Surname Medioldia to Mikesell

Enlisted Men

Medioldia, Victor, mess attendant, third class, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Cavite, P. I., November 7, 1916.
Died: Navy collier Cyclops, June 14, 1918.
Cause: Member of crew on missing Cyclops.
Next of kin: Mother, Teodora Magdo, Copez, P. I.

Meech, John William, fireman, third class, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Kansas City, Mo., December 8, 1917.
Died: Naval station, Great Lakes, Ill., January 30, 1918.
Cause: Pneumonia, lobar.
Next of kin: Father, John W. Meech, Blue Mound, Kans.

Mefford, George Dewey, fireman, third class, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Louisville, Ky., July 3, 1918.
Died: Naval hospital, Great Lakes, Ill., October 9, 1918.
Cause: Influenza.
Next of kin: Mother, Sadie Mefford, New Castle, Ky.

Meinig, Robert William, carpenter's mate, second class, United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enlisted: Omaha, Nebr., July 1, 1918.
Died: Naval hospital, Great Lakes, Ill., September 24, 1918.
Cause: Influenza.
Next of kin: Father, Carl. A. Meinig, 3604 North Forty-second Street, Omaha, Nebr.

Meister, Andrew Fred, gunner's mate, third class, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Hampton Roads, Va., September 5, 1916.
Died: U. S. S. Michigan, October 30, 1917.
Cause: Member of crew when vessel was lost.
Next of kin: Mother, Anna Klose, 57 Kinney Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

Meitzler, Harold Raymond, seaman, second class, United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enlisted: Peoria, Ill., June 4, 1918.
Died: Naval hospital, Great Lakes, September 30, 1918.
Cause: Influenza.
Next of kin: Father, Paris Andrew Meitzler, Armstrong, Ill.

Melick, Jay Russell, landsman for electrician (R), United States Navy.
Enlisted: Des Moines, Iowa, December 12, 1917.
Died: Naval station, Great Lakes, Ill., February 21, 1918.
Cause: Pneumonia, lobar.
Next of kin: Mother, Ynono Melick, 131 Hyland Street, Ames, Iowa.

Mellies, Clarence John, apprentice seaman, United States Navy.
Enlisted: St. Louis, Mo., August 5, 1918.
Died: Navy yard. Mare Island, Calif., October 23, 1918.
Cause: Influenza.
Next of kin: Mother, Lydia F. Mellies, Owensville, Mo.

Mellinger, Oscar James, fireman, third class, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Butte, Mont., November 19, 1914.
Died: Naval prison, Mare Island, Calif., October 16, 1917.
Cause: Tuberculosis, chronic pulmonary.
Next of kin: Aunt, Emma Butler, 1396 East Market Street, Akron, Ohio.

Melton, Rannel, landsman for machinist's mate (A), United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enrolled: Indianapolis, Ind., July 6, 1918.
Died: Naval hospital, Great Lakes, Ill., September 26, 1918.
Cause: Influenza.
Next of kin: Mother, Mary Jane Melton, Dixon, Ky.

Melvin, Fred Lawrence, fireman, third class, United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enrolled: Indianapolis, Ind., June 17, 1918.
Died: Bellevue hospital, New York, N. Y., October 6, 1918.
Cause: Pneumonia.
Next of kin: Mother, Mrs. Emma Melvin, R. R. 3. box 33, Waynestown, Ind.

Menagh, William Francis, engineman, second class, United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enrolled: New York, N. Y., April 11, 1918.
Died: Kingston Avenue Hospital, Brooklyn, N. Y., October 21, 1918.
Cause: Pneumonia.
Next of kin: Aunt, Mrs. Mary Henderson, 193 Hoyt Street, Brooklyn. N. Y.

Menard, Hector Napoleon, seaman, second class, United States Navy.
Enlisted: New Haven, Conn., April 20, 1917.
Died: U. S. S. Hancock, January 10, 1918.
Cause: Drowning.
Next of kin: Mother, Mrs. Agnes Menard, 250 Willow Street, Bridgeport, Conn.

Mendelsohn, Roy Milton, apprentice seaman, United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enrolled: Great Lakes, Ill., December 11, 1917.
Died: Naval hospital, Great Lakes, Ill., September 19, 1918.
Cause: Influenza.
Next of kin: Mother, Mrs. Sonia Mendelsohn, 621 South Marshfield Avenue, Chicago, Ill.

Mendes, Jose Anthony, fireman, first class, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Newport, R. I., July 29, 1915.
Died: U. S. S. Jacob Jones, December 6, 1917.
Cause: Killed in action with enemy submarine.
Next of kin: Father, Antonio S. Mendes, 139 Laurel Hill Avenue, Providence, R. I.

Mense, Ewald, landsman for electrician (R), United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enrolled: Minneapolis, Minn., May 6, 1918.
Died: Naval hospital, Chelsea, Mass., September 15, 1918.
Cause: Influenza.
Next of kin: Mother, Catherine Mense, 5605 Etzel Avenue, St. Louis, Mo.

Mercado, Lucio, native seaman, second class, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Cavite, P. I., July 8, 1913.
Died: Naval hospital, Canacao, P. I., May 14, 1917.
Cause: Tuberculosis, acute.
Next of kin: Father, Gaton Mercado, Silan, Cavite, P. I.

Mercer, Alfred William, seaman, second class, United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enlisted: Baltimore, Md., June 13, 1918.
Died: Naval hospital, naval base, Virginia, October 6, 1918.
Cause: Pneumonia.
Next of kin: Wife. Eva May Mercer, Washington Road, Washington Park, Baltimore, Md.

Mercer, Emery, seaman, second class, United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enlisted: Navy rifle range, Camp Logan, Ill., January 8, 1918.
Died: Naval hospital, Great Lakes, Ill., February 24, 1918.
Cause: Scarlet fever.
Next of kin: Mother, Malida Mercer, Springport, Mich.

Mercer, Mahlon Atlee, seaman, second class, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Philadelphia, Pa., May 28, 1917.
Died: Naval hospital, Chelsea, Mass., September 21, 1918.
Cause: Influenza.
Next of kin: Sister, Mary E. Goodwin, 501 Summit Avenue, Westville, N. J.

Merchant, Finis King, fireman, third class, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Nashville, Tenn., December 14, 1917.
Died: Naval hospital, Norfolk, Va., January 23, 1918.
Cause: Pneumonia.
Next of kin: Mother, Mrs. C. D. Merchant, Ashville, Ala.

Merkel, George Christian, machinist's mate, first class, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Philadelphia, Pa., May 27, 1914.
Died: U. S. S. Jacob Jones, December 6, 1917.
Cause: Killed in action with enemy submarine.
Next of kin: Mother, Katherine Merkel, 258 East Phillellena Street, Philadelphia, Pa.

Merkel, Lawrence, fireman, second class, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Baltimore, Md., April 20, 1917.
Died: Navy collier Cyclops, June 14, 1918.
Cause: Member of crew on missing Cyclops.
Next of kin: Morris Merkel, 1123 Laurens Street, Baltimore, Md.

Merriam, Roy Stewart, coxswain, United States Navy.
Enlisted: San Francisco, Calif., March 27, 1914.
Died: Navy collier Cyclops, June 14, 1918.
Cause: Member of crew on missing Cyclops.
Next of kin: Father, William A. Merriam, Hickman, Calif.

Mertens, Theodore Ernest, seaman, second class, United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enlisted: Cincinnati, Ohio, June 3, 1918.
Died: Naval hospital, New Orleans, La., October 5, 1918.
Cause: Pneumonia, broncho.
Next of kin: Mother, Minnie Mertens, 6S Hanford Street, Columbus, Ohio.

Merwin, John Julian, landsman for electrician (R), United States Navy.
Enlisted: New Haven, Conn., January 2, 1918.
Died: Naval Radio School, Cambridge. Mass., April 10, 1918.
Cause: Pneumonia, lobar.
Next of kin: Father, John Julian Merwin, 77 Whalley Avenue, New Haven, Conn.

Merz, Walter Edward, seaman, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Syracuse, N. Y., September S, 1917.
Died: U. S. S. Florence H., April 17. 1918.
Cause: Explosion on board the steamship Florence H.
Next of kin: Mother, Helen Merz, 921 Highland Street, Syracuse, N. Y.

Messang, John Peter Albert, chief machinist's mate, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Chicago, Ill., February 13, 1913.
Died: U. S. S. F-l, December 17, 1917.
Cause: Drowned.
Next of kin: Wife. Anna Messang, 2253 North Hope Street, Philadelphia, Pa.

Messenger, Clarence Henry, electrician, first class, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Denver, Colo., October 14, 1915.
Died: Naval hospital, Charleston, S. C, October 13, 1918.
Cause: Pneumonia, lobar.
Next of kin: Wife, Edna Messenger, 3S37 Howe Street, Oakland, Calif.

Messier, Alphonse Joseph, hospital apprentice, second class, United States
Naval Reserve Force.
Enlisted: Boston, Mass., June 7, 1918.
Died: Naval hospital, Mass., November 9, 1918.
Cause: Influenza.
Next of kin: Mother, Georgianna Messier, 45 Kinsley Street, Nashua, N. H.

Metcalf, Frederick Arthur, fireman, third class, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Minneapolis, Minn., December 14, 1917.
Died: Naval station, Great Lakes, Ill., January 30, 1918.
Cause: Broncho-pneumonia.
Next of kin: Father, William Metcalf, Kimball, Minn.

Metcalf, Harry Sawyer, hospital apprentice, second class, United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enlisted: Albany, N. T., June 11, 1918.
Died: Naval recruiting station, Burlington, Vt., November 1, 1918.
Cause: Pneumonia.
Next of kin: Wife, Mabel E. Metcalf, Fort Covington, N. Y.

Metcalf, Victor Sharp, seaman, second class, United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enlisted: Richmond, Va., June 27, 1918.
Died: Naval hospital, naval base, Virginia, October 3, 1918.
Cause: Lobar pneumonia.
Next of kin: Mother, Ruth Sharp Metcalf, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va.

Methvin, Benjamin Levi, fireman, third class, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Atlanta, Ga., May 7, 1917.
Died: Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va., August 1, 1917.
Cause: Pneumonia.
Next of kin: Mother, Lucy Methvin, R. F. D. A, Americus, Ga.

Mettalstadt, Clinton Harris, landsman for machinist's mate (A), United
States Naval Reserve Force.
Enlisted: San Francisco, Calif., June 5, 1918.
Died: Naval hospital, Gulfport, Miss., October 7, 1918.
Cause: Disease.
Next of kin: Mother, Lydia Annie Anderson, 913 East Fourteenth Street, Kansas City, Mo.

Metz, Grover Edwin, machinist's mate, second class, United States Navy.
Enlisted: San Francisco, Calif., April 24, 1917.
Died: U. S. S. F-l, December 17, 1917.
Cause: Drowning.
Next of kin: Wife, Hazel Metz, 904 Davisadero Street, San Francisco, Calif.

Metz, Sharon Emmet, seaman, second class, United States Navy.
Enlisted: St. Louis, Mo., June 9, 1917.
Died: U. S. S. Missouri, July 26, 1918.
Cause: Automobile accident.
Next of kin: Father, Thomas Metz, 1634a, Texas Avenue, St. Louis, Mo.

Metzger, Bernard Edward, apprentice seaman, United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enlisted: New York, N. Y., August 8, 1918.
Died: Naval hospital, Great Lakes, Ill., November 4, 1918.
Cause: Multiple injuries.
Next of kin: Mother, Tena Metzger, 220 East Seventy-eighth Street, New York, N. Y.

Meyer, Chester Henry, seaman, second class, United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enlisted: St. Louis, Mo., May 13, 1918.
Died: Naval hospital, Newport, R. I., September 20, 1918.
Cause: Pneumonia, lobar.
Next of kin: Father, Conrad Henry Meyer, 2015 Benton Street, St. Louis, Mo.

Meyer, Henry Joseph, hospital apprentice, second class, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Jackson, Miss., November 19, 1917.
Died: Naval hospital, Newport, R. I., February 19, 1918.
Cause: Pneumonia, lobar.
Next of kin: Mother, Ida L. Spencer, 3529 Itaska Avenue, St. Louis, Mo.

Meyer, Howard Phillip, landsman for electrician (R), United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enlisted: Milwaukee, Wis., May 10, 1918.
Died: Naval hospital, Chelsea, Mass., September 23, 1918.
Cause: Influenza.
Next of kin: Father, George P. Meyer, Kiel, Wis.

Meyer, Martin, seaman, second class, United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enlisted: New London, Conn., May 25, 1918.
Died: Naval hospital, Newport, R. I., October 3, 1918.
Cause: Pneumonia, lobar.
Next of kin: Mother, Elsie Meyer, Norwich, Conn.

Meyers, Arthur, seaman, second class, United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enlisted: New York, N. Y., June 3, 1918.
Died: Naval hospital, Pelham Bay Park, N. Y., October 13, 1918.
Cause: Pneumonia, lobar.
Next of kin: Father, Louis Meyers, 434 West One hundred and twentieth Street, New York, N. Y.

Meyers, Louis Richard, seaman, second class, United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enlisted: New York, N. Y., May 18, 1918.
Died: Naval hospital, Newport. R. I., September 25, 1918.
Cause: Pneumonia, lobar.
Next of kin: Mother, Lena Manson, 69 Third Avenue, Paterson, N. J.

Miano, Frank Lawrence, landsman for machinist's mate (A), United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enlisted: Buffalo, N. Y., June 20, 1918.
Died: Naval hospital, Great Lakes, Ill., September 25, 1918.
Cause: Influenza.
Next of kin: Father, Lawrence Miano, 493 Seventh Street, Buffalo, N. Y.

Miccio, Marie Elizabeth, yeoman (F), third class, United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enlisted: New York, N. Y., September 9, 1918.
Died: Naval hospital, Brooklyn, N. Y., October, 2, 1918.
Cause: Broncho-pneumonia.
Next of kin: Father, Vincent Miccio, 934 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Michaleo, John, seaman, second class, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Boston, Mass., March 30, 1917.
Died: U. S. S. Jacob Jones, December 6, 1917.
Cause: Lost life when vessel was torpedoed.
Next of kin: Sister, Mary Osizto, 18 Medow Street, Adams, Mass.

Mickelson, Louis, apprentice seaman, United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enlisted: Philadelphia, Pa., June 28, 1918.
Died: Naval hospital, Great Lakes, Ill., September 22, 1918.
Cause: Influenza.
Next of kin: Mother, Sarah F. Mickelson, 1412 North Seventh Street, Philadelphia, Pa.

Mickum, Martin Wilem, seaman, second class, United States Naval Reserve
Force.
Enlisted: Philadelphia, Pa., May 1, 1917.
Died: Naval hospital, League Island, March 5, 1918.
Cause: Pneumonia.
Next of kin: Mother, Rachel Mickum, 2511 East Dauphin Street, Philadelphia, Pa.

Middlekamp, Lester William, seaman, second class, N. N. V.
Enlisted: St. Louis, Mo., August 15, 1917.
Died: Naval hospital, Great Lakes, Ill., January 18, 1918.
Cause: Fever.
Next of kin: Mother, Mary Middlekamp, Warrenton, Mo.

Middleton, Henry Boyd, seaman, second class, United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enlisted: Washington, D. C, April 21, 1917.
Died: U. S. S. Nevada, July 2, 1917.
Cause: Jumped overboard.
Next of kin: Father, Isaac F. Middleton, 1006 Main Street, Fredericksburg, Va.

Midgley, Samuel Eric, blacksmith, second class, United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enlisted: Baltimore, Md., December 21, 1917.
Died: Naval hospital, Brooklyn, N. Y., October 21, 1918.
Cause: Pneumonia, broncho.
Next of kin: Friend, F. M. Sampson, 16 Crystal Street, Worcester. Mass.

Mihalik, Henry Christian, seaman. United States Navy.
Enlisted: New Orleans, La., April 16, 1917.
Died: Steamship Tyler, May 2, 1918.
Cause: Lost his life when vessel was torpedoed.
Next of kin: Mother, Caroline B. Mihalik, 1814 Dauphin Street, New Orleans, La.

Mikels, James Herman, storekeeper, third class, United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enlisted: Philadelphia, Pa., July 2, 1918.
Died: Philadelphia, Pa., October 11, 1918.
Cause: Influenza.
Next of kin: Wife, Ruth Mikels, 95 Broad Street, Stroudsburg, Pa.

Mikesell, Dean Wilbur, landsman for electrician, United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enlisted: Great Lakes, Ill., May 31, 1918.
Died: Naval hospital, Great Lakes, Ill., September 22, 1918.
Cause: Influenza.
Next of kin: Mother, Lucy P. Mikesell, R. R. 2, Rochester, Ind.

Mikesell, Earl W7illiam, landsman for electrician (R), United States Navy.
Enlisted: Cincinnati, Ohio, May 3, 1918.
Died: U. S. S. Mercy, October 13, 1918.
Cause: Broncho-pneumonia.
Next of kin: Father, Charles H. Mikesell, New Madison, Ohio.

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: