Surname Bender to Biddle

Enlisted Men

Bender, John G.. seaman, second class, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Minneapolis, Minn., April 24, 1917.
Died: Naval hospital, Brooklyn, N. Y., October 13, 1918.
Cause: Pneumonia, broncho.
Next of kin: Mother, Kate Bender, Hebron, N. Dakota.

Benford, Richard, ship's cook, third class, United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enlisted: Cambridge, Md., October 22, 1917.
Died: U. S. S. Mongolia, June 14, 1918.
Cause: Ptomaine poison.
Next of kin: Mother, Anna A. Benford, Roxbury, Va.

Bengry, John Oscar, fireman, third class, United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enlisted, Milwaukee, Wis., July 15, 1918.
Died: Naval hospital, Great Lakes, Ill., September 25, 1918.
Cause: Influenza.
Next of kin: Father, William H. Bengry, Gaastra, Mich.

Benham, Thomas Willis, fireman, second class, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Brooklyn, N. Y., December 13, 1917.
Died: U. S. S. Nopatin, August 7, 1918.
Cause: Result of injuries received in boiler explosion.
Next of kin: Mother, Anna Benham, 91 Elliott Place, Freeport, Long Island, N. Y.

Bennett, Edgar D., seaman, second class, United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enlisted: Dallas, Tex., June 6, 1918.
Died: Naval training station, San Francisco, Calif., August 21, 1918.
Cause: Pleurisy, suppurative.
Next of kin: Mother, Annie Bennett, Cooper, Tex.

Bennett, Everett, seaman, United States Naval Relief Force.
Enlisted: Omaha, Nebr., November 12, 1917.
Died: Base No. 18, France, September 19, 1918.
Cause: Shot.
Next of kin: Mother. Ella Bennett. 3840 Parker Street, Omaha, Nebr.

Bennett, Irie James, chief boatswain's mate, United States Navy
Enlisted: San Francisco. Calif.. May 9, 1916.
Died: Naval hospital, naval base. Virginia, October 11, 1918.
Cause: Pneumonia.
Next of kin: Wife. Agnes D Bennett, 1418 Turk Street, San Francisco, Calif.

Bennett, James, seaman, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Ishpeming, Mich., April 23. 1917.
Died: U. S. S. Buena Ventura, September 16, 1918.
Cause: Killed when vessel was torpedoed.
Next of kin: Father, Samuel Bennett. Negaunee, Mich.

Bennett, John William, chief quartermaster, United States Navy.
Enlisted: New York, N. Y., July 13, 1914.
Died: Naval hospital, Cape May. N. J., March 2, 1918.
Cause: Injuries received in seaplane accident.
Next of kin: Mother. Kate Bennett, 12 Holland Road, Worcester, Mass.

Bennett, Lawrence Prescott. seaman, second class. United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enlisted: Newport, R. I., July 17, 1918.
Died: Naval hospital, Newport, R. I., September 24, 1918.
Cause: Pneumonia, broncho.
Next of kin: Father, George D. Bennett, R. R. 1, Pomfret Center, Conn.

Bennett, Thomas Henry, quartermaster, second class (A), United States Navy.
Enlisted: Syracuse, N. Y., December 10, 1917.
Died: Naval air station, Rockaway Beach, Long Island, N. Y., October 20, 1918.
Cause: Pneumonia.
Next of kin: Wife, Olive E. Bennett, 162 Circut Road, Winthrop, Mass.

Bennett, Thomas Joseph, chief pharmacist's mate, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Philadelphia, Pa., August 5, 1918.
Died: Navy base hospital No. 5, Brest, France, October 2, 1918.
Cause: Pneumonia, broncho.
Next of kin: Wife, Evelma C. Bennett, 106 North Sixty-second Street, Philadelphia, Pa.

Bennis, Edward Francis, Jr., apprentice seaman, United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enlisted: Philadelphia, Pa., May 11, 1918.
Died: Naval hospital, Cape May, N. J., October 1, 1918.
Cause: Influenza.
Next of kin: Mother, Kathryn T. Bennis, 641 East Chelten Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa.

Benson, Clarence Rangnor, fireman, third class, United States Navy.
Enlisted: New York, N. Y., December 14, 1917.
Died: U. S. S. Minnesota, April 28, 1918.
Cause: Suicide.
Next of kin: Mother, Matilda Salmon, 204 Beechwood Avenue, Bridgeport, Conn.

Benson, Frank Bennis, seaman, second class, United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enlisted: Minneapolis, Minn., July 9, 1918.
Died: Naval hospital, Great Lakes, Ill., September 21, 1918.
Cause: Influenza.
Next of kin: Mother, Ellen Benson, Hastings, Minn.

Benson, Harry Walter, fireman, third class, United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enlisted: Buffalo, N. Y., July 19, 1918.
Died: Naval hospital, Great Lakes, Ill., October 2, 1918.
Cause: Influenza.
Next of kin: Mother, Augusta Benson, 764 East Second Street. Jamestown, N. Y.

Benson, John Mayo Parmer, landsman for quartermaster (A). United States Navy.
Enlisted: Chicago, Ill., December 11, 1917.
Died: Naval air station, Eastleigh, England, October 14, 1918.
Cause: Pneumonia, lobar.
Next of kin: Sister, Mary Nelson, 77 Union Avenue, Batavia, Ill.

Benson, Julian Palmer, seaman, second class. United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enlisted: Milwaukee, Wis., June 18, 1918.
Died: Naval hospital, Great Lakes. Ill.. September 19, 1918.
Cause: Influenza.
Next of kin: Father, Carl Benson, box 711, Black River Falls, Wis.

Benvins, William, fireman, third class, United States Navy (general court martial prisoner).
Enlisted: Parkersburg, W. Va., March 13, 1917.
Died: Naval hospital, Norfolk, Va., October 2, 1918.
Cause: Pneumonia, lobar.
Next of kin: Wife, Disie Benvins, Hellier, Ky.

Benway, Clarence Everett, seaman, second class. United States Navy.
Enlisted: New Haven, Conn., May 6, 1918.
Died: Base No. 13, Azores, October 2, 1918.
Cause: Pneumonia.
Next of kin: Mother, Mary Irish, box 321, Oakville, Conn.

Berg, Lawrence Milton, seaman, second class, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Minneapolis. Minn., April 13, 1917.
Died: U. S. S. Montana, April 25, 1918.
Cause: Nephritis, acute.
Next of kin: Mother, Ella Berg, Cogswell, N. Dakota.

Berg, Oliver Sigvald, apprentice seaman, United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enlisted: Omaha, Nebr., July 29, 1918.
Died: Naval hospital, Great Lakes, Ill., September 25, 1918.
Cause: Influenza.
Next of kin: Father, Henry Berg. Bradish, Nebr.

Bergeman, Earl August, apprentice seaman, United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enlisted: Milwaukee, Wis., June 1, 1918.
Died: Naval hospital, Great Lakes, Ill., September 29, 1918.
Cause: Influenza.
Next of kin: Wife, Ellen C. Bergeman, Peshtigo, Wis.

Bergemann, Peter Joseph, fireman, second class, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Milwaukee, Wis., May 7, 1917.
Died: U. S. S. Mount Vernon, September 5, 1918.
Cause: Burns.
Next of kin: Father, William Bergemann, 119 North Lake Street, Madison, Wis.

Bergen, Raymond, fireman, third class, United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enlisted: Newark, N. J., April 20, 1918.
Died: Naval hospital, New York, N. Y., September 24, 1918.
Cause: Pneumonia, broncho.
Next of kin: Father, James K. Bergen, Hopewell, N. J.

Berger, Charlie Edward, seaman, second class, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Minneapolis, Minn., May 6, 1918.
Died: Navy Base Hospital No. 5, Brest, France, October 2, 1918.
Cause: Pneumonia, lobar.
Next of kin: Father, Henry J. Berger, Henderson, Minn.

Bergeron, Ernest Joseph, fireman, third class, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Boston, Mass., November 21, 1917.
Died: U. S. S. Ohio, February 25, 1918.
Cause: Pneumonia, lobar.
Next of kin: Father, Joseph Bergeron, Groton Street, East Peppered, Mass.

Bergman, Joseph Samuel, machinist's mate, second class, United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enlisted: New York, N. Y., March 18, 1918.
Died: New York, N. Y., July 21, 1918.
Cause: Drowning.
Next of kin: Mother, Esther Bergman, 10S2 East Fourteenth Street, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Bergman, Samuel, ship filter, second class, United States Navy.
Enlisted: New York, N. Y., March 22, 1917.
Died: Naval hospital, Newport, It. I., September 26, 1918.
Cause: Pneumonia, broncho.
Next of kin: Father, Gustav Bergman, 477 Ridgewood Avenue. Brooklyn, N. Y.

Bergner, William, oiler, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Newport, R. I., August 3. 1916.
Died: Naval hospital, New York, N. Y., January 22, 1918.
Cause: Carcinoma.
Next of kin: Wife. Constance Bergner, 50 Richmond Turnpike, Tompkinsville, N. Y.

Bergsten, Freddie August, hospital apprentice, second class, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Fort Lyon, Colo.. June 5, 1918.
Died: Naval hospital, Great Lakes, Ill., September 17, 1918.
Cause: Influenza.
Next of kin: Father, P. A. Bergsten, post-office box 2S4, Las Animas, Colo.

Bergstrom, Willard Albert, fireman, second class, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Minneapolis, Minn., April 18, 1917.
Died: Granton Hospital, July 18, 1918.
Cause: Pneumonia, lobar.
Next of kin: Brother, Henry Bergstrom, Staples, Minn.

Berkley, Thomas Riley, seaman, second class, United States Navy.
Enlisted: St. Louis, Mo., May 19, 1917.
Died: U. S. S. Huntington, February 16, 1918.
Cause: Pneumonia, lobar.
Next of kin: Father, Thomas H. Berkley, 1430 Sullivan Avenue. St. Louis, Mo.

Berman, Benjamin, apprentice seaman, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Philadelphia, Pa., June 10, 1918.
Died: Naval hospital, Philadelphia. Pa.. October 8, 1918.
Cause: Influenza.
Next of kin: Mother, Pauline C. Berman, 413 Reed Street, Philadelphia, Pa.

Bernard, Edgar Gardiner, Jr., machinist's mate, first class, United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enlisted: Albany, N. Y., May 14, 1918,
Died: Naval hospital, Pelham Bay Park, N. Y., October 14, 1918.
Cause: Broncho-pneumonia.
Next of kin: Daughter, Betty J. Bernard, 1640 Fifth Avenue, Troy, N. Y.

Bernard, Frank Matthew, machinist's mate, second class. United States Navy.
Enlisted: San Francisco, Calif., May 16, 1917.
Died: U. S. S. F One, December 17, 1917.
Cause: Drowning.
Next of kin: Sister, Amelia Quintal, 1231 Fifty-third Avenue, Oakland, Calif.

Bernston, Karl, mess attendant, second class, United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enlisted: Brooklyn, N. Y., May 6, 1918.
Died: Naval hospital, Washington, D. C, August 14, 1918.
Cause: Tuberculosis.
Next of kin: Father, Frank Bernston, Rennang, Sweden, Ill.

Berry, Chester Theodore, seaman, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Rochester, N. Y., January 20, 1916.
Died: Navy yard, New York, N. Y., November 25, 1917.
Cause: Drowning.
Next of kin: Mother, Anna Trigg, 110 Delevan Street, Rochester, N. Y.

Berry, Elmer Edgar, fireman, third class, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Des Moines, Iowa, December 29, 1917.
Died: Naval hospital, Chelsea, Mass., June 28, 1918.
Cause: Cerebrospinal fever.
Next of kin: Mrs. Ida J. Berry, Claremont, Ill.

Berry, Robert McKinley, apprentice seaman, United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enlisted: Nashville, Tenn., July 24, 1918.
Died: Navy submarine station, Los Angeles, Calif., October 14, 1918.
Cause: Influenza.
Next of kin: Mother, Hattie J. Berry, 512 East Main Street, Knoxville, Tenn.

Berryman, Arthur Clinton, yeoman, first class, United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enlisted: Baltimore, Md., January 31, 1918.
Died: Section base No. 1, Baltimore, Md., October 19, 1918.
Cause: Pneumonia.
Next of kin: Mother, Susan E. Berryman, Reistertown, Md.

Bessey, Alden Erastus, landsman for machinist's mate (MB), United States Navy.
Enlisted: Portland, Oreg., November 15, 1917.
Died: Naval hospital, League Island, Pa., February 5, 1918.
Cause: Tuberculosis, chronic pulmonary.
Next of kin: Mother, Clara C. Bessey, Marshfield, Oreg.

Best, Christian Henry, fireman, third class, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Salt Lake City, Utah, June 14, 1917.
Died: Naval hospital, Key West, Fla., October 16, 1918.
Cause: Pneumonia, lobar.
Next of kin: Mother, Mary Best, Panguitch, Utah.

Best, Lyle Clarkes, seaman, second class, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Great Lakes, Ill., February 14, 1918.
Died: Naval training station, Great Lakes, Ill., August 27, 1918.
Cause: Diphtheria.
Next of kin: Mother, Carrie Best, Fairbury, Ill.

Bettisworth, Arthur Rolland, carpenter's mate, second class, United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enlisted: Kansas City, Mo., May 29, 1918.
Died: Camp hospital No. 35, Winchester, England, October 6, 1918.
Cause: Pneumonia.
Next of kin: Father, Andrew J. Bettisworth, Coffeyville, Kans.

Bevington, Russell Donald, landsman for yeoman, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Detroit, Mich., June 1, 1917.
Died: Naval station, Great Lakes, III., January 10, 1918.
Cause: Heart block.
Next of kin: Mother, Lura Bevington, 1966 East Grand Boulevard, Detroit, Mich.

Beyea, Willis Edwin, coxswain, United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enlisted: Syracuse, N. Y., July 25, 1917.
Died: Marine hospital, Stapleton, Staten Island, N. Y., October 12, 1918.
Cause: Pneumonia, lobar.
Next of kin: Father, David Beyea, Union Springs, N. Y.

Beyer, Oscar Wendell, electrician, third class (G), United States Navy.
Enlisted: Denver, Colo., November 20, 1916.
Died: Naval hospital, League Island, Pa., March 8, 1918.
Cause: Pneumonia.
Next of kin: Mother, Ida L. Beyer, 3901 South Maroposa Street, Englewood, Colo.

Beyersdorf, Otto Carl, pattern maker, second class, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Milwaukee, Wis., March 8, 1918.
Died: Receiving ship at Philadelphia, Pa., August 14, 1918.
Cause: Pneumonia.
Next of kin: Father, William Beyersdorf, 608 Sommerville Avenue, Menominee, Mich.

Beynon, George Adams, fireman, third class, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Cincinnati, Ohio, July 11, 1918.
Died: Naval training station, Great Lakes, Ill., September 4, 1918.
Cause: Diabelies mellities.
Next of kin: Mother, Ollie Beynon, 379 Taylor Avenue, Columbus, Ohio.

Bickel, Charles Cannot, seaman, second class, United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enlisted: Omaha, Nebr., June 8, 1918.
Died: Naval hospital, Great Lakes, Ill., September 25, 1918.
Cause: Influenza.
Next of kin: Father, Charles C. Bickel, University Place, Nebr.

Bickford, Seth Perkins, boatswain's mate, second class, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Cavite, P. I., July 14, 1917.
Died: U. S. S. Tjisenbang, September 19, 1918.
Cause: Pneumonia, lobar.
Next of kin: Father, Edward P. Blackford, New Market, N. H.

Bickley. John Ronald, fireman, first class, United States Navy.
Enlisted: New York, N. Y., November 3, 1917.
Died: New York. N. Y., October 16, 1918.
Cause: Pneumonia, lobar.
Next of kin: Wife, Mary Tressa Bickley, 29 Gardiner Street, Cohoes, N. Y.

Bicknell, Adelbert Hugh, seaman, second class, United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enlisted: Boston, Mass., April 26, 1917.
Died: Naval reserve training station, Bumkin Island, Mass., August 16, 1917.
Cause: Drowning.
Next of kin: Mother, Abbie M. Bicknell, 28 Chatham Road, Everett, Mass.

Biddle, Herbert Martin, quartermaster, third class, United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enlisted: Philadelphia, Pa., April 11, 1917.
Died: U. S. S. Cherokee, February 26, 1918.
Cause: Lost when vessel foundered.
Next of kin: Mother, Emma Biddle, 21 North Robinson Street, Philadelphia, Pa.

Source: Officers and Enlisted Men of the United States Navy who Lost their Lives During the World War, from April 6, 1917 to November 11, 1918, Washington Government Printing Office, 1920: