HAMMOND J. DUGAN, LTJG, USN

Hammond Dugan '24

Date of birth: February 6, 1903

Date of death: April 4, 1933

Age: 30

Lucky Bag

From the 1924 Lucky Bag:

HAMMOND JAMES DUGAN

Baltimore, Maryland

"Red"

MAN overboard!—and not in the Mess Hall either—who? Why none other than "Red"—with half the subchasers, speed boats, and motor sailers of Uncle Henry's flotilla rushing to his rescue. It is shameful, but nevertheless true, that "Red" went to the crew races Second Class year in a canoe, and gave the crowd quite a thrill by effectively demonstrating the unstability of such craft under adverse conditions—just his humble contribution to science.

The thing we haven't been able to dope out is how "Red" broke away from Baltimore with its abundance of flappers and heart-breakers, and confined himself to more distant attractions. Judging from the percentage of his study periods which he devotes to writing reams and reams of sweet nothings to some lucky girl, he must be savvy, or else in love.

"Red" doesn't spend all of his time penning his thoughts, however, for quite often he is to be found indulging in peaceful slumbers from which he always awakes with, "Gee! This is a strenuous life."

Class Lacrosse (3, 2); Numerals Lacrosse (2, 3); Class Gym (3, 2); Probation (4).

HAMMOND JAMES DUGAN

Baltimore, Maryland

"Red"

MAN overboard!—and not in the Mess Hall either—who? Why none other than "Red"—with half the subchasers, speed boats, and motor sailers of Uncle Henry's flotilla rushing to his rescue. It is shameful, but nevertheless true, that "Red" went to the crew races Second Class year in a canoe, and gave the crowd quite a thrill by effectively demonstrating the unstability of such craft under adverse conditions—just his humble contribution to science.

The thing we haven't been able to dope out is how "Red" broke away from Baltimore with its abundance of flappers and heart-breakers, and confined himself to more distant attractions. Judging from the percentage of his study periods which he devotes to writing reams and reams of sweet nothings to some lucky girl, he must be savvy, or else in love.

"Red" doesn't spend all of his time penning his thoughts, however, for quite often he is to be found indulging in peaceful slumbers from which he always awakes with, "Gee! This is a strenuous life."

Class Lacrosse (3, 2); Numerals Lacrosse (2, 3); Class Gym (3, 2); Probation (4).

Loss

Hammond was lost when the airship USS Akron (ZRS 4) crashed off the coast of New Jersey on April 4, 1933.

Akron's executive officer, LCDR Herbert V. Wiley '15, one of only three survivors, was filmed shortly after the crash:

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.

July 1924

Ensign, under instruction, Navy Yard, New York

Others at this command: LTjg George Calnan '20.

September 1924

Ensign, USS Arkansas

Others at this command: ENS Henry Harrison '24.

November 1924

Ensign, USS Arkansas

Others at this command: ENS Henry Harrison '24.

January 1925

Ensign, USS Arkansas

Others at this command: ENS Edmund Egbert '23 and ENS Henry Harrison '24.

March 1925

Ensign, USS Arkansas

Others at this command: ENS Edmund Egbert '23 and ENS Henry Harrison '24.

May 1925

Ensign, USS Arkansas

Others at this command: ENS Edmund Egbert '23 and ENS Henry Harrison '24.

July 1925

Ensign, under instruction, Naval Torpedo Station, Newport, Rhode Island

Others at this command: ENS Thomas Fraser '24.

October 1925

Ensign, under instruction, Naval Torpedo Station, Newport, Rhode Island

Others at this command: ENS Thomas Fraser '24.

January 1926

Ensign, USS Hatfield

October 1926

Ensign, USS Humphreys

Others at this command: LTjg William Gray '21.

January 1927

Ensign, USS Humphreys

Others at this command: LTjg William Gray '21.

April 1927

Ensign, USS Humphreys

Others at this command: LTjg William Gray '21.

October 1927

Ensign, USS Humphreys

January 1928

Lieutenant (j.g.), USS Humphreys

April 1928

Lieutenant (j.g.), USS Humphreys