AUGUST W. LENTZ, JR., LCDR, USN

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August Lentz, Jr. '26

Date of birth: April 7, 1903

Date of death: September 15, 1942

Age: 39

Lucky Bag

From the 1926 Lucky Bag:

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August William Lentz, Jr.

Jersey City, New Jersey

"Gus" "Grandpa" "Baldy"

THE grand old man in person. Behold, then, one of the original hairless, super-editions of the Jersey variety. I say behold him, but you could hardly miss him. When he came to us late Plebe summer it was evident that our class had gained in size as well as number.

Gus first sought the higher knowledge in the halls of Rutgers, where he acquitted himself in noble style on the football field. Just to prove that brass buttons didn't cramp his style, Gus made the varsity Plebe year and has been as permanent as the Navy Goat ever since. And as a Captain Gus further proved that age made no difference in football a la good. One would, offhand, fail to see anything pugnacious in so shy an appearing chap, but several of the gentlemen from colleges hereabouts can testify to his ring prowess.

Uncle Gus will always be remembered for his extra-size heart, and many are the fortunate lads adopted by this kindly paternal bulwark of good fellowship and radiant Dutch cheer. May Baldy's cruises be as big as the ships it will take to hold him, and may his side of the line in the Big Game be counted upon.

Football Squad (4, 3, 2, 1), N (4, 3, 2, 1), Captain (1); Boxing (4, 3, 2, 1), Navy Numerals (3), N(2, 1); Class Track (4, 3), Numerals (4, 3); Lacrosse Squad (3); Gymkhana (4, 3).

1926 Lentz LB.jpg

August William Lentz, Jr.

Jersey City, New Jersey

"Gus" "Grandpa" "Baldy"

THE grand old man in person. Behold, then, one of the original hairless, super-editions of the Jersey variety. I say behold him, but you could hardly miss him. When he came to us late Plebe summer it was evident that our class had gained in size as well as number.

Gus first sought the higher knowledge in the halls of Rutgers, where he acquitted himself in noble style on the football field. Just to prove that brass buttons didn't cramp his style, Gus made the varsity Plebe year and has been as permanent as the Navy Goat ever since. And as a Captain Gus further proved that age made no difference in football a la good. One would, offhand, fail to see anything pugnacious in so shy an appearing chap, but several of the gentlemen from colleges hereabouts can testify to his ring prowess.

Uncle Gus will always be remembered for his extra-size heart, and many are the fortunate lads adopted by this kindly paternal bulwark of good fellowship and radiant Dutch cheer. May Baldy's cruises be as big as the ships it will take to hold him, and may his side of the line in the Big Game be counted upon.

Football Squad (4, 3, 2, 1), N (4, 3, 2, 1), Captain (1); Boxing (4, 3, 2, 1), Navy Numerals (3), N(2, 1); Class Track (4, 3), Numerals (4, 3); Lacrosse Squad (3); Gymkhana (4, 3).

Loss

August was lost when USS Wasp (CV 7) was sunk by a Japanese submarine on September 15, 1942. He was the ship's aerographer since June; previously he was the aerographer for Fleet Air Wing (FAW) 5 in Norfolk, Virginia.

His wife was listed as next of kin.

Navy Directories & Officer Registers

The "Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps" was published annually from 1815 through at least the 1970s; it provided rank, command or station, and occasionally billet until the beginning of World War II when command/station was no longer included. Scanned copies were reviewed and data entered from the mid-1840s through 1922, when more-frequent Navy Directories were available.

The Navy Directory was a publication that provided information on the command, billet, and rank of every active and retired naval officer. Single editions have been found online from January 1915 and March 1918, and then from three to six editions per year from 1923 through 1940; the final edition is from April 1941.

The entries in both series of documents are sometimes cryptic and confusing. They are often inconsistent, even within an edition, with the name of commands; this is especially true for aviation squadrons in the 1920s and early 1930s.

Alumni listed at the same command may or may not have had significant interactions; they could have shared a stateroom or workspace, stood many hours of watch together… or, especially at the larger commands, they might not have known each other at all. The information provides the opportunity to draw connections that are otherwise invisible, though, and gives a fuller view of the professional experiences of these alumni in Memorial Hall.

October 1926

Ensign, USS Oklahoma

Others at this command:

ENS Harold Pound '25
ENS William Graham, Jr. '25

ENS Adolph Hede '25
ENS John Crane '26

ENS Claude Haman '26

January 1927

Ensign, USS Oklahoma

Others at this command:

ENS Harold Pound '25
ENS William Graham, Jr. '25

ENS Adolph Hede '25
ENS John Crane '26

ENS Claude Haman '26

April 1927

Ensign, USS Oklahoma

Others at this command:

ENS Harold Pound '25
ENS William Graham, Jr. '25

ENS Adolph Hede '25
ENS John Crane '26

ENS Claude Haman '26

October 1927

Ensign, without orders

January 1928

Ensign, treatment, Naval Hospital Boston, Massachusetts

April 1928

Ensign, sick leave

July 1928

Ensign, USS Antares

October 1928

Ensign, USS Antares

January 1929

Ensign, USS Antares

April 1929

Ensign, USS Antares

July 1929

Lieutenant (j.g.), USS Antares

October 1929

Lieutenant (j.g.), USS Antares

January 1930

Lieutenant (j.g.), USS Memphis

Others at this command:

LCDR Warner Portz '15

LTjg Adolph Hede '25

Others at or embarked at this command:

LTjg James McDonough '24 (Torpedo and Bombing Plane Squadron (VT) 5S)

April 1930

Lieutenant (j.g.), USS Memphis

Others at this command:

LCDR Warner Portz '15

LTjg Adolph Hede '25

October 1930

Lieutenant (j.g.), USS Memphis

Others at this command:

LTjg Adolph Hede '25

ENS John Armstrong, Jr. '30

ENS Henry Wygant, Jr. '30

January 1931

Lieutenant (j.g.), USS Memphis

Others at this command:

LTjg Adolph Hede '25

ENS John Armstrong, Jr. '30

ENS Henry Wygant, Jr. '30

April 1931

Lieutenant (j.g.), under instruction, Naval Torpedo Station, Newport, Rhode Island

Others at this command:

LTjg Eugene Sarsfield '26

ENS Edwin Martin '29

ENS Lance Massey '30

July 1931

Lieutenant (j.g.), USS Memphis

Others at this command:

ENS John Armstrong, Jr. '30

ENS Henry Wygant, Jr. '30

October 1931

Lieutenant (j.g.), USS Memphis

Others at this command:

ENS John Armstrong, Jr. '30

January 1932

Lieutenant (j.g.), USS Memphis

Others at this command:

ENS John Armstrong, Jr. '30

April 1932

Lieutenant (j.g.), USS Memphis

Others at this command:

ENS John Armstrong, Jr. '30

October 1932

Lieutenant (j.g.), USS Memphis

January 1933

Lieutenant (j.g.), USS Memphis

April 1933

Lieutenant (j.g.), USS Memphis

April 1934

Lieutenant (j.g.), under instruction, Naval Academy

Others at this command:

July 1934

Lieutenant (j.g.), under instruction, Naval Academy

Others at this command:

Others at or embarked at this command:

CDR James Logan '10 (Post Graduate School, Naval Academy)

October 1934

Lieutenant (j.g.), under instruction, Naval Academy

Others at this command:

Others at or embarked at this command:

CDR James Logan '10 (Post Graduate School, Naval Academy)

January 1935

Lieutenant (j.g.), under instruction, Naval Academy

Others at this command:

Others at or embarked at this command:

CDR James Logan '10 (Post Graduate School, Naval Academy)

April 1935

Lieutenant (j.g.), under instruction, Naval Academy

Others at this command:

Others at or embarked at this command:

CDR James Logan '10 (Post Graduate School, Naval Academy)

October 1935

Lieutenant (j.g.), USS Augusta

Others at this command:

LT Hubert Hayter '24

LT James Smith, Jr. '25

LTjg Herbert Coleman '32

January 1936

Lieutenant (j.g.), USS Augusta

Others at this command:

LT Hubert Hayter '24

LT James Smith, Jr. '25

LTjg Herbert Coleman '32

April 1936

Lieutenant (j.g.), USS Augusta

Others at this command:

LT Hubert Hayter '24

LT James Smith, Jr. '25

LTjg Herbert Coleman '32

July 1936

Lieutenant (j.g.), USS Augusta

Others at this command:

LT James Smith, Jr. '25

LTjg Herbert Coleman '32

January 1937

Lieutenant (j.g.), USS Augusta

April 1937

Lieutenant (j.g.), USS Augusta

September 1937

Lieutenant, USS Augusta

Others at this command:

LTjg Thomas Hine '34

ENS John Powers '35

January 1938

Lieutenant, USS Augusta

Others at this command:

LTjg Thomas Hine '34

ENS John Powers '35

July 1938

Lieutenant, aerological officer, Naval Air Station Seattle, Washington

January 1939

Lieutenant, aerological officer, Naval Air Station Seattle, Washington

October 1939

Lieutenant, aerological officer, Naval Air Station Seattle, Washington

June 1940

Lieutenant, aerological officer, Patrol Wing 5, Norfolk, Virginia

Others at this command:

LTjg George Klinsmann '33

November 1940

Lieutenant, aerological officer, Patrol Wing 5, Norfolk, Virginia

April 1941

Lieutenant, aerological officer, Patrol Wings, Atlantic Fleet

Class of 1926

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