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Alfred Louis Moreau Gottschalk

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Alfred Louis Moreau Gottschalk

Birth
New York, New York County, New York, USA
Death
14 Jun 1918 (aged 45)
Burial
Buried or Lost at Sea. Specifically: passenger on USS Cyclops Add to Map
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***Alfred Louis Moreau Gottschalk
Birthdate: February 08, 1873
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Death: 1918 (44-45) (Lost at sea aboard USS Cyclops)
Immediate Family:
Son of Louis Gaston Gottschalk and Louise B. Gottschalk
Brother of Clara Aimée Gottschalk

Occupation: Sugar Grower, Newspaper Correspondent
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Son of L. Gaston Gottschalk and Louise de L. Boucher Gottschalk.

He was a sugar grower, newspaper correspondent. He served as U.S. Consul in Calloa, Peru (1903-1905), U.S. Consul General in Calloa, Peru (1905-1906), Mexico City, Mexico (1906-1908) and Rio de Janeiro, Brazial (1816-1917).

Boarded the USS Cyclops in Rio De Janeiro shortly before it
set sail on 16 Feb 1918. He had stated he was returning to the United States to enlist to fight in the war (WWI).

The 542 foot long Cyclops was launched in 1910 and served as a collier ( a ship that carries coal) for the U.S. Navy during World War I. The vessel was on its way from Bahia, Salvador, to Baltimore, Maryland, but never arrived. After it had made an unscheduled stop at Barbados on March 3rd and 4th to take on additional supplies, it disappeared without a trace. No wreckage from the ship was ever found and no distress signal was received. The deaths of the 306 crew and passengers of the USS Cyclops remains the single largest loss of life in U.S. Naval history not directly involving combat.

The US Navy offically listed all crew members and paaengers as lost at sea on 14 Jun 1918.
***Alfred Louis Moreau Gottschalk
Birthdate: February 08, 1873
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Death: 1918 (44-45) (Lost at sea aboard USS Cyclops)
Immediate Family:
Son of Louis Gaston Gottschalk and Louise B. Gottschalk
Brother of Clara Aimée Gottschalk

Occupation: Sugar Grower, Newspaper Correspondent
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Son of L. Gaston Gottschalk and Louise de L. Boucher Gottschalk.

He was a sugar grower, newspaper correspondent. He served as U.S. Consul in Calloa, Peru (1903-1905), U.S. Consul General in Calloa, Peru (1905-1906), Mexico City, Mexico (1906-1908) and Rio de Janeiro, Brazial (1816-1917).

Boarded the USS Cyclops in Rio De Janeiro shortly before it
set sail on 16 Feb 1918. He had stated he was returning to the United States to enlist to fight in the war (WWI).

The 542 foot long Cyclops was launched in 1910 and served as a collier ( a ship that carries coal) for the U.S. Navy during World War I. The vessel was on its way from Bahia, Salvador, to Baltimore, Maryland, but never arrived. After it had made an unscheduled stop at Barbados on March 3rd and 4th to take on additional supplies, it disappeared without a trace. No wreckage from the ship was ever found and no distress signal was received. The deaths of the 306 crew and passengers of the USS Cyclops remains the single largest loss of life in U.S. Naval history not directly involving combat.

The US Navy offically listed all crew members and paaengers as lost at sea on 14 Jun 1918.


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