RAYMOND H. TUTTLE, LCDR, USN

Raymond Tuttle '22

Date of birth: March 18, 1899

Date of death: August 9, 1942

Age: 43

Lucky Bag

From the 1922 Lucky Bag:

RAYMOND HODGES TUTTLE

Montpelier, Vermont

"Skipper," "Tut," "Tootul."

"SKIP," the mighty son of the Green Mountains! The pride of Ethan Allen! Small, did you say? Yes, but oh what a rumpus he makes! When he appears, it is a sign to remove all wrist watches, don shin guards and headgear—for there is sure to be a rough-house.

"Skipper's" one ambition has been to grow. He has been section leader of the Growing Squad for the last two years, but in spite of all "Doc" Thyroid's efforts, "Skip" is still one of the runts.

When it comes to the Mexican Sport, "Skipper" rates Admiral. Get him to tell you about going to Canada sometime, and see if he doesn't end up with, "Vive le Canada." He also has a long and pitiful tale about one Army-Navy game when he had to sleep with his overcoat on to keep from freezing.

Growing Squad (3, 2, 1).

RAYMOND HODGES TUTTLE

Montpelier, Vermont

"Skipper," "Tut," "Tootul."

"SKIP," the mighty son of the Green Mountains! The pride of Ethan Allen! Small, did you say? Yes, but oh what a rumpus he makes! When he appears, it is a sign to remove all wrist watches, don shin guards and headgear—for there is sure to be a rough-house.

"Skipper's" one ambition has been to grow. He has been section leader of the Growing Squad for the last two years, but in spite of all "Doc" Thyroid's efforts, "Skip" is still one of the runts.

When it comes to the Mexican Sport, "Skipper" rates Admiral. Get him to tell you about going to Canada sometime, and see if he doesn't end up with, "Vive le Canada." He also has a long and pitiful tale about one Army-Navy game when he had to sleep with his overcoat on to keep from freezing.

Growing Squad (3, 2, 1).

Loss

Raymond was lost when USS Quincy (CA 39) was sunk early in the morning of August 9, 1942 by Japanese surface forces at the Battle of Savo Island.

His wife was listed as next of kin. He has a memory marker in Arlington National Cemetery.

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.

May 1923

Ensign, USS North Dakota

July 1923

Ensign, Communications Office, Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.

Others at this command: LCDR Thalbert Alford '09, LCDR Donald Godwin '11, and LT Cassin Young '16.

September 1923

Ensign, Communications Office, Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.

Others at this command: LCDR Thalbert Alford '09, LCDR Donald Godwin '11, and LT Cassin Young '16.

November 1923

Ensign, Communications Office, Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.

Others at this command: LCDR Thalbert Alford '09, LCDR Donald Godwin '11, and LT Cassin Young '16.

January 1924

Ensign, USS Worden

Others at this command: ENS Edward Curtis, Jr. '22.

March 1924

Ensign, USS Worden

Others at this command: ENS Edward Curtis, Jr. '22.

May 1924

Ensign, USS Worden

Others at this command: ENS Edward Curtis, Jr. '22.

July 1924

Ensign, USS Worden

Others at this command: ENS Edward Curtis, Jr. '22.

September 1924

Ensign, USS Worden

Others at this command: ENS Edward Curtis, Jr. '22.

November 1924

Ensign, USS Worden

Others at this command: ENS Edward Curtis, Jr. '22.

January 1925

Ensign, USS Flusser

March 1925

Ensign, USS Flusser

May 1925

Ensign, USS Flusser

July 1925

Ensign, USS Flusser

October 1925

Ensign, USS Flusser