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Nov. 27, 2008

I am trying to locate a Gustave Lavern Augustus Doerr, who is reported to been assigned to the USS Illinois. He may have been a Chief Mach. in the USN. He was born Dec 1904 and died Dec 19, 1945. He was married to my Grandmother Alice May Standley Oliver Doerr. He is buried in Camas Valley Oregon. 

I was told by my grandmother that he was assigned to the China area where she lived before WWII. I am trying to gather information on him as I am working on my family genealogy. I was told he is related to Robert Doerr, (Bobby) Boston Red Sox 2nd baseman, hall of fame. 

Thank you,
Darrell Parker

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Jan. 22, 2007

I was surfing around today and found this site. My interest in the ship stems from my great uncles death aboard the ship in 1903. His name was Thomas W. Sawyer, rate: Landsman. He was probably no more than 20 when he died on board of appendicitis. He is buried at Arlington and they list his date of death as 11-04-03.
I assume that the ship was at sea, and it is my intention to access the ships log for this date which would confirm the location of the ship and also that he died on board on that day?

Tom