The Washington herald., 1918-08-24
'ORKABA MEN
HAVE PRAISE
BY OFFICERS
Naval Crew Show Bravery
| After Explosion, Says
| White.

~
White.
Despite that four men were kiilea
and nineteen injured by the explosion
Of q depth bomb aboard the u. Q.
8. OFizaba. putting out % commission
half Of the after gun crewA. the
badly shaken men who escaped the
explosion promptly manned the guns
a short while later when q subma-
rine appeared. without any evidence
Of q Decentralization that might have
been expected The accident occurred
at sea August IT
The ready response Of the men to
do battle so soon after their COM
rades had been killed and manned
by the bursting depth charge was
told yesterday afternoon at the Navy
department following q report from
the commander Of the Orizaba, COM
mander r. Draee White:
Remarkable Behavior.
ct wish to invite attention to the
remarkable behavior Of the officers
and men Immediately subsequent to
the explosion" says Commander
White. About ninety minutes later,
a submarine was sighted. coming
from abaft the port beam. In spite
OF the fact that half Of the after
gun crews had been hurt and that
there was every reason for demorali-
zation, the guns were promptly man.
Immediately.
II wish especially to invite atten-
ton to the work of Surgeons VIM.
Skiller and Krepps. These officers
worked necessarily from the time OF
the explosion until daybreak next
morning. Modern methods were en-
ployed. and many men who might
have suffered serious consequences
were about the decks next day. man
ming their guns. So far there has
not been q single case of Infection.
Fine Loyalty.
Finally. 7 wish to say OF the ship,
thai | have never known such spin: to
exist in any of my previous service.
Officers and men alike have risen to
their responsibilities in a manner
truly amazing. There has been a
splendid spirit Of loyalty and Cooper
alton"
Commander White was thrown to
the, deck by the explosion. his clothes
ripped of. jaw broken and Kneeesp
fractured.
Lieut.. John C. Tyler was injuIed IN
the knee. chest and elbow.
The four killed were:
Lieut. Commander william p. Will
hanson; wife. Mrs. Florence b. Will
hanson. $50 Madison avenue. New
York City.
Samuel T. Lambert. oilsr. L. 5. n.
r.. father, W. George Lambert. 5c
Fairview street. Riverside. n. J.
Frank ]. Mayer. baker. second class
U. s. N; brother, John Mayer, 5ls
cambridge street. Cincinnati.
Arthur X. Baird. seaman. u S. N.
r.; mother. Mrs. Mary Baird. IA East
Parkway. Pittsburgh.
The Navy Department reports
that the men injured as the result
OF the explosion of the Depth charge
on the u. s. s. Orizaba on August
II, were:
Basil Earnest Atom, seaman. sec
ond class. U. s. Naval Reserve Force.
McKeesport, Pa.
Ernest John Bach. seaman. Sec
ond class. N. S. N, Pittsburg, Kans.
Joseph Charles Basso. pharma-
cist's mate. third class, U. s. Naval
Reserve Force. Providence. R. I.
Frank Henry Born, coxswain, U.
s. N. Raspeburg, Nd.
John A. Corey, coxswain. U. S.
Naval Reserve Force. Allentown,
Pa.
Robert Mark Cornett. coxswain.
U. S. N, Kansas City. Mo.
Judson Decker Allen. seaman,
second class, N. s. N, Middletown,
n. Y.
Stanley Elmer Daut, seaman. sec
ond class. U. s. Naval Reserve Force,
Philadelphia, Pa.
Eugene Blair Dunkleberger,
pharmacists mate, third class. u. s.
Naval Reserve Force. Reading, Pa.
Arthur Fox Holler, pharma cist's
mate. first class. u. s. Naval Reserve
Force. Hummelstown, Pa.
Joseph Francis Jawors, Quarter
master. second class. U. S. Naval
Reserve Force. Philadelphia, Pa.
Harry Krummen. chief gunner's
mate. U. S. N, Cincinnati. Ohio.
Robert Hamilton McCracken, sea-
man. first class, U. s. Naval Reserve
Force, Philadelphia, Pa.
Earl O'Brien, seaman. second
class, U. s. Naval Reserve Force,
Philadelphia, Pa.
Frank Greentee Paxson. seaman.
second class, U. s. Naval Reserve
Force, Chester, Pa.
Leonard Lawrence Schilb. seama n.
second class. U. S. N, Montserrat.
No.
Paul Adam Schlefsky. seaman.
second class, U. s. N, Chaska, MINI.
John Wilde Shaw. seaman, u. s.
Naval Reserve Force, Chester, Pa.
Samuel Stewart, seaman, U. s.
Naval Reserve Force, Philadelphia,
Pa.
Clarence Albert wiesman, sea-
man, second class. u. 8. Naval Re-
serve Force. Crothersville, Ind.
Charles Wildhagen. boatswain's
mate. first class, U. s. N. Brook
Ign, N. Y.
Harold James Wilson. ships cook,