John
N. Crawford, Private, U.S. Army:
Served
as a Laborer in the office of the Coast and Geodetic Survey until
January 23, 1918, when he resigned and enlisted in the Signal Corps
of the National Army.
Frederick
B. Cunningham, Private, U.S. Army:
Served
as a computer in the office of the Coast and Geodetic Survey until
October 2, 1918, when he resigned and enlisted in the Students Army
Training corps at George Washington, University.
Sanger
Curtice, Electrician first class (radio) U.
S. N. R. F.,
Transferred
with the Coast and Geodetic Survey Steamer SURVEYOR, by Executive
Order 2707, on September 24, 1917. He was enrolled in the U.S. Naval
Reserve Force and served on the U.S.S. SURVEYOR as Electrician first
Class, but the length of his service is not known at the office, as
he did not return to the Coast and Geodetic Survey.
Isaiah
N. Dailey, First Lieutenant, C. A. R. C., U.
S. Army,
On September
24, 1917, by Executive Order 2707, he was transferred to the service
and jurisdiction of the War Department. Previous to his transfer,
he was with the Coast and Geodetic Survey, as a commissioned junior
Hydrographic and Geodetic Engineer.
He passed
the necessary physical examination on October 5, 1917, was commissioned
First Lieutenant, Coast Artillery Reserve Corps, U.S. Army, effective
September 24, 1917, and was ordered to the Coast Artillery School
at Fort Monroe, Virginia.
One
month after his transfer to the War Department, on October 23, 1917,
he separated his connection with the Coast and Geodetic Survey by
resignation, but remained attached to the Coast Artillery Reserve
Corps of the U.S. Army. There is little on file in the office of the
Coast and Geodetic Survey relating to his war activities after separation,
the last information available being that on August 19, 1918, he was
stationed at Fort Caswell, N.C.
Alonzo
Daniels, Seaman, U. S. Navy:
He was
a Quartermaster, Second Class, attached to the Coast and Geodetic
Survey Schooner MATCHLESS until November 30, 1917, when he separated
from the service and entered the U.S. Navy as seaman.
Benjamin
G. Dann, Aviation Service, U.S. Army:
He was
a computer in the Division of Geodesy, Coasts and Geodetic Survey
until May 25, 1918, when he resigned and entered the Aviation Service
of the U.S. Army.
William
H. Deck, Sergeant, U.S. Army:
He was
a clerk in the office of the Coast and Geodetic Survey until September
28, 1917, when he was separated from the Service and entered the U.S.
Army as a private, reporting for duty with the 79th Division of the
National Army, at Camp Meade, Maryland.
On October
9, 1917, he was promoted to Sergeant, U.S.A., with special duties
as Company Clerk and in charge of quarters.
He was
honorably discharged from the U.S. Army on Oct. 17, 1917, by reason
of convenience of the Government per Special orders No. 45 79th Division,
October 15, 1917, and returned to the Coast and Geodetic Survey on
October 18, 1917.
Martin
N. Deggeler, U. S. Army (rank unknown),
He served
as Deck Officer in the Coast and Geodetic Survey from May 20, 1918,
to June 11, 1918, when he resigned to enter the U.S. Army.
A.
Deritis, Ensign,
U.S.N.R.F.,
On September
24, 1917, by Executive Order 2707, he was transferred with the Coast
and Geodetic Survey Steamer SURVEYOR to the services and jurisdiction
of the War Department. Previous to his transfer he was Boatswain on
the SURVEYOR.
Effective
September 24, 1917, he was commissioned as Ensign, in the U.S. Naval
Reserve Force and served on the U.S.S. SURVEYOR as Third Watch Officer
from that date until the vessel was returned to the Coast and Geodetic
Survey on March 31, 1919.
Lindsay
F. Disney, Sergeant of Ordnance, U.S. Army,
He was
a computer in the Coast and Geodetic Survey until December 12, 1917,
when he resigned and on December 14, enlisted as a private under the
Ordnance Department of the U.S. National Army. He was first assigned
to the military department in the “Division of American Ordnance
Base Depot in France”, commanded by Colonel King, with temporary
quarters at Washington, D.C. The organization under which he was serving
was planning for overseas duty, but it was later placed under the
Supply Division and the majority of the personnel were sent to Ordnance
Training Camps.
On February
4, 1918, he was promoted to Corporal of Ordnance, and on March 21,
he was transferred to the Ordnance Training Camp at Camp Hancock,
Ga., under the Command of Colonel Brown. After several weeks with
a casual company, he was transferred to the Headquarters Supply Co.,
and assigned to the Insurance Office of the Ordnance Camp, acting
as Assistant to the Insurance officer at the end of the assignment.
July
17, 1918, he was transferred to Camp Amatel, N.J., Capt. E. H. Nash,
Jr., Commanding Officer, and immediately assigned to special duty
with the Government Disbursing Officer for duty in the preparation
of vouchers and checks for payment.
On December
7, 1918, he was promoted to Sergeant of Ordnance and on February 4,
1919, he was honorably discharged from the U.S. Army, at the Ordnance
District office, at Philadelphia, Pa.
Daniel
J. Dolan, Chief Machinist’s Mate, U.S.N.R.F.,
On September
24, 1917, by Executive Order 2707, he was transferred with the Coast
and Geodetic Survey Steamer BACHE to the service and jurisdiction
of the Navy Department. Previous to his transfer he was Assistant
to Engineer on the BACHE.
Effective
September 24, 1917, he was enrolled as Chief Machinist’s Mate
in the U.S. Naval Reserve Force and he served on the U.S.S. BACHE
from that date until June 8, 1919, when he was returned to the Coast
and Geodetic Survey.
Ernest
Dreyfus, Seaman, U.S.N.R.F.,
On September
24, 1917, by Executive Order 2707, he was transferred with the Coast
and Geodetic Survey Steamer SURVEYOR to the service and jurisdiction
of the Navy Department. Previous to his transfer he was a seaman on
the SURVEYOR.
Effective
September 24, 1917, he was enrolled as Seaman in the U.S. Naval Reserve
Force and he served on the U. S. S. SURVEYOR from that date, but the
length of his service was not known at this office, as he did not
return to the Coast and Geodetic Survey.
George
H. Durgin, Lieutenant (j.g.) U. S. N. R. F.,
On September
24, 1917, by Executive Order 2707, he was transferred to the service
and jurisdiction of the Navy Department. Previous to his transfer
he was with the Coast and Geodetic Survey as a commissioned officer
with the rank of Aid.
Effective
September 24, 1917, he was commissioned Ensign in the U.S. Naval Reserve
Force and he served on the U. S. S. BACHE as Third Watch officer from
that date until December 11, 1917, when he was transferred to the
U.S.S. SURVEYOR where he served as Third Watch Officer until June
14, 1918. For a period after that date he was at the U.S. Naval Hospital
at Brooklyn, N.Y., but on October 9, 1918, he reported for duty and
was again assigned to overseas duty after having been promoted to
Lieutenant (j.g.) U.S.N.R.F.
From
November 19, 1918, until March 1919, he served as Navigation and Executive
Officer on the U.S.S. LAKE SUNAPEE. A letter on file from the Commanding
Officer of the vessel, Lieutenant (j.g.) B. H. Olested U.S.N.R.F.,
states that Lieutenant (j.g.) Durgin performed his duties in an officer-
and seaman-like manner and that he took great pleasure in testifying
to efficiency in maintaining discipline and skill in his organization.
He was
retired from active duty in the U.S. Navy on April 26, 1919, and returned
to the Coast and Geodetic Survey on April 25, 1919.
J.E.
Dwyer, Private, U.S. Army,
He was
a hand serving with one of the field parties operated under the Division
of Geodesy, Coast and Geodetic Survey until April 30, 1918, when he
separated from the party and enlisted in the U.S. Army as a private.
Ernest
W. Eickelberg, Captain, Coast Artillery Corps,
U.S. Army,
September
24, 1917, by Executive Order 2707, he was transferred to the service
and jurisdiction of the War Department. Previous to his transfer,
he was with the Coast and Geodetic Survey, as a commissioned Hydrographic
and Geodetic Engineer.
Effective
September 24, 1917, he was commissioned First Lieutenant, Coast Artillery.
He was first assigned to the Coast Artillery School at Fort Monroe,
Va., and after completing his course of training, was detailed for
duty in the Panama Canal Zone, where on December 15, 1917, he was
second in command of the U.S. Army Mine Planter GENERAL WM. H. GRAHAM.
On April 12, 1918, was given command of the GRAHAM.
His
services in the Canal Zone were under Colonel Landers. Coast Artillery
Corps, U.S. Army, Commanding Panama Coast Artillery District. While
upon this duty he was promoted to Captain, Coast Artillery Corp, U.S.A.,
and was engaged in harbor defense work at the entrances to the Panama
canal.
He was
honorably discharged from the U.S. Army on June 6, 1919, and returned
to the Coast and Geodetic Survey on the following day.
