LORENZ Q. FORBES, LTJG, USN
Lorenz Forbes '31
Lucky Bag
From the 1931 Lucky Bag:
Lorenz Quenzer Forbes
Brooklyn, New York
"Lorry"
Home town papers please copy — "Brooklyn's Boast Makes Good." Lorry has certainly been an asset to the Naval Academy in more ways than one. His natural frankness and candour, coupled with his innate sense of the fitness of things have won him a host of friends. The more deadly of the species have responded to his unsophisticated charm of manner and his swirling brown eyes, but statistics show that they do all the worrying.
Academically speaking, Lorry has few troubles. He received his baptism of fire at Cornell University, and has flown Sail-Hypo-William ever since the Executive Department stepped a few fast rounds with him Youngster Year, from which he came up bloody but unbowed.
Athletics have received his attention. Lacrosse interfered with his smoking; so he focused his efforts on shooting. He was a welcome addition to the Navy gunmen, and his refreshing sense of humour and novel remarks have done much to build up the spirits of the teams.
Rifle 4, 3, 2, 1 Small Bore Rifle 4, 3 r31t; rNt; rNAt 1 P. O.
Lorry was a member of the Outdoor Rifle Team which celebrated an undefeated year. He was also a member of Small Bore Rifle Team.
Lorenz Quenzer Forbes
Brooklyn, New York
"Lorry"
Home town papers please copy — "Brooklyn's Boast Makes Good." Lorry has certainly been an asset to the Naval Academy in more ways than one. His natural frankness and candour, coupled with his innate sense of the fitness of things have won him a host of friends. The more deadly of the species have responded to his unsophisticated charm of manner and his swirling brown eyes, but statistics show that they do all the worrying.
Academically speaking, Lorry has few troubles. He received his baptism of fire at Cornell University, and has flown Sail-Hypo-William ever since the Executive Department stepped a few fast rounds with him Youngster Year, from which he came up bloody but unbowed.
Athletics have received his attention. Lacrosse interfered with his smoking; so he focused his efforts on shooting. He was a welcome addition to the Navy gunmen, and his refreshing sense of humour and novel remarks have done much to build up the spirits of the teams.
Rifle 4, 3, 2, 1 Small Bore Rifle 4, 3 r31t; rNt; rNAt 1 P. O.
Lorry was a member of the Outdoor Rifle Team which celebrated an undefeated year. He was also a member of Small Bore Rifle Team.
Loss
From Find A Grave:
13 February 1937: Deceased was piloting USN plane to Naval Air Station, San Diego, Calif., from Yuma, Arizona, on a duly authorized airplane flight completing a transcontinental trip from Norfolk, Va. He encountered extremely adverse weather in crossing Laguna Mts. and crashed near Laguna Lakes, Calif. Plane was a total wreck. Body in terribly mangled condition: FORBES, Lorenz Quenter, Lieutenant, U.S.N.
Other Information
From researcher Kathy Franz:
Lorenz attended Public School 77 in Brooklyn. Before the Naval Academy, he spent one year at Cornell University and was a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon, Sigma Chapter.
He and Alta Katheryn Guy Gould were married August 1, 1936, in the U. S. Navy Chapel, Coronado, California.
His father Thomas was a bookkeeper, mother Clara (nee Quezner) and brothers Kenneth and George. George, who graduated from Cornell, died of an illness in September, 1937.
He earned his wings as naval aviator #4063 on October 24, 1934. He was survived by his wife, whom he had married six months before his loss. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
Photographs
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 1931
LCDR Robert English '11
LT Joseph Severyns, Jr. '20
LT Samuel Arthur '20
LT Robert Smith '20
LT Paul Slawson '20
LT John Jones '21
LT John French '22
October 1931
January 1932
April 1932
October 1932
January 1933
ENS Robert Coates '30 (USS Arizona)
ENS Baylies Clark '30 (USS Arizona)
ENS Charles Palmer, Sr. '31 (USS Arizona)
ENS Nathaniel Dial '32 (USS Arizona)
ENS John Moore '32 (USS Arizona)
April 1933
ENS Robert Coates '30 (USS Arizona)
ENS Baylies Clark '30 (USS Arizona)
ENS Charles Palmer, Sr. '31 (USS Arizona)
ENS Nathaniel Dial '32 (USS Arizona)
ENS John Moore '32 (USS Arizona)
July 1933
ENS Robert Coates '30 (USS Arizona)
ENS Baylies Clark '30 (USS Arizona)
ENS Charles Palmer, Sr. '31 (USS Arizona)
ENS Nathaniel Dial '32 (USS Arizona)
ENS John Moore '32 (USS Arizona)
October 1933
ENS Robert Coates '30 (USS Arizona)
ENS Charles Palmer, Sr. '31 (USS Arizona)
ENS Nathaniel Dial '32 (USS Arizona)
ENS John Moore '32 (USS Arizona)
April 1934
LTjg Oscar Pate, Jr. '27
LTjg Leonard Southerland '27
LTjg Frank Highley, Jr. '30
LTjg Robert Patten '30
LTjg Claud Hughes '30
LTjg Baylies Clark '30
July 1934
LT James Craig '22
LTjg John Duke '26
LTjg Ralph Smith '26
LTjg Baylies Clark '30
ENS Charles Palmer, Sr. '31
ENS Ford Wallace '31
ENS William Freshour '31
October 1934
LTjg John Duke '26
LTjg Ralph Smith '26
LTjg Ford Wallace '31
LTjg William Freshour '31
LTjg Vernon Hain '31
LTjg Thomas Ashworth, Jr. '31
January 1935
LT Samuel Arthur '20 (USS Ranger)
LT Robert Bedilion '22 (USS Ranger)
LT Hallsted Hopping '24 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 1B)
LTjg Oscar Pate, Jr. '27 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 1B)
LTjg Robert Haven '30 (Bombing Plane Squadron (VB) 5B)
LTjg Gilbert Carpenter '30 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 1B)
LTjg William Freshour '31 (Bombing Plane Squadron (VB) 5B)
LTjg Alden Irons '31 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 3B)
ENS William Sisko '31 (USS Ranger)
1LT Robert Brown '31 (USS Ranger)
ENS Earle Schneider '33 (USS Ranger)
April 1935
LT Samuel Arthur '20 (USS Ranger)
LT Robert Bedilion '22 (USS Ranger)
LT Hallsted Hopping '24 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 1B)
LTjg Gilbert Carpenter '30 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 1B)
LTjg Alden Irons '31 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 3B)
ENS William Sisko '31 (USS Ranger)
ENS Earle Schneider '33 (USS Ranger)
October 1935
LT Hallsted Hopping '24 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 1B)
LTjg Seymour Johnson '27 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 3B)
LTjg James McRoberts '27 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 3B)
LTjg William Freshour '31 (Bombing Plane Squadron (VB) 5B)
LTjg William Sisko '31 (USS Ranger)
ENS Earle Schneider '33 (USS Ranger)
ENS Milton Ricketts '35 (USS Ranger)
January 1936
LT Walter Dey '24 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 5B)
LT James McDonough '24 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 5B)
LT Hallsted Hopping '24 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 1B)
LTjg Ralph Smith '26 (Bombing Plane Squadron (VB) 1B)
LTjg Seymour Johnson '27 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 3B)
LTjg James McRoberts '27 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 3B)
LTjg Baylies Clark '30 (Bombing Plane Squadron (VB) 1B)
LTjg Alden Irons '31 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 3B)
LTjg William Sisko '31 (USS Ranger)
LTjg Alfred Tucker, III '31 (Bombing Plane Squadron (VB) 1B)
ENS William Widhelm '32 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 5B)
ENS Earle Schneider '33 (USS Ranger)
ENS Milton Ricketts '35 (USS Ranger)
April 1936
LT Walter Dey '24 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 5B)
LT James McDonough '24 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 5B)
LT Hallsted Hopping '24 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 1B)
LTjg Ralph Smith '26 (Bombing Plane Squadron (VB) 1B)
LTjg Seymour Johnson '27 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 3B)
LTjg James McRoberts '27 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 3B)
LTjg William Freshour '31 (Bombing Plane Squadron (VB) 5B)
LTjg Alden Irons '31 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 3B)
LTjg Alfred Tucker, III '31 (Bombing Plane Squadron (VB) 1B)
LTjg William Widhelm '32 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 5B)
ENS Earle Schneider '33 (USS Ranger)
ENS Milton Ricketts '35 (USS Ranger)
July 1936
LTjg Ralph Smith '26 (Bombing Plane Squadron (VB) 1B)
LTjg Seymour Johnson '27 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 3B)
LTjg James McRoberts '27 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 3B)
LTjg Donald Lovelace '28 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 1B)
LTjg Leo Crane '31 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 5B)
LTjg Alfred Tucker, III '31 (Bombing Plane Squadron (VB) 1B)
LTjg Albert Gray '31 (Bombing Plane Squadron (VB) 1B)
LTjg Dewitt Shumway '32 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 1B)
LTjg William Widhelm '32 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 5B)
LTjg Howard Shelton '32 (Fighting Squadron (VF) 3B)
ENS Earle Schneider '33 (USS Ranger)
ENS Milton Ricketts '35 (USS Ranger)
ENS John Daub, Jr. '36 (USS Ranger)
January 1937
LT Ralph Smith '26 (Bombing Plane Squadron (VB) 1B)
LT Seymour Johnson '27 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 3B)
LTjg Donald Lovelace '28 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 1B)
LTjg Finley Hall '29 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 1B)
LTjg Leo Crane '31 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 5B)
LTjg Alfred Tucker, III '31 (Bombing Plane Squadron (VB) 1B)
LTjg Albert Gray '31 (Bombing Plane Squadron (VB) 1B)
LTjg Dewitt Shumway '32 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 1B)
LTjg William Widhelm '32 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 5B)
LTjg Howard Shelton '32 (Fighting Squadron (VF) 3B)
LTjg Earle Schneider '33 (USS Ranger)
ENS Milton Ricketts '35 (USS Ranger)
ENS John Daub, Jr. '36 (USS Ranger)
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