Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-10-29
NAVY HONOR ROLL
READ AT CHAPEL
Men Lost In Service Against The
Enemy
MEMORIAL SERVICE YESTERDAY
Crowds OF WOrshippers At Naval Acad-
envy Chapel Pay
Tribute

helQ Tor the men iOst III service
against the enemy up TO the present
time in the worlds great war OF
nations
In addition to the, regular worship
pers many from a distance had come
TO Join in honoring the memory Of
the dead. There were delegations Of
officers and marines and bluejackets
from the ships now at the Academy
The altar was beautiful in its violet
hamglngs, being banked with white
roses and chrysanthemums and palms
The Cross was fanked. as usual, with
the National and Academy colors.
The choir. under Midshipman w G.
Vose, rendered the hymns and chants
most effectively The organist, Mr..
Harry Schreyer, was reinforced by an
orchestra under the direction of Prof.
Toroysky, who as prelude, rendered
Handlers Largo. All the hymns,
psalms, Scripture readings and
prayers had in them as the dominant
note gratitude for the care of God to
the nation throughout its history and
special intercession for His blessing
upon the armed forces of our coun-
try In the present war, whether en-
gagged with the enemy on land or sea
or in the air.
After reading the Presidents pro-
cIamation setting forth the day for
special exercises by men of all faiths,
the Chaplain preached vigorous SER
mon from Revelations 14:13, And
their works do follow them in WHICH
he emphasized the unselfsh heroism
OF all who had given their lives in
their resolves that certain eternal
principles OF justice, freedom and
mercy should not be swept from the
earth by the human incarnations OF
the opposite principles, and the slim
illus to duty, wherever he may be,
which is furnished to every patriot by
their example of self-sacrifce and
service. The congregation stood dur
ing the reading OF the Roll of Honor,
after which the Roll was placed upon
the altar as the congregation sang
America in pledge of a new and
more vigorous conservation to God
through service to country, in reverent
memorial of those in whose honor the
exercises of the day were held. The
official Roll of Honor as furnished by
the Navy Department is as follows:
SIS. Aztec Naval losses, y.
Eopolucci, John l., Boatswain's Mate,
Second Glass, on SIS. Aztec, first U.
s. vessel carrying a naval armed
guard to be sunk. Sunk April 1,
1917, by a mine or torpedo (pre-
sumably the former). Eopolucci was
the first member of either the army
or navy of the United States to lose
his life in naval operations in the
danger zone.
SIS. Vacuum NAVAL Losses, -.
Thomas, Clarence c., Lieutenant, on
SIS. Vacuum, sunk by German sub
marine morning of April 2S, 1917
First officer of the Navy land the
first of any u. S. service) to lose his
life in operations against the enemy
since the declaration of war against
Germany
Donald, Alexander. Seamon Second
Glass.
Fischer, Chales j., CoXswain.
Luckan, Charles F., Seaman.
10 Rec, Frank Hazelton, Seaman.
SIS. MOtan0-( Naval Losses, So
The Motano was sunk on the eve
ming of July 81, 1917, by German sub
marine.
Horwig, Sidney, Seamon Second Glass.
Lawrence, Andrew, Seaman Second
Glass.
Barmore, Don Walton, Seaman.
Carlin, Joseph Frank, Coxswain.
Sokel. James Anthony. Seaman Second
Glass.
whelan. VIM, Seaman Second Glass.
Torjusen, Cornelius Oliver, Seaman
Second Glass.
vogel, Albert Henry, Seaman Second
Glass.
SIS. PIaturia- Naval Loss, -.
The SIS. Platuria was sunk by a
German submarine on September Is,
1917.
wagstafr, Daniel, Seaman Second
Glass
SIS. Cacique.
Woodwork, Edward, Seaman Second
Glass. Drowned accidentally from
the Cacique July %, 1917, in Russia.
SIS. Chincha.
Squibb James Lee. Seaman Second
Glass. Washed from vessel August
IA, 1917.
U.S.S. DestrOyers. In Europe.
Bush, James Henry, Fireman Third
Glass. Drowned aecidently.
Naval Aeronautic Forces in France.
The first forces Of the United States
to land in France for service against
the enemy were the u. S. Naval Aero
nautie Detachments which arrived in
France, having been transported on
naval vessels. These naval aviators-
officers and men-landed in France
during the first week in June, three
weeks before the first army transport,
under naval convoy, arrived on the
other side to land the first of the army
forces.
The bodies OF four OF the men of this
first expedition are buried in France.
Two of the four were killed in acct
dents in the air. These men We're as
follows:
Manley. George Herbert, Lads. ON.
Killed as result of an accident.
Reinhardt, Louis, Seaman Second
Glass.
Halstead. Harold Norman, Lads. ON.
Barrett, Thomas. Lads. ON Nose
dive of flying machine First avia-
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