Filz, Charles

1888 - 1918  (29 years)

• Name	Filz, Charles
  Birth	6 Nov 1888	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  1900 Census	1900
  Listed or looks like Carl instead of Charles. Wm Fitz 38 Eva Fitz 35 Mary Fitz 14 Carol Fitz 18 Willie Fitz 9 George Fitz 4
  WWI Draft Registration Card	Abt Jun 1917
  	Filz, Charles WW1 Draft Reg record
  Military Service	Bef 14 Apr 1918
  WWI US Navy
  Given Name: Charles Surname: Filz Place of Death: navy collier Cyclops Death Date: 14 Jun 1918 Cause of Death: on board missing vessel Next of Kin: Eva Filz Relationship: mother Address: 1268 Elsie St.,Appleton,Wis. Appointed: Milwaukee,Wis. Rank: carpenters mate,first class Branch: U.S.Navy see online; http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/c/cyclops-1.htm (Collier: full load displacement 19,360; length 542'; beam 65'; draft 27'8"; speed 15 knots.; complement 236) The second Cyclops, a collier, was launched 7 May 1910 by William Cramp and Sons, Philadelphia, Pa., and placed in service 7 November 1910, G. W. Worley, Master, Navy Auxiliary Service, in charge. Operating with the Naval Auxiliary Service, Atlantic Fleet, the collier voyaged in the Baltic during May to July 1911 to supply 2d Division ships. Returning to Norfolk, she operated on the east coast from Newport to the Caribbean servicing the fleet. During the troubled conditions in Mexico in 1914 and 1915, she coaled ships on patrol there and received the thanks of the State Department for cooperation in bringing refugees from Tampico to New Orleans. With American entry into World War I, Cyclops was commissioned 1 May l917, Lieutenant Commander G. W. Worley in command. She joined a convoy for St. Nazaire, France, in June 1917, returning to the east coast in July. Except for a voyage to Halifax, Nova Scotia, she served along the east coast until 9 January 1918 when she was assigned to Naval Overseas Transportation Service. She then sailed to Brazilian waters to fuel British ships in the south Atlantic, receiving the thanks of the State Department and Commander-in-Chief, Pacific. She put to sea from Rio de Janiero 16 February 1918 and after touching at Barbados on 3 and 4 March, was never heard from again. Her loss with all 306 crew and passengers, without a trace, is one of the sea's unsolved mysteries.
  Death	14 Apr 1918	At Sea
  	Cause: War - MIA - WWI
  Person ID	I147235	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	Filz, William,   b. Abt Dec 1861, , , , Germany d. Bef 1918 (Age ~ 56 years)
  Mother	Spranger, Eva,   b. Abt Feb 1865, , , Wisconsin, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F49973	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart