Death 1992 Mar 4
Spouse
Virginia Skuffis-Croft (1908-2002)
UNITED STATES NAVY
U.S. Navy Recruting Station
at San Diego, Cal.
Aug. 26, 1919
ENLISTMENT OF CROFT, Albert Leo
Transferred to USS Challenge
Date of birth Oct. 9, 1901;
Home address 1944 Union St., San Diego Co., Cal.
Age 17 years 10 months; Height 5 feet 3 3/4 inches;
Weight 120 lbs.; Eyes Brown; Hair Dk. Bro.;
Complexion Ruddy; Color White
Swear that I will bear faith and allegiance to the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, and that I will servethem honestly and faithfully against all their enemies...
Albert Leo Croft
CONSENT, DECLARATION, AND OATH OF PARENT
I Carrie Croft, residing in the City of San Diego, County of San Diego, and State of California, do consent to the enlistment of Albert Leo Croft in the Navy of the Unithed States as Apprentice seaman, to serve until October 8th, 1922, unless sooner discharged, subject to all requirements and lawful commands of officers who may be placed over him; and I do hereby relinquish all claim to his service, and to any wages or compensation for the same, and I do hereby certify he was born in San Diego, California the 9th day of October 1901. And I, the said Carrie Croft, do solemly swear-or affirm-that I am the Mother of the said Albert Leo Croft, to be enlisted
by my consent as Apprentice seaman: So help me God.
Mrs Carrie Croft
SERVICE RECORD
SURNAME CROFT
CHRISTIAN NAME Albert Leo
ENLISTED AS A.S.
Service No. 3830138
DATE OF ENLISTMENT Aug. 26, 1919
Trade or occupation
What was your last job? Newsboy
Name of employer Bill O'Farrell
How long employed? Four yrs.
Name last school attended and grade reached-
School Washington, Grade 8.
SERVICE RECORD
Enlisted Aug 21, 1919 to serve
2 years, until Aug 25, 1921.
Pay per month, pay table $32.69
BENEFICIARY SLIP
Station U.S.S. CHALLENGE
Navy Yard, Bremerton, Wash.
8/2/20
Not married.
NAME OF VESSEL
U.S.S. CHALLENGE AUG 1919 - APR 1921
RECEIVING SHIP AT PUGET SOUND APR 22 1921
SUBMARINE CHASER 295 APR 1921 - AUG 1921
RECEIVING SHIP AT PUGET SOUND AUG 25 1921
Pay at date of discharge:
Pay per month $54.--
Dicharged at Navy Yard, Puget Sound
on account of Expiration of enlistment
with Honorable discharge this 25th
day of August, 1921.
Furnsished Travel allowance to
San Diego, California
Total cost, $72.80
USS Challenge, 1921
Grandpa's first Naval assignment aboard a tugboat going up and down the coast as far down as Baja, Mexico
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Seattle, Puget Sound map
Naval Station Bremerton and Naval Submarine Base Bangor are located in Washinton's Puget Sound. The Mission of Naval Base Kitsap is to serve as the host command for the Navy’s fleet throughout West Puget Sound and to provide base operating services, including support for both surface ships and submarines homeported at Bremerton and Bangor.
Bangor sub base, Kitsap, WA
Washington Marriage Records
First Name: Albert
Middle Name: Leo
Last Name: Croft
Gender: Male
Spouse First Name: Virginia
Spouse Last Name: Skuffis
Spouse Gender: Female
Marriage Date: Mar 4, 1927
Marriage Location: Kitsap, WA
Marriage County: Kitsap
Record Type: Marriage Record
Reference Number: psktsmc3789
Filing Date: May 11 1927
Collection: Washington Marriage Records
USS Tatnuck ATA-195
BENEFICIARY SLIP
Station U.S.S. TATNUCK
Navy Yd. Puget Sound, Wn.
14 Mar. 1927
wife Virginia Marie Croft
1120 Pleasent Ave., Bremerton, Wn.
child Dolores Antoinette CROFT
ID: I01697
Name: Virginia Evynia SKUFFIS
Sex: F
Marriage Albert Leo CROFT, b: 9 OCT 1902 in San Diego, California
Married (again): 1 FEB 1928, in San Diego, California
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1930 US Census, San Diego, California
Highway 101, San Diego map, 1934
Hamilton (?) St.
Croft, Albert Leo, 27
Virginia, 21
Dolores, 1
Albert Leo, Jr., 1/2
101-Mission Bay, 1934
U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
Albert Leo Croft
Virginia Marie Croft
