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La Gess, Earl, CPO.
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Contact Info
Last Address Newkirk
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Additional Information
Last Known Activity:
Discharged Nov 15, 1919 at Brooklyn, NY;
Other Comments:
Name: La Guess, Earl Francis
Rank: Chief Petty Officer
Home of Record: Newkirk, OK
DOB: Jul 12, 1890;
POB: Michigan City, IN
NOK: Mr. and Mrs. Louis La Gess, Newkirk, OK
DOE: Active Duty: Jul 11, 1917
POE: Active Duty: Norfolf, VA
DOS: Active Duty: Nov 15, 1919
POS: Active Duty: Brooklyn, NY
Remarks: "Chief Electrician; On S.S. Gorgana from Norfolk to Scotland; 4 months there; Finished rest of the time at Submarine Base at Panama. The S. S. Gorgana was a mine sweeper; Engaged in all lthe submarine warfare on the coast."
Source: "Honor Roll and Service Record, Kay Co, OK, p. 69" published by Blackwell Job Printing Company, Blackwell, OK, in 1920.
World War I/Anti-Submarine Warfare Operations
From Month/Year
April / 1917
To Month/Year
November / 1918
Description Submarine Chasers operated in the Atlantic. http://www.subchaser.org/
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
April / 1917
To Month/Year
December / 1918
Last Updated: Mar 16, 2020
Personal Memories
Memories Remarks: "Chief Electrician; On S.S. Gorgana from Norfolf to Scotland; 4 months there; Finished rest of the time at Submarine Base at Panama. The S. S. Gorgana was a mine sweeper; Engaged in all lthe submarine warfare on the coast."