Carl Algird Lessie
Yeoman, Chief, United States Navy
Service # 1811361
Entered the Service from: New York
Carl immigrated from Lithuania in 1904.
He married Eleanor Agnes Mazotas (1892-1950). They had a daughter, Alda Beatrice Lessie Peservich (1920 - 2008 FaG 2545447).
Carl Algird Lessie (181-13-61) of 32 Bartholomew Ave., Hartford, Conn. signed up with the U.S. Navy at USN Rctg Sta Galveston, Texas on 28 February 1915. He was age 29 years, 1 month when he entered. Carl served on the U.S.S. Brooklyn form 06 April 1917 to 11 November 1918. He was discharged 27 March 1919 in San Francisco, California.
He was serving aboard the U.S.S. Bridge (AF-1) by January 1920 as a Mariner. Carl immigrated from Lithuania in 1904 and was naturalized in 1910. He was married.
Chief Petty Officer, Carl A. Lessie (39 Baltic States) is found in the 1925 New York State Census for Brooklyn, Kings County, New York along with his wife, Elenor A. Lessie (32 Ohio) and Aldona B. Lessie (5 Connecticut). He was a Chief Petty Officer.
CY (PA) Carl Algird Lessie reenlisted in the U.S. Navy on 27 July 1938. He was assigned to U.S.S. Quincy (CA-39) and was received on board on 09 June 1936.
August 1943: During the evening of 8–9 August 1942, Quincy was one of five heavy cruisers (four American and one Australian) on patrol in the approaches to the landing beaches of Guadalcanal.
"While on patrol in the channel between Florida Island and Savo Island, in the early hours of 9 August, Quincy was attacked by a large Japanese naval force (seven cruisers and one destroyer) during the Battle of Savo Island. Quincy, along with sister ships USS Astoria and USS Vincennes, had seen aircraft flares dropped over other ships in the task force, and had just sounded general quarters and was coming alert when the searchlights from the Japanese column came on. Quincy's captain, Samuel N. Moore, gave the order to commence firing, but the gun crews were not ready. Within a few minutes, Quincy was caught in a crossfire between Aoba, Furutaka, and Tenryū, and was hit heavily and set afire. Quincy's captain ordered his cruiser to charge towards the eastern Japanese column, but as she turned to do so Quincy was hit by two torpedoes from Tenryū, causing severe damage. Quincy managed to fire a few main gun salvos, one of which hit Chōkai's chart room 6 meters (20 ft) from Admiral Mikawa and killed or wounded 36 men, although Mikawa was not injured. At 02:10, incoming shells killed or wounded almost all of Quincy's bridge crew, including the captain. At 02:16, the cruiser was hit by a torpedo from Aoba, and the ship's remaining guns were silenced. Quincy's assistant gunnery officer, sent to the bridge to ask for instructions, reported on what he found:
"When I reached the bridge level, I found it a shambles of dead bodies with only three or four people still standing. In the Pilot House itself the only person standing was the signalman at the wheel who was vainly endeavoring to check the ship's swing to starboard to bring her to port. On questioning him I found out that the Captain, who at that time was laying [sic] near the wheel, had instructed him to beach the ship and he was trying to head for Savo Island, distant some four miles (6 km) on the port quarter. I stepped to the port side of the Pilot House, and looked out to find the island and noted that the ship was heeling rapidly to port, sinking by the bow. At that instant the Captain straightened up and fell back, apparently dead, without having uttered any sound other than a moan."
Quincy sustained many direct hits which left 370 men dead and 167 wounded. She sank, bow first, at 02:38, being the first ship sunk in the area which was later known as Ironbottom Sound.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Quincy_(CA-39)
The USS Quincy, along with two other American (U.S.S. Astoria (CA-34) & U.S.S. Vincennes (CA-44) and one Australian cruiser (HMAS Canberra), were sunk and the remaining American cruiser was damaged. Approximately 1,002 Allied officers and men were killed and 666 were wounded. What took place became known as the disastrous Battle of Savo Island.
U.S., Navy Casualties – Connecticut Dead: Lessie, Carl Algird, Chief Yeoman, USN. Wife, Mrs. Eleanor A. Lessie, Box 63, Middletown.
Yeoman, Chief, United States Navy
Service # 1811361
Entered the Service from: New York
Carl immigrated from Lithuania in 1904.
He married Eleanor Agnes Mazotas (1892-1950). They had a daughter, Alda Beatrice Lessie Peservich (1920 - 2008 FaG 2545447).
Carl Algird Lessie (181-13-61) of 32 Bartholomew Ave., Hartford, Conn. signed up with the U.S. Navy at USN Rctg Sta Galveston, Texas on 28 February 1915. He was age 29 years, 1 month when he entered. Carl served on the U.S.S. Brooklyn form 06 April 1917 to 11 November 1918. He was discharged 27 March 1919 in San Francisco, California.
He was serving aboard the U.S.S. Bridge (AF-1) by January 1920 as a Mariner. Carl immigrated from Lithuania in 1904 and was naturalized in 1910. He was married.
Chief Petty Officer, Carl A. Lessie (39 Baltic States) is found in the 1925 New York State Census for Brooklyn, Kings County, New York along with his wife, Elenor A. Lessie (32 Ohio) and Aldona B. Lessie (5 Connecticut). He was a Chief Petty Officer.
CY (PA) Carl Algird Lessie reenlisted in the U.S. Navy on 27 July 1938. He was assigned to U.S.S. Quincy (CA-39) and was received on board on 09 June 1936.
August 1943: During the evening of 8–9 August 1942, Quincy was one of five heavy cruisers (four American and one Australian) on patrol in the approaches to the landing beaches of Guadalcanal.
"While on patrol in the channel between Florida Island and Savo Island, in the early hours of 9 August, Quincy was attacked by a large Japanese naval force (seven cruisers and one destroyer) during the Battle of Savo Island. Quincy, along with sister ships USS Astoria and USS Vincennes, had seen aircraft flares dropped over other ships in the task force, and had just sounded general quarters and was coming alert when the searchlights from the Japanese column came on. Quincy's captain, Samuel N. Moore, gave the order to commence firing, but the gun crews were not ready. Within a few minutes, Quincy was caught in a crossfire between Aoba, Furutaka, and Tenryū, and was hit heavily and set afire. Quincy's captain ordered his cruiser to charge towards the eastern Japanese column, but as she turned to do so Quincy was hit by two torpedoes from Tenryū, causing severe damage. Quincy managed to fire a few main gun salvos, one of which hit Chōkai's chart room 6 meters (20 ft) from Admiral Mikawa and killed or wounded 36 men, although Mikawa was not injured. At 02:10, incoming shells killed or wounded almost all of Quincy's bridge crew, including the captain. At 02:16, the cruiser was hit by a torpedo from Aoba, and the ship's remaining guns were silenced. Quincy's assistant gunnery officer, sent to the bridge to ask for instructions, reported on what he found:
"When I reached the bridge level, I found it a shambles of dead bodies with only three or four people still standing. In the Pilot House itself the only person standing was the signalman at the wheel who was vainly endeavoring to check the ship's swing to starboard to bring her to port. On questioning him I found out that the Captain, who at that time was laying [sic] near the wheel, had instructed him to beach the ship and he was trying to head for Savo Island, distant some four miles (6 km) on the port quarter. I stepped to the port side of the Pilot House, and looked out to find the island and noted that the ship was heeling rapidly to port, sinking by the bow. At that instant the Captain straightened up and fell back, apparently dead, without having uttered any sound other than a moan."
Quincy sustained many direct hits which left 370 men dead and 167 wounded. She sank, bow first, at 02:38, being the first ship sunk in the area which was later known as Ironbottom Sound.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Quincy_(CA-39)
The USS Quincy, along with two other American (U.S.S. Astoria (CA-34) & U.S.S. Vincennes (CA-44) and one Australian cruiser (HMAS Canberra), were sunk and the remaining American cruiser was damaged. Approximately 1,002 Allied officers and men were killed and 666 were wounded. What took place became known as the disastrous Battle of Savo Island.
U.S., Navy Casualties – Connecticut Dead: Lessie, Carl Algird, Chief Yeoman, USN. Wife, Mrs. Eleanor A. Lessie, Box 63, Middletown.
Carl Algird Lessie
Yeoman, Chief, United States Navy
Service # 1811361
Entered the Service from: New York
Carl immigrated from Lithuania in 1904.
He married Eleanor Agnes Mazotas (1892-1950). They had a daughter, Alda Beatrice Lessie Peservich (1920 - 2008 FaG 2545447).
Carl Algird Lessie (181-13-61) of 32 Bartholomew Ave., Hartford, Conn. signed up with the U.S. Navy at USN Rctg Sta Galveston, Texas on 28 February 1915. He was age 29 years, 1 month when he entered. Carl served on the U.S.S. Brooklyn form 06 April 1917 to 11 November 1918. He was discharged 27 March 1919 in San Francisco, California.
He was serving aboard the U.S.S. Bridge (AF-1) by January 1920 as a Mariner. Carl immigrated from Lithuania in 1904 and was naturalized in 1910. He was married.
Chief Petty Officer, Carl A. Lessie (39 Baltic States) is found in the 1925 New York State Census for Brooklyn, Kings County, New York along with his wife, Elenor A. Lessie (32 Ohio) and Aldona B. Lessie (5 Connecticut). He was a Chief Petty Officer.
CY (PA) Carl Algird Lessie reenlisted in the U.S. Navy on 27 July 1938. He was assigned to U.S.S. Quincy (CA-39) and was received on board on 09 June 1936.
August 1943: During the evening of 8–9 August 1942, Quincy was one of five heavy cruisers (four American and one Australian) on patrol in the approaches to the landing beaches of Guadalcanal.
"While on patrol in the channel between Florida Island and Savo Island, in the early hours of 9 August, Quincy was attacked by a large Japanese naval force (seven cruisers and one destroyer) during the Battle of Savo Island. Quincy, along with sister ships USS Astoria and USS Vincennes, had seen aircraft flares dropped over other ships in the task force, and had just sounded general quarters and was coming alert when the searchlights from the Japanese column came on. Quincy's captain, Samuel N. Moore, gave the order to commence firing, but the gun crews were not ready. Within a few minutes, Quincy was caught in a crossfire between Aoba, Furutaka, and Tenryū, and was hit heavily and set afire. Quincy's captain ordered his cruiser to charge towards the eastern Japanese column, but as she turned to do so Quincy was hit by two torpedoes from Tenryū, causing severe damage. Quincy managed to fire a few main gun salvos, one of which hit Chōkai's chart room 6 meters (20 ft) from Admiral Mikawa and killed or wounded 36 men, although Mikawa was not injured. At 02:10, incoming shells killed or wounded almost all of Quincy's bridge crew, including the captain. At 02:16, the cruiser was hit by a torpedo from Aoba, and the ship's remaining guns were silenced. Quincy's assistant gunnery officer, sent to the bridge to ask for instructions, reported on what he found:
"When I reached the bridge level, I found it a shambles of dead bodies with only three or four people still standing. In the Pilot House itself the only person standing was the signalman at the wheel who was vainly endeavoring to check the ship's swing to starboard to bring her to port. On questioning him I found out that the Captain, who at that time was laying [sic] near the wheel, had instructed him to beach the ship and he was trying to head for Savo Island, distant some four miles (6 km) on the port quarter. I stepped to the port side of the Pilot House, and looked out to find the island and noted that the ship was heeling rapidly to port, sinking by the bow. At that instant the Captain straightened up and fell back, apparently dead, without having uttered any sound other than a moan."
Quincy sustained many direct hits which left 370 men dead and 167 wounded. She sank, bow first, at 02:38, being the first ship sunk in the area which was later known as Ironbottom Sound.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Quincy_(CA-39)
The USS Quincy, along with two other American (U.S.S. Astoria (CA-34) & U.S.S. Vincennes (CA-44) and one Australian cruiser (HMAS Canberra), were sunk and the remaining American cruiser was damaged. Approximately 1,002 Allied officers and men were killed and 666 were wounded. What took place became known as the disastrous Battle of Savo Island.
U.S., Navy Casualties – Connecticut Dead: Lessie, Carl Algird, Chief Yeoman, USN. Wife, Mrs. Eleanor A. Lessie, Box 63, Middletown.
Yeoman, Chief, United States Navy
Service # 1811361
Entered the Service from: New York
Carl immigrated from Lithuania in 1904.
He married Eleanor Agnes Mazotas (1892-1950). They had a daughter, Alda Beatrice Lessie Peservich (1920 - 2008 FaG 2545447).
Carl Algird Lessie (181-13-61) of 32 Bartholomew Ave., Hartford, Conn. signed up with the U.S. Navy at USN Rctg Sta Galveston, Texas on 28 February 1915. He was age 29 years, 1 month when he entered. Carl served on the U.S.S. Brooklyn form 06 April 1917 to 11 November 1918. He was discharged 27 March 1919 in San Francisco, California.
He was serving aboard the U.S.S. Bridge (AF-1) by January 1920 as a Mariner. Carl immigrated from Lithuania in 1904 and was naturalized in 1910. He was married.
Chief Petty Officer, Carl A. Lessie (39 Baltic States) is found in the 1925 New York State Census for Brooklyn, Kings County, New York along with his wife, Elenor A. Lessie (32 Ohio) and Aldona B. Lessie (5 Connecticut). He was a Chief Petty Officer.
CY (PA) Carl Algird Lessie reenlisted in the U.S. Navy on 27 July 1938. He was assigned to U.S.S. Quincy (CA-39) and was received on board on 09 June 1936.
August 1943: During the evening of 8–9 August 1942, Quincy was one of five heavy cruisers (four American and one Australian) on patrol in the approaches to the landing beaches of Guadalcanal.
"While on patrol in the channel between Florida Island and Savo Island, in the early hours of 9 August, Quincy was attacked by a large Japanese naval force (seven cruisers and one destroyer) during the Battle of Savo Island. Quincy, along with sister ships USS Astoria and USS Vincennes, had seen aircraft flares dropped over other ships in the task force, and had just sounded general quarters and was coming alert when the searchlights from the Japanese column came on. Quincy's captain, Samuel N. Moore, gave the order to commence firing, but the gun crews were not ready. Within a few minutes, Quincy was caught in a crossfire between Aoba, Furutaka, and Tenryū, and was hit heavily and set afire. Quincy's captain ordered his cruiser to charge towards the eastern Japanese column, but as she turned to do so Quincy was hit by two torpedoes from Tenryū, causing severe damage. Quincy managed to fire a few main gun salvos, one of which hit Chōkai's chart room 6 meters (20 ft) from Admiral Mikawa and killed or wounded 36 men, although Mikawa was not injured. At 02:10, incoming shells killed or wounded almost all of Quincy's bridge crew, including the captain. At 02:16, the cruiser was hit by a torpedo from Aoba, and the ship's remaining guns were silenced. Quincy's assistant gunnery officer, sent to the bridge to ask for instructions, reported on what he found:
"When I reached the bridge level, I found it a shambles of dead bodies with only three or four people still standing. In the Pilot House itself the only person standing was the signalman at the wheel who was vainly endeavoring to check the ship's swing to starboard to bring her to port. On questioning him I found out that the Captain, who at that time was laying [sic] near the wheel, had instructed him to beach the ship and he was trying to head for Savo Island, distant some four miles (6 km) on the port quarter. I stepped to the port side of the Pilot House, and looked out to find the island and noted that the ship was heeling rapidly to port, sinking by the bow. At that instant the Captain straightened up and fell back, apparently dead, without having uttered any sound other than a moan."
Quincy sustained many direct hits which left 370 men dead and 167 wounded. She sank, bow first, at 02:38, being the first ship sunk in the area which was later known as Ironbottom Sound.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Quincy_(CA-39)
The USS Quincy, along with two other American (U.S.S. Astoria (CA-34) & U.S.S. Vincennes (CA-44) and one Australian cruiser (HMAS Canberra), were sunk and the remaining American cruiser was damaged. Approximately 1,002 Allied officers and men were killed and 666 were wounded. What took place became known as the disastrous Battle of Savo Island.
U.S., Navy Casualties – Connecticut Dead: Lessie, Carl Algird, Chief Yeoman, USN. Wife, Mrs. Eleanor A. Lessie, Box 63, Middletown.
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