 1894 - 1918 (24 years)
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| Name |
Charles Wolcott Willey |
| Born |
Mar 1894 |
Connecticut, USA  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
4 Oct 1918 |
- Shipwrecked 150 miles off the coast of Nova Scotia; died at sea
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| Buried |
Maplewood Cemetery, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, United States |
- Memorial to his life lost at sea
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| Person ID |
I27307 |
Family Tree |
| Last Modified |
15 Sep 2021 |
| Father |
Herbert Walter Willey, b. 28 Dec 1858, Old Lyme, Connecticut, USA , d. 14 Jan 1950, Groton, Connecticut, USA (Age 91 years) |
| Mother |
Grace E. Carroll, b. 26 Feb 1869, Norwich, Connecticut, USA , d. 9 Nov 1950, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Age 81 years) |
| Married |
2 Dec 1889 |
Norwich, Connecticut, USA |
| Family ID |
F13348 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Ena M. Lewis, b. 3 Sep 1897, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA , d. 14 Oct 1965, Newport, Rhode Island, USA (Age 68 years) |
| Married |
20 Jul 1918 |
Reading, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Last Modified |
16 Mar 2019 |
| Family ID |
F13357 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Headstones |
 | Charles Willey
In Remembrance of
Charles Wolcott Willey
Warrant Machinist, U.S.N.R.F.
Age 24 Years, 7 Months.
Son of
Herbert and Grace E. Willey
Lost At Sea When The
U.S.S. Herman Frasch Was Sunk
October 4, 1918.
"Greater Love Hath No Man Than This,
That a Man Lay Down His Life For His Friends." |
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| Notes |
- On 4 October 1918 after completing only 2 weeks of service in the Navy, "Herman Frasch", carrying cargo and a crew of 89 men, collided with the tanker "George G. Henry" shortly after midnight. The collision took place about 150 miles southeast of the Nova Scotia coast. The impact was so fierce that "Herman Frasch" went under in 7 minutes. "George G. Henry" stood by all night rescuing survivors from life rafts scattered among the debris. When daylight came she abandoned her search after 65 men had been rescued.
--Naval History and Heritage Command
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