Person:Frederick Graydon (1)

U.S. Navy WWI, Merchant Marine WWII Frederick Graydon (generation 3) joined the U. S. Navy at the age of 17and served in the U.S . Navy during World War I and in the Merchant Marineduring World War II. Partial service record: 5/5/1911 enlisted in St. Louis - Navy 1911 U.S.S. Constellation 1911 U.S.S. Minnesota - coalpasser 1912 U.S.S. Minnesota 1913 U.S.S. Iowa 2/6/13 Iowa - to Mar 25, 1913 retd - 25 Apr. 14 U.S.S. Mass. 26 Apr. 14 The receiving ships, Philadelphia, Pa 4/26/14 U.S.S. Sacramento 8/1/14 U.S.S. Connecticut 2/8/15 N. Dakota Honorable discharge - expiration enlistment 7/21/15 re-enlisted K.C. Mo Fireman II 7/21/15 Receiving ship S.F. Calif 7/27/15 U.S.S. St. Louis to 1st Class 11/30/15 U.S.S. Prometheus 9/29/16 U.S.S. Hartford 1/2/17 U.S.S. Prometheus 9/20/17 U.S.S. Pennsylvania 12/1/17 Oiler Rate 12/1/17 Rec. Norfolk 12/18/17 U.S.S. Mississippi 2/1/18 Engineman II 4/1/16 Engineman I 8/11/18 Rec. Norfolk 8/21/18 U.S.S. Lamberton 3/10/19 U.S. Naval Hospital, Norfolk 3/24/19 Norfolk 4/6/19 U.S.S. Arocet 6/26/19 Transf. Ads. 5th Naval Dist 6/26/19 Hampton Roads, Va. 7/11/19 Disch. as Eng. I from Rec. ship Hampton Roads, Va. withgood discharge

He followed the flag on all the oceans of the world. In between times,he served as a marin e engineer on a variety of merchant ships, and sawmost of the world. Fred worked for a varie ty of firms as a MarineEngineer when he left sea duty including: Mississippi Valley Barge Lin es,Christian Hospital, St. Anthony Hospital, Norberg Mfg. Co., Sykes BrosS.S. Co., Commercia l Barge Lines, West Coast TransOceanic SS Co.,Portland Tug & Barge Co., Federal Barge Lines , American Trading & Prod.,Fulton Iron Whg, Central Barge Lines, A. H. Bull S.S. Co., AGWI Li nesInc., and Moran Towing & Trans Co. In 1952, he was photographedcontributing cashed saving s bonds to the Eisenhower Fund, and the photoand a write-up were used as campaign literature . At the time, Fred was amember of the AFL Machinist Union and employed at the Busch-Sulze r dieseldivision of Norberg Manufacturing Company. He was elected trustee ofMarine Engineer s Dec. 15, 1960.

Fred joined the Fleur de Lys Lodge of the Knights of Pythias in Alton, ILin 1917 while he wa s in service, and affiliated with the Wabash Lodge 248in St. Louis in 1921 when he returned t o St. Louis after receiving amedical discharge from the Navy. Fred was a member of St. Paul' s UnitedPresbyterian Church and Brotherhood, Walnut Park Post No. 165, A.L., St.Louis Chapte r No. 1, D.A.V., V.F.W., Marine Engineers and StationaryEngineers Local No. 2.

St. Louis City Directories cite Fred as a laborer, Marine Engineer or aStationary Engineer . Fred Graydon was known as a generous man of strongconvictions and intense loyalties. As I 've researched family history, Ihave asked relatives if they ever met my grandmother Florenc e GeorgeGraydon and what they could tell me about her. Frederick, Florence, andLeonard are b uried in Bellefontaine Cemetery, Lot 5000.[CousinS.FTW]

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 498-07-5195, in Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index: Death Master File, database. (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service)
   Internal Ref. #1.111.9.100453.63.

   His death was apparently provided to the Social Security administration late, as they have a death month of Jan 1963.

2. ↑ ^2.0 2.1 Frederick Dumont Graydon, in Find A Grave.
3.   Genealogy.com, Family Archive.