Individual

Go to List of Family Names Go to List of People    < Previous Next >

Birth:          27 Aug 1896 Spennymoor, England
Death:          12 Sep 1980 Hadley, Hampshire Co., Mass.
Burial:         Pine Hill Cemetery, Dover, N.H.

Notes
My Read Fam on ancestry
1940 in Kittery, York Co., Me. Naval Officer
http://valor.militarytimes.com/recipient.php?recipientid=311689
John Bailey Longstaff 
Date of death: September 12, 1980
Home of record: New Orleans Louisiana
 John Longstaff graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1920. 
He retired as a U.S. Navy Captain. 
AWARDS AND CITATIONS
Legion of Merit
Awarded for actions during the World War II
(Citation Needed) - SYNOPSIS: Captain John Bailey Longstaff, United States Navy, 
was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the 
performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as 
Commander of a submarine squadron during World War II.
General Orders: Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 339 (June 1945)
Action Date: World War II`
Service: Navy
Rank: Captain
http://www.e-
yearbook.com/yearbooks/University_of_Massachusetts_Amherst_Index_Yearbook/19
49/Page_264.html
 JOHN BAILEY LONGSTAFF Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering B.S. 
United States Naval Academy. M.S. Pennsyl- vania State College.
author, multiple books


Marriage To OWEN Vera H. (28 Apr 1902 - 13 Feb 1986)
    m. 3 Nov 1924 Gloucester, Essex Co., Mass.

Notes

Parents
OWEN Herbert William (14 Dec 1871 - 1927)
FRENCH Hattie Ethelyn (May 1873 - 1900)

Children by OWEN Vera H. 28 Apr 1902 - 13 Feb 1986
LONGSTAFF Jean Owen (1931 - 1959)
LONGSTAFF John Bailey (3 Aug 1933 - 7 Apr 1968)

Produced by Fzip 1.7 2/10/2021