Very incomplete list!in chronological order | |  Robert Ney McNeely (1883-1915) — also known asRobert McNeely — of Monroe,UnionCounty, N.C.Born inUnionCounty, N.C.,November12, 1883.Lawyer;member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives, 1909-10; U.S. Consul inAden, 1915, died in office 1915.While en route to Aden as a passenger on the British linerPersia, he was one of 385 passengers and crew whoperishedwhen the ship was hit by aGerman torpedo, andsank, intheMediterraneanSea,December20, 1915 (age32 years, 38days). His body was apparentlynotrecovered. | | Augustus Peabody Gardner (1865-1918) — also known asAugustus P. Gardner — of Hamilton,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,November5, 1865.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1900-01;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 6th District, 1902-17; resigned1917; candidate forGovernor ofMassachusetts, 1913; major in the U.S. Army during World War I.Died, ofpneumonia,whilein the military service at Camp Wheeler, Macon,BibbCounty, Ga.,January14, 1918 (age52 years, 70days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Alfred Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1873-1918) — also known asAlfred L. M. Gottschalk — Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February8, 1873.Newspapercorrespondent;sugargrower;U.S. Consul inCallao, 1903-05; U.S. Consul General inCallao, 1905-06;Mexico City, 1906-08;, 1908-11;Rio de Janeiro, 1916-18, died in office 1918.Member,DeltaKappa Epsilon.While en route from Bahia, Brazil to Baltimore on the U.S. Navy shipCyclops, duringWorld War I, he was one of 306 sailorsand passengers whoperishedwhen the shipsank, intheNorthAtlantic Ocean, March,1918(age45years, 0 days). The wreckage wasneverfound.| |  Relatives: Sonof L. G. Gottschalk and Louise de L. (Boucher)Gottschalk. |
| | Bertram Tracy Clayton (1862-1918) — also known asBertram T. Clayton — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Manila,Philippines.Born near Clayton,BarbourCounty, Ala.,October19, 1862.Democrat.Civilengineer; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-AmericanWar;U.S.Representative from New York 4th District, 1899-1901; defeated,1900; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I.Killed in action inFrance,May30, 1918 (age55 years, 223days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.  | John Purroy Mitchel (1879-1918) — of New York. Born in Fordham, Westchester County (now part of Bronx,BronxCounty), N.Y.,July 19,1879.Lawyer;law partner ofGeorgeV. Mullan, 1902-13;U.S.Collector of Customs at New York, N.Y., New York, 1913;mayorof New York City, N.Y., 1914-17; defeated (Fusion), 1917; onApril 17, 1914, at Park Row, New York, he wasshotat by an Michael P. Mahoney, an unemployed carpenter; the bulletmissed the mayor, but struck and wounded Frank L. Polk, the city'sCorporation Counsel.Catholic.Irishancestry.Killed in aplanecrash duringWorld War I military training, at GerstnerField, near Holmwood,CalcasieuParish, La.,July 6,1918 (age38 years, 352days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y.; memorial monument atColumbia University, Manhattan, N.Y. | | Roy E. Parrish (d. 1918) — of Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.Republican. Member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1913-14;member ofWestVirginia state senate 12th District, 1915-18; died in office1918;chair ofHarrison County Republican Party, 1917; served in the U.S. Armyduring World War I.Killed in action at Aconin,France,July22, 1918.Burial location unknown. | | Ray Phillips Saffold (1873-1918) — also known asRay P. Saffold — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Selma,DallasCounty, Ala.,June 17,1873.Lawyer;Consulfor Liberia inSanFrancisco, Calif., 1902-13;Consulfor Monaco inSanFrancisco, Calif., 1903-18; served in the U.S. Army during WorldWar I.Died, fromgunshotwound received in action during theAisne-Marne Offensive,in Paris,France,July27, 1918 (age45 years, 40days).Interment atSuresnes American Cemetery and Memorial, Suresnes, France. | | Emerson Bristol Terhune (1893-1918) — also known asEmerson Terhune — of Frederic,CrawfordCounty, Mich.; Buckley,WexfordCounty, Mich.Born in Peck,SanilacCounty, Mich.,August12, 1893.Candidate forMichiganstate senate 28th District, 1914.Died, frompneumonia,as asoldier in the basehospital,Camp Custer, Charleston Township,KalamazooCounty, Mich.,October13, 1918 (age25 years, 62days).Interment atOakwood Cemetery, Frederic, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Rev. William Gillespy Terhune and Deborah J. (Knisley)Terhune. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
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