Individual Details

Cmdr. John Edward Bauernschmidt

(25 Jul 1916 - Nov 1997)

Joined Navy on Dec. 22, 1941; served in USA in WW2, after, in Korea, and in Viet Nam. Motion picture specialist, later public relations. Photographic officer in Korea, staff commander, naval forces, Far East; Viet Nam, writer United States Operations Mission, American Embassy. Was radio announcer with CBS in 1939, in 1940 became production manager at WJSV in Washington, D.C. until start of war. Worked with Arthur Godfrey,
Eric Sevareid (was first to put him in front of a microphone), John Charles Daley, Harry Butcher who became aide to Eisenhower in WW2

    Events

    Birth25 Jul 1916Baltimore, Maryland
    Marriage1942Baltimore, Maryland - Clauris Patric Claiborne
    MarriageMay 1988Hawaii - Patience Hilda Lloyd
    DeathNov 1997Honolulu, Hawaii, U. S. A.

    Families

    SpousePatience Hilda Lloyd (1905 - 2010)
    SpouseClauris Patric Claiborne (1913 - )
    ChildLiving
    FatherLiving
    MotherLiving
    SiblingLiving

    Endnotes

    1. On May 10, 1993 by David Birley in Honolulu, Hawaii..

    2. On May 10, 1993 by David Birley in Honolulu, Hawaii..

    3. On May 10, 1993 by David Birley in Honolulu, Hawaii..

    4. Telephone Conversation:Patience (Lloyd) Street, A day or so after the event.