HAROLD BUBB
NAVY
Harold Bubb "stuck in the mud" at J. Randall's, 1916.
Photo from the collection of Donald Bayles.
Harold
Bubb
Harold Bubb was born on October 31st,
1899. Bubb enlisted in the Navy on September 12, 1918. In 1916 Bubb
went to Boonton, New Jersey where he was employed as a chauffer. He
was living at Yaphank at the time of his enlistment. Bubb achieved
the rank of Apprentice Seaman 2nd Class.
From June 8, 1917 till July 3, 1917 he was home
awaiting orders. On July 3 he was sent to training station at
Newport, Rhode Island. After a quick training Bubb was assigned to
the USS Southery on July 18, 1917 and remained attached to the
Southern until September 21, 1917. From here he was assigned to the
receiving ship at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from Sept. 21, until
October 18. 1917. His next assignment was to the USS Buffalo from October 18, 1917 until November 8,
1918. For his final assignment Bubb was assigned to the US Naval
Hospital at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from November 8, 1917 until
February 14, 1918. Bubb was discharged from the Navy on Feb. 14,
1918.
Written by,
Kris Kelly
June 2005
USS Buffalo
Between May and August 1917 Buffalo transported
the Special Diplomatic Mission of the United States to Russia.
Upon her return she was ordered into Philadelphia Navy Yard for
conversion to a destroyer tender and reclassified AD-8.
Conversion was completed in June 1918 and, after loading torpedo
equipment at Newport, she departed for Brest, France, via
Bermuda. She then proceeded to Gibraltar, where she operated as
station and repair ship to destroyers and sub chasers. From
February until September 1919 she had similar duty with the
Azores Detachment at Ponta Delgada and then returned to New
York.
On 31 December 1919 Buffalo arrived at San Diego to commence
her duties as repair ship and tender to Destroyer Squadrons 11
and 5, Pacific Fleet.