Surname Southern to Steiner

Enlisted Men

Southern, Ruphus Edward, seaman, second class, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Raleigh, N. C, April 27, 1917.
Died: U. S. S. Florida, August 28, 1918.
Cause: Cerebrospinal meningitis.
Next of kin: Stepfather, Win. C. Beamer, R. F. D. No. 3, Mount Airy, N. C.

Sova, James, seaman, second class, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Cleveland, Ohio, November 5, 1917.
Died: U. S. S. Cherokee, February 26, 1918.
Cause: When ship was torpedoed.
Next of kin: Father, Michael Sova, 512 South Fifth Street, Reading, Pa.

Spaide, John Leroy, hospital apprentice, first class, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Scranton, Pa., May 21, 1917.
Died: United States naval hospital, League Island, Pa., September 23, 1918.
Cause: Influenza.
Next of kin: Mother, Helen Spaide, 55 South Wyoming Street, Hazleton, Pa.

Spangler, George Andrew, seaman, second class, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Houston, Tex., December 7, 1916.
Died: U. S. S. Huntington, December 7, 1917.
Cause: Drowned.
Next of kin: Father, George W. Spangler, 2905 Saunders Avenue, San Antonio. Tex.

Spangler, Henry, seaman, second class, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Chicago, Ill., December 8, 1917.
Died: Naval station, Great Lakes, Ill., March 12, 1918.
Cause: Pneumonia, lobar.
Next of kin: Stepfather, Max R. Herrman, 2S0 Fourteenth Street, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Sparks. James Alsworth, chief quartermaster (A), United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enrolled: San Francisco, Calif., July 12, 1918.
Died: Naval Training Camp, Seattle, Wash., October 30, 1918.
Cause: Pneumonia.
Next of kin: Father, James Dunn Sparks, 41-1 Mariposa Avenue, Sierra Madre, Calif.

Sparough, Steve James, machinist's mate, second class, United States Naval
Reserve Force.
Enrolled: Great Lakes, Ill., June 17, 1918.
Died: Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill., September 22, 1918.
Cause: Influenza.
Next of kin: Mother, Elizabeth Sparough, 3246 Hirsch Street, Chicago, Ill.

Sparrowgrove, Glenn Pearson, electrician, third class, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Des Moines, Iowa, April 19, 1917.
Died: Naval hospital, Norfolk, Va., March 16, 1918.
Cause: Pneumonia, lobar.
Next of kin: Sister, Garnet Iona Sparrowgrove, East Mason Block, Fort Dodge, Iowa.

Spaulding, Harold Manning, coxswain, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Newport, R. I., November 12, 1917.
Died: Naval station, Newport, R. I., March 30, 1918.
Cause: Cerebrospinal meningitis.
Next of kin: Mother, Ada N. Spaulding, Union Village, Woonsocket, R. I.

Spears, Hubbard, fireman, second class, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Columbia, S. C., May 14, 1917.
Died: U. S. S. .Mount Vernon, September 5, 1918.
Cause: Lost life when vessel was sunk.
Next of kin: Father, Robert Spears, R. R. No. 3, Bennettsville, S. C.

Spence, Albert, mess attendant, third class, United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enrolled: Miami, Fla., May 6, 1918.
Died: U. S. S. Mercy, October 5, 1918.
Cause: Broncho-pneumonia.
Next of kin: Mother. Josephine Nealy, Coconut Grove, Fla.

Spence, James Andrew, mess attendant, third class, United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enrolled: Boston, Mass., May 11, 1918.
Died: Naval hospital, Newport, R. I., September 17, 1918.
Cause: Pneumonia, broncho.
Next of kin: Mother, Mandie Spence, Haynesville, Va.

Spencer, Edward Leon, seaman, second class, United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enrolled: Boston, Mass., February 18, 1918.
Died: Quarantine Station, Gallops Island, September 26, 1918.
Cause: Pneumonia.
Next of kin: Wife, Florence E. Spencer, 424 Ashmont Street, Boston, Mass.

Spencer, Harry Edgar, seaman, second class, United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enrolled: Kansas City, Mo., June 3, 1918.
Died: Naval training camp, Seattle, Wash., October 8, 1918.
Cause: Pneumonia.
Next of kin: Father, Edgar F. Spencer, Buckner, Mo.

Spencer, Ray Marcus, seaman, second class. United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enrolled: Tacoma, Wash., May 20, 1918.
Died: Naval training camp, Seattle, Wash.. October 9, 1918.
Cause: Pneumonia.
Next of kin: Mother, Sarah Spencer, R. F. D. No. 4, box 358, Tacoma, Wash.

Spicer, Ray Reuben, apprentice seaman, United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enrolled: Chicago, Ill., July 22, 1918.
Died: Camp Logan, Ill., October 1, 1918.
Cause: Broncho-pneumonia.
Next of kin: Mother, Henrietta Spicer, Viola, Ill.

Spielman, Robert Louis, engineman, second class. United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enrolled: Brooklyn, N. Y., May 27, 1918.
Died: October 10, 1918, at his home.
Cause: Typhoid fever.
Next of kin: Father, Henry Spielman, 125 Elbertson Street, Elmhurst, Long Island.

Spinks, Ralph Eugene, seaman, second class, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Albany, N. Y., April 12, 1917.
Died: Naval hospital, Portsmouth, N. H., June 17, 1917.
Cause: Broncho-pneumonia.
Next of kin: Mother, Jennie Spinks, 631 Sixth Avenue, North Troy, N. Y.

Spitler, Ralph Edward, landsman (E), radio, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Cincinnati, Ohio, August 8, 1918.
Died: Naval hospital, Newport, R. I., September 25, 1918.
Cause: Pneumonia, lobar.
Next of kin: Father, Lloyd Spitler, Sycamore, Ohio.

Spizzirri, Anthony, fireman, first class, United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enrolled: Great Lakes, Ill., April 25, 1918.
Died: United States naval hospital, Great Lakes, Ill., September 29, 1918.
Cause: Broncho-pneumonia.
Next of kin: Brother, Oreste Spizzirri, 7537 Dante Avenue, Chicago, Ill.

Sponoglk, Beverly Charles, machinist's mate, second class, United States Navy.
Enlisted: San Francisco, Calif., November 1, 1917.
Died: St. Luke's Hospital, Jacksonville, Fla., October 17, 1918.
Cause: Pneumonia, complicating influenza.
Next of kin: Mother, Laura May Sponogle, 41 First Avenue, San Francisco, Calif.

Spooner, Carlton Henry, seaman, United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enrolled: New Bedford, Mass., April 8, 1917.
Died: United States naval hospital, New York, N. Y., September 29, 1918.
Cause: Pneumonia, broncho.
Next of kin: Mother, Mrs. Jennie Spooner, 112 Pierce Street, New Bedford, Mass.

Sporkin, Abraham Leonard, seaman, second class, United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enrolled: Philadelphia, Pa., May 15, 1918.
Died: Naval hospital, Hampton Roads, Va., October 31, 1918.
Cause: Broncho-pneumonia.
Next of kin: Mother, Elizabeth Sporkin, 1308 North Seventh Street, Philadelphia, Pa.

Sprague, Frayley Earl, fireman, first class, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Kansas City, Mo., May 15, 1917.
Died: United States naval hospital, League Island, Pa., May 31, 1918.
Cause: Pleurisy.
Next of kin: Brother, Marion Sprague; address unknown.

Sprague, Grover, seaman, second class, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Boston, Mass., April 20, 1916.
Died: U. S. S. New York, June 13, 1917.
Cause: Measles.
Next of kin: Father, Amos O. Sprague, 267 Columbian Street, Weymouth, Mass.

Sprague, Howard William, machinist's mate, first class, United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enrolled: Baltimore, Md., December 11, 1917.
Died: United States naval air station, Bay Shore, L. I., N. Y., November 5, 1918.
Cause: Lobar pneumonia.
Next of kin: Wife, Charlotte M. Sprague, 10 Sarella Street, Glens Falls, N. Y.

Springmeier, Walter Bernard, apprentice seaman, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Cincinnati, Ohio, July 29, 1918.
Died: United States naval hospital, Great Lakes, Ill., September 28, 1918.
Cause: Influenza.
Next of kin: Father, Henry Springmeier, 975 Windsor Street, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Sprouse, Emmet, apprentice seaman, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Richmond, Va., October 22, 1917.
Died: Naval hospital, Norfolk, Va., December 10, 1917.
Cause: Lobar pneumonia.
Next of kin: Father, Alonzo L. Sprouse, Elk Hill, Va.

Squibb, James Lee, seaman, second class, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Oklahoma City, Okla., March 27, 1917.
Died: S. S. Chincha, August 14, 1917.
Cause: Drowned.
Next of kin: Mother, Mary Nora Squibb, 613 Monroe Street, Springfield, Mo.

Squires, Jesse Franklin, electrician, second class, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Boston, Mass., June 21, 1916.
Died: Naval hospital, Pensacola, Fla., December 27, 1917.
Cause: Nephritis, acute.
Next of kin: Brother, Clarence W. Squires, Jonesville, Mich.

Stacey, Joseph, machinist's mate, first class, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Chicago, Ill., June 14, 1915.
Died: Naval hospital, Chelsea, Mass., November 1Q, 1918.
Cause: Influenza.
Next of kin: Mother, Mary Stacey, 141 Twenty-first Avenue, Melrose Park, Ill.

Stagun, Henry Edward, landsman machinist's mate (A.), United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enrolled: St. Louis. Mo., July 13, 1918.
Died: Naval hospital, Great Lakes, Ill., September 26, 1918.
Cause: Influenza.
Next of kin: Father, Henry G. Stagun, 2004 Market Street, St. Louis, Mo.

Stahlheber, David William, fireman, third class. United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enrolled: Peoria, Ill., June 5, 1918.
Died: U. S. S. Mercy, October 16, 1918.
Cause: Influenza.
Next of kin: Father, William Stahlheber, Craig, Ill.

Stahlhut, Ernest Henry, fireman, third class, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Indianapolis, Ind., December 15, 1917.
Died: Naval hospital, Norfolk, Va., March 4, 1918.
Cause: Diphtheria.
Next of kin: Father, William Stahlhut, Antwerp, Ohio.

Stahlhuth, William John, hospital apprentice, second class, United States Navy.
Enlisted: St. Louis, Mo., May 18, 1918.
Died: Naval hospital, Great Lakes, Ill., September 21, 1918.
Cause: Influenza.
Next of kin: Mother, Emma M. Stahlhuth, 7421 Hazel Avenue, Maplewood, Mo.

Stait, Frederick John, yeoman, first class, United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enrolled: Brooklyn, N. Y., May 5, 1917.
Died: Atlantic City Hospital, N. J., October 9, 1918.
Cause: Bronchopneumonia.
Next of kin: Brother, Harold E. Stait, 1726 Thalia Street, New Orleans, La.

Stallings, Herman, ship's cook, second class, United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enrolled: Norfolk, Va., January 31, 1918.
Died: United States Naval Forces, France, May 19, 1918.
Cause: Drowned.
Next of kin: Nettie Stallings, 527 Bank Street, Norfolk, Va.

Stallings, Washington Wyatt, plumber and fitter, United States Navy.
Enlisted: New Bern, N. C, April 6, 1917.
Died: Naval hospital, Brooklyn, N. Y., October 14, 1918.
Cause: Pleurisy, suppurative.
Next of kin: Brother, D. H. Stallings, 52 Metcalf Street, New Bern, N. C.

Stalnaker, John Franklin, apprentice seaman, United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enrolled: Parkersburg, W. Va., October 2, 1918.
Died: Post hospital, University of West Virginia, Morgantown, W. Va.,
October 21, 1918.
Cause: Pneumonia.
Next of kin: Father, W. R. Stalnaker, jr., West Virginia.

Stammerman, Andrew William, fireman, third class, United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enrolled: Louisville, Ky., July 22, 1918.
Died: Naval hospital, Naval Base, Va., October 3, 1918.
Cause: Pneumonia, lobar.
Next of kin: Mother, Catherine Stammerman, 2617 Magazine Street, Louisville, Ky.

Stamp, Clair Richmond, engineer, first class, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Buffalo, N. Y., April 2, 1917.
Died: U. S. S. Drayton, September 16, 1918.
Cause: Washed overboard.
Next of kin: Mother, Maude Stamp, Mount Morris, N. Y.

Stanclift, Hudson Romane, seaman, second class, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Omaha, Nebr., July 12, 1917.
Died: Naval hospital, Brooklyn, N. Y., February 28, 1918.
Cause: Diphtheria.
Next of kin: Father, Hy. M. Stanclift, Alexandria, Nebr.

Stanfield, Forest Vern, seaman, second class, United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enrolled: Cleveland, Ohio, April 2, 1918.
Died: Lakeside Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio, November 1, 1918.
Cause: Influenza.
Next of kin: Father, Aucil M. Stanfield, 332 Howard Street, Findlay, Ohio.

Stange, Richard Edward, machinist's mate, second class, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Chicago, Ill., December 11, 1917.
Died: Naval hospital, Chelsea, Mass., October 1, 1918.
Cause: Influenza.
Next of kin: Father, John Stange, 7318 South Hermitage Avenue, Chicago, Ill.

Stanley, John Brook, landsman electrician (R), United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enrolled: El Paso, Tex., May 5, 1918.
Died: Naval hospital, New Orleans, La., August 12, 1918.
Cause: Broken neck.
Next of kin: Brother, James P. Stanley, care of Wilson & Co., Little Rock, Ark.

Stanley, Shirley Wootson, seaman, second class, National Naval Volunteers.
Enrolled: Miami, Fla., April 30, 1917.
Died: Navy collier Cyclops, June 14, 1918.
Cause: Member of crew on missing Cyclops.
Next of kin: Father, Robert M. Stanley, Dacula, Fla.

Staples, Charles Timothy, seaman, second class, United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enrolled: New York City, N. Y., April 10, 1917.
Died: U. S. S. Cherokee, February 26, 1918.
Cause: Lost at sea when U. S. S. Cherokee foundered.
Next of kin: Sister, Helen Wood, 65 Greenwich Street, New York, N. Y.

Staples, Robert Bruce, electrician, first class, United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enrolled: Norfolk, Va., February 8, 1917.
Died: U. S. S. Susquehanna, June 30, 1918.
Cause: Peritonitis, acute.
Next of kin: Mother, Annie V. Staples, Concord, Va.

Stark, Edwin Leo, fireman, third class, United States Navy.
Enlisted: La Crosse, Wis., June 5, 1917.
Died: Navy collier Cyclops, June 14, 1918.
Cause: Member of crew on missing Cyclops.
Next of kin: Father, Leo Stark, Wilton, Wis.

Stark, Harry Earl, fireman, third class, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Portland, Ores., July 24, 1917.
Died ; Naval hospital, Norfolk, Va., December 3, 1917.
Cause: Septicemia.
Next of kin: Mother, Rose Stark, Stella, Wash.

Stark, Rex Byron, yeoman, second class, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Great Lakes, Ill., January 24, 1918.
Died: Naval hospital, Great Lakes, Ill., September 27, 1918.
Cause: Influenza.
Next of kin: Mother, Maude Stark, 104 South Clinton Street, Albion, Mich.

Stark, Richard Joseph, quartermaster, first class, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Newport, R. I., March 3, 1916.
Died: U. S. S. Jacob Jones, December 6, 1917.
Cause: Killed in action with enemy submarine.
Next of kin: Wife, Myra L. Stark. 105 Fort Avenue, Cranston, R. I.

Starr, Grover Cleveland, apprentice seaman, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Richmond, Va., December 19, 1917.
Died: Naval hospital, Norfolk, Va., January 29, 1918.
Cause: Broncho-pneumonia.
Next of kin: Mother, Julia Starr, Amelia, Va.

Starrett, Harold Lester, pharmacist's mate, first class, United States Navy.
Enlisted: New York, N. Y., April 28, 1914.
Died: Naval hospital, Washington, D. C, March 4, 1918.
Cause: Gastric ulcer.
Next of kin: Father, Heydon Starrett, 523 Herkimer Street, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Startsman, Clarence Joseph, engineman, second class, United States Navy.
Enlisted: San Francisco, Calif., April 16, 1917.
Died: Naval hospital, Key West, Fla., October 26, 1918.
Cause: Pneumonia, lobar.
Next of kin: Mother, Katherine Davis, 2122 C Street, Sacramento, Calif.

Stasiak, Peter, seaman, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Chicago, Ill., April 24, 1917.
Died: Naval hospital, Brooklyn, N. Y., October 1, 1918.
Cause: Pneumonia, lobar.
Next of kin: Mother, Mary Stasiak, 1324 West Thirty-first Place, Chicago, Ill.

Staton, Jesse Howard, fireman, third class, United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enrolled: Kansas City, Mo., May 28, 1918.
Died: U. S. S. Mercy, October 16, 1918.
Cause: Cerebrospinal meningitis.
Next of kin: Wife, Nellie M. Staton, R. F. D. No. 6, Lawrence, Kans.

Stauffer, Charles Percy, coxswain, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Los Angeles, Calif., June 30, 1917.
Died: U. S. S. Tjisenbang, September 21, 1918.
Cause: Pneumonia, lobar.
Next of kin: Father, Chas. A. Stauffer, 5879 San Pedro Street, Los Angeles, Calif.

Stauffer, Harvey, water tender, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Chicago, Ill., April 16, 1915.
Died: Army hospital, La Rochelle, France, August 23, 1918.
Cause: Acute diabetes.
Next of kin: None.

Stearns, Will Waldo, landsman machinist's mate (A), United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enrolled: Omaha, Nebr., July 19, 1918.
Died: Naval hospital, Great Lakes, Ill., October 5, 1918.
Cause: Influenza.
Next of kin: Wife, Delia Maywood Stearns, Madison, S. Dakota.

Stebbins, Raymond Walter, seaman, second class, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Minneapolis, Minn., April 28, 1917.
Died: Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill., June 25, 1917.
Cause: Cerebrospinal fever.
Next of kin: Mother, Ethel Stebbins, Crosby, N. Dakota.

Steele, Dewey Dey, seaman, second class, United States Navy.
Enlisted. Syracuse, N. Y., May 8, 1917.
Died: U. S. S. Solace, October 23, 1918.
Cause: Pneumonia, lobar.
Next of kin: Mother, Hattie Steele, R. F. D. No. 17, Freeville, N. Y.

Steele, John Adelbert, seaman, second class, United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enrolled: Buffalo, N. Y., June 3, 1918.
Died: Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill., October 2, 1918.
Cause: Influenza.
Next of kin: Mother, Irene Steele, Warsaw, N. Y.

Steele, Julius Adelbert, coxswain, United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enrolled: New Haven, Conn., May IS, 1917.
Died: Naval hospital, Brooklyn, N. Y., October 9, 1918.
Cause: Pneumonia, lobar.
Next of kin: Father, E. Adelbert Steele, 1221 Park Street, New Hartford, Conn.

Steele, William Edward, apprentice seaman, United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enrolled: Pittsburgh, Pa., June 12, 1918.
Died: Naval hospital, Great Lakes, Ill., September 24, 1918.
Cause: Influenza.
Next of kin: Father, William E. Steele, New Alexandria, Pa.

Steeley, Harry Henderson, apprentice seaman, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Nashville, Tenn., November 28, 1917.
Died: Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va., January 7, 1918.
Cause: Suppurative pleurisy.
Next of kin: Father, Ben Steeley, Scottsboro, Ala.

Steen, Wiley McMurphy, apprentice seaman, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Birmingham, Ala., August 3, 1918.
Died: Naval hospital, Great Lakes, Ill., November 10, 1918.
Cause: Pneumonia.
Next of kin: Father, Columbis Hector Steen, Pine Apple, Fla.

Steenbergen, Lee, quartermaster, third class, United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enrolled: Dallas, Tex., July 31, 1917.
Died: Naval hospital, Norfolk, Va., November 13, 1917.
Cause: Tuberculosis.
Next of kin: Father, Almanza Steenbergen, 2315 McKinley Avenue, Fort Worth ,Tex.

Stein, Philip Heney, Jr., seaman, second class, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Philadelphia, Pa., December 10, 1917.
Died: U. S. S. Lakemoor, April 11, 1918.
Cause: Lost when vessel was torpedoed by submarine.
Next of kin: Wife, Jennie A. Stein, 4914 Olive Street, Philadelphia, Pa.

Stein, Walter Lee, landsman for carpenter's mate (A), United States Navy.
Enlisted: La Salle, Ill., December 14, 1917.
Died: Receiving ship, Washington, D. C, St. Elizabeths Hospital January 18, 1918.
Cause: Dementia praecox.
Next of kin: Father, Henry Stein, Princeton, Ill.

Steinberger, Gail Hamilton, fireman, second class, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Seattle, Wash., April 29, 1917.
Died: Navy collier Cyclops, June 14, 1918.
Cause: Member of crew on missing Cyclops.
Next of kin: Father, Jos. E. Steinberger, Toledo, Wash.

Steiner, Simon, chief quartermaster, United States Navy.
Enlisted: Newport, R. I., February 8, 1915.
Died: U. S. S. Jacob Jones, December 6, 1917.
Cause: Killed in action with enemy submarine.
Next of kin: Wife, Gertrude Steiner, 70 Maiden Street, Everetts, Mass.

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: