smith (1933-1994), and Elizabeth A. Reeves Schena (1936-1982).LOCAL ADDRESS: New LondonSERVICE NUMBER: Unknown FAMILY:Continue reading “DECKHAND HARRY NELSON REEVES”

DECK HAND JOHN JOSEPH LOGIOCO

DOB/DOD: December 28, 1912 (New London, CT) – January 8, 1942; 29 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 77 Belden Street, New LondonSERVICE NUMBER: Unknown FAMILY: Born to Joseph (1890-1978) and Antonia Romano LoGioco (1895-1916). Stepmother, Orsola Grillo LoGioco (1898-1972). One sister, Maria “Mary” LoGioco Gaska (1914-1949). One brother, James J. (1915-1953). Four half-sisters, Antoinette “Ann”Continue reading “DECK HAND JOHN JOSEPH LOGIOCO”

CHIEF ENGINEER ROBERT HENRY LARKIN

DOB/DOD: August 6, 1884 (Connecticut) – January 8, 1942; 57 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Etta M. Lincoln (1889-1983) on February 22, 1915, in New LondonCHILDREN: One daughter, Althea L. Larkin King (1922-2004).LOCAL ADDRESS: 5 Farnsworth Street, New LondonSERVICE NUMBER: Unknown FAMILY: Born to Benjamin R. (1852-1922) and Blanche M. Fuller Larkin (1862-1922). One sister, GraceContinue reading “CHIEF ENGINEER ROBERT HENRY LARKIN”

STEWARD ALBURN JEFFERSON HINKLE

DOB/DOD: April 16, 1904 (Calvin, WV) – March 19, 1944; 39 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Myrtle Arlene Swan (1912-1988) on June 5, 1928, in New London. Myrtle later married Perley J. Stevens (1886-1958) in 1948 and George R. McKay (1921-1985) in 1966.CHILDREN: Two daughters, Joan C. “Jo” Hinkle Dayton Pementil (1930-2008) and Jean D. HinkleContinue reading “STEWARD ALBURN JEFFERSON HINKLE”

JUNIOR THIRD MATE HARRY ALLEN COOKE, III

DOB/DOD: November 26, 1920 (New London, CT) – January 1, 1943; 22 years old MARITAL STATUS: Married Barbara A. Rice (1921-1999) on October 3, 1942, in Prince George, Maryland. Barbara remarried to John H. Freeman (1919-1999) in 1945.LOCAL ADDRESS: 49 Shirley Lane, New LondonENLISTMENT: 1942SERVICE NUMBER: Z-238553 FAMILY: Born to Harry Allen (1897-1969) and IsabelContinue reading “JUNIOR THIRD MATE HARRY ALLEN COOKE, III”

MATE CLETUS ARTHUR CHILCOTE

DOB/DOD: August 15, 1905 (Orrville, OH) – January 9, 1942; 36 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Ruth V. Barbour Bingham Bachmann (1913-1981) on April 6, 1932, in Norwich, CT. Divorced in February 1938. Married Delcini Louise Daniels (1918-1990) on March 5, 1938, in New London, CT.CHILDREN: One daughter, unnamed, only lived a few hours and wasContinue reading “MATE CLETUS ARTHUR CHILCOTE”

APPRENTICE FRANK DUMOULIN; NAVY

DOB/DOD: 1850 or 1851 * (Philadelphia, PA) – unknown date of deathENLISTMENT: January 21, 1867, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at 16 years old. * The exact Date of Birth is unknown. FAMILY: Born to Augustus M. (1815-?) and Adeline du Moulin (1820-1859). One sister, Augusta (1845-?). Two brothers, Charles (1844-1901) and Harry (1851-1878). WEBMASTER NOTE: TheContinue reading “APPRENTICE FRANK DUMOULIN; NAVY”

PRIVATE WALLACE A. BECKWITH; ARMY

DOB/DOD: February 28, 1843 (New London, CT) – November 22, 1929 (New London, CT); 86 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Josephine M. Dart (1844-1878). Remarried Emma G. Douglas (1849-1925) in 1885.CHILDREN: Three sons, Richard S. (1870-1928), Lloyd P. (1873-1951), and Frederick H. (1875-1941). Three daughters, Lucy M. Beckwith Farmer Forrest (1871-1940), Josephine M. (1878-1955), and GeorgianaContinue reading “PRIVATE WALLACE A. BECKWITH; ARMY”