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Last Address Blackwell
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Last Known Activity:
Discharged from Naval Service on Jul 31, 1919.
Other Comments:
Name: Smith, Lawrence C.
Rank: Cheif Petty Officer
Home of Record: Blackwell, OK
DOB: Apr 2, 1894
POB: Blackwell, OK
NOK: Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Smith, Blackwell, OK
DOE: Active Duty: Jun 19, 1917
POE: Active Duty: San Francisco, CA
DOS: Active Duty: Jul 31, 1919
POS: Active Duty: Unspecified;
Remarks: Chief Boatswain's Mate; First Coxswain for Admiral Fullam in the Pacific Fleet on U. S. E. San Diego on convoy duty; New York City to France. The San Diego was torpedoed. Then assistant transportation officer at Cardiff, S. Wales; transferred to numerous other places.
Source: "Honor Roll and Service Record, Kay Co, OK, p. 139"
published by Blackwell Job Printing Company, Blackwell, OK, in 1920.
Source: Admiral Fullam, Wikipedia Page on Web.
NEC SN-9750-Seaman - Functional Support and Administration Specialist
Base, Station or City Cardiff, Wales
State/Country North Atlantic Ocean
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USS New York (BB-34) Details
New York Class Battleship: Displacement 27,000 Tons, Dimensions, 573' (oa) x 95' 3" x 29' 7" (Max). Armament 10x 14"/45 21 x 5"/51, 56 x 4 x 21" tt. Armor, 12" Belt, 14" Turrets, 3" Decks, 12" Conning Tower. Machinery, 28,100 IHP; Vertical, triple expansion engines, 2 screws
Speed, 21 Knots, Crew 1052.
Operational and Building Data: Laid down by New York Naval Ship Yard, September 11, 1911. Launched October 30, 1912. Commissioned April 15, 1914. Decommissioned August 29, 1946. Stricken July 13, 1948.
Fate: Target During Atomic Bomb Tests, Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands. Sunk, 40 miles off Oahu, July 8, 1948, by Naval Gunfire and Aircraft.
Other Memories Remarks: Chief Boatswain's Mate; First Coxswain for Admiral Fullam in the Pacific Fleet on U. S. E. San Dietgo on convoy duty; New York City to France. The San Diego was torpedoed. Then assistant transportation officer at Cardiff, S. Wales; transferred to numerous other places.