Salemites Already Serving
On April 6th, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson offically declared war on the German Empire. In the proceeding week, the Salem Evening News gathered the names of Salem citizens who had been already serving at the time. The following is a list they put together:
| Name | Address | Rank | Location/Unit |
| John Andrews | 12 Dunlap St. | Seaman | U.S.S. Alabama |
| Robert F. Andrews | 12 Dunlap St. | Fireman | U.S.S. Monaghan |
| Eli J. April | 18 Palmer St. | Gunner's Mate First Class | U.S.S. Nevada |
| Charles Bates | Gunner’s Mate. | U.S.S. South Dakota | |
| Francis Bates | 13 Sylvan St. | Seaman | U.S.S. North Dakota |
| John H. Beckford | 192 Federal St. | U.S.S. Vestal | |
| John Benoit | 10 Glendale St. | Gunner’s Mate | U.S.S. Rhode Island |
| Albin E. Bernson | 7 Maple Ave. | ||
| William Bernson | 7 Maple Ave. | ||
| J. Francis Brawders | 61 Broad St. | Fireman Third Class | U.S.S. Georgia |
| Walter Brennan | 22 Grove St. | Chief Yeoman | U.S.S. South Carolina |
| Mr. Bresnahan | Warrant Officer | ||
| Harold T. Brett | 13 Abbott St. | Gun Pointer | U.S.S. Arkansas |
| John L. Buckley | 19 Lemon St. | U.S.S. Arkansas | |
| James E. Burke | 38 Tremont St. | Fireman | U.S.S. New Jersey |
| William Burke | Phelps St. | Fireman Third Class | U.S.S. Georgia |
| Mr. Burke | Stationed in India | ||
| William Callahan | Hodges Ct. | U.S.S. Paducah | |
| Fred Campbell | U.S. Hospital Corps | ||
| Mark T. Carr | 25 Japonica St. | Fireman First Class | |
| William B. Carr | 25 Japonica St. | Fireman | U.S.S. Rhode Island |
| James T. Carroll | 38 Salem St. | Quartermaster Sergeant | |
| George Churchill | U.S.S. Georgia | ||
| Maurice D. Collins | 15 Japonica St. | U.S. Gunboat Tripp | |
| Joseph M. Conlin | 4 Beaver St. | ||
| Peter P. Cook | 7 Herbert St. | Chief Machinist Mate | U.S.S. Nebraska |
| Arthur T. Dalton | 5 Botts Ct. | Captain | |
| Harry F. Dalton | 5 Botts Ct. | Captain | 23rd United States Infantry |
| Edward Darmody | 8 Ord St. | ||
| Owen T. Davies | 75 Tremont St. | ||
| Chester A. Davis | Lieutenant | 28th United States Infantry | |
| Joseph A. H. Deschamps | 288 Lafayette St. | ||
| Dennis Driscoll | U.S.S. New Jersey | ||
| Carleton D. Eddy | 15 Phelps St. | Seaman | U.S.S. Seattle |
| Frank Farrell | Pearl St. | ||
| Michael Flynn | 95 Mason St. | U.S.S. Brooklyn | |
| Joseph T. Foley | 124 ½ Boston St. | Chief Boatswain Mate | U.S.S. New Hampshire |
| Emile Forest | 164th Coastal Artillery Company | ||
| Benjamin Gelin | 2 Blaney St. | ||
| John F. Griffin | 24 Beaver St. | ||
| John H. Griffin | Beaver St. | First Class Master-at-Arms | U.S.S. Tacoma |
| Harry Griswold | U.S.S. New Jersey | ||
| John Griswold | |||
| William M. Groves | 74 Beaver St. | U.S.S. North Carolina | |
| Hans C. Hamilton | 1 Hamilton Pl. | Cadet | United States Naval Academy |
| Arthur G. Harris | Sergeant | 12th United States Infantry | |
| John J. Heffernan | 2 Gerrish Pl. | U.S.S. Virginia | |
| John Herlihy | Ord St. | ||
| Henry Hogan | 109 Boston St. | ||
| Philip Hyde | 13 Becket St. | ||
| Harry Kilham | Winthrop St. | Machinist | U.S.S. Georgia |
| Joseph Kiviatoski | Company C | 6th Infantry Regiment | |
| Stephan Krzesinski | 171 Derby St. | Private | Fort Trotten |
| George Lanctot | U.S.S. Virginia | ||
| Louis Lanctot | U.S.S. Des Moines | ||
| George F. Lesby | |||
| Charles Lessard | Cook | ||
| Henry L’Italien | |||
| Louis A. Lord | |||
| Stephan L. Lovett | 20A Wisteria St. | Chief Carpenter | U.S.S. Nevada |
| Mr. J. Luzinski | 3 Becket Ave. | Painter | U.S.S. Brooklyn |
| Frank Madison | Cavalry | ||
| James Madison | Warrant Officer | ||
| John Mahoney | Seattle Naval Yard | ||
| James McCarthy | Southwick St. | ||
| James McDonough | Quartermaster Sergeant | U.S.S. Prairie | |
| James McHugh | 9 Aborn St. | ||
| Justin McInnis | Andrew St. | U.S.S. Nebraska | |
| George E. Mead | Mead’s Ct. | U.S.S. Louisiana | |
| Thomas Michaud | |||
| Harold T. Mullaney | 16 St. Peter St. | First U. S. Cavalry | |
| Joseph Murphy | 7 Bow St. | U.S. Torpedo Destroyer Balch | |
| Eben Norris | Cavalry | ||
| John Norris | |||
| Mr. O’Connor | Williams St. | Submarine Fanning | |
| Mr. M. Pestol | U.S.S. Kansas | ||
| Harold Peterson | Cook | U.S.S. Nebraska | |
| Warren Phillips | 339 Lafayette St | Private | Fort Strong |
| Udo A. Poppey | 4 North Ct | Fireman | Gunboat Paducah |
| Felton Pousland | Lieutenant Junior Grade | Aviation Corps | |
| Arthur Proctor | 13 Glendale St. | First Class Fireman | U.S.S. Rhode Island |
| George A. Purtell | 1 Purchase St. | Chief Gunner’s Mate | U.S.S. Cushing |
| John Rennicks | U.S.S. Virginia | ||
| Frank Rice | |||
| Raymond B. Rider | Seaman | U.S.S. Nevada | |
| John Roache | |||
| George W. Rooney | 123 Boston St | ||
| Harold Russell | 25 Symonds St. | U.S.S. Georgia | |
| Herbert Sandborn | |||
| Harry Searle | Warrant Officer | U.S.S. Nebraska | |
| Stanley F. Sentkowski | |||
| Phillip Shanahan | U.S.S. Kansas | ||
| Ernest B. Staten | U.S.S. Georgia | ||
| Arthur Steeves | |||
| Fred Stopford | Major | ||
| Jeremiah Sweeney | |||
| Patrick Sweeny | |||
| William Symonds | |||
| Mr. A. Tarnowski | |||
| Francis Tobin | |||
| James T. Tobin | |||
| Frank Toomey | |||
| Fred Trainor | 21 Essex St. | ||
| Williston L. Warren | |||
| Daniel Welch | 33 Flint St. | ||
| Harry L. West | 228 Bridge St. | U.S.S. New Jersey |