1899-1903 NAVY PHILIPPINE CAMPAIGN MEDAL
#449
"W.D. Bollard Payclerk U.S.S. Bennington"
"W.D. Bollard Payclerk U.S.S. Bennington"
Chief Payclerk Walter Dalafield Bollard
United States Navy Chief Payclerk Walter Delafield Bollard (Service #9168) was born July 20, 1870 in Kittaming, Pennsylvania. Records indicate Chief Bollard enlisted in the Navy July 1, 1887, no ships or stations are recorded before 1892 when he was stationed at the Naval Yard Mare Island, CA. From Jan. 20th 1892 through Oct. 21st 1896.
From Feb. 12 1897 through April 11th 1898 Chief Bollard was serving on the U.S.S. Adams. The next day from April 12 1898 through May 1899 Chief Bollard served aboard the U.S.S. Bennington in the Philippines, for this service he was awarded his Philippine Campaign Medal #449.
May 22nd 1899 through Oct. 11th 1899 Chief Bollard served aboard the U.S.S. Boston.
Chief Bollard served on the U.S.S. Scindia From Dec. 28th 1899 through Nov. 30th 1900 when he was appointed to the Naval Station in Guam where he served until Oct. 31st 1901. Chief Bollard was then stationed at the Naval Base in Cavite, Philippines until Nov. 22nd 1901.
On Jan. 16th 1902 Chief Bollard was appointed to serve on the U.S.S. Alliance, he remained on duty until Dec. 5th 1902. From Dec. 9th 1902 through Feb. 14th 1906 Chief Bollard was stationed at the Navy Yard, Puget Sound, Washington.
Chief Bollard was back out to sea on the U.S.S. Virginia April 21st 1906, he served on the Virginia until May 18th 1909.
By May 26th 1909 Bollard was stationed at the Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts. He remained on duty at the Naval Torpedo Station until March 25th 1912. On April 2nd 1912 Bollard reported to the Commandant at the Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, Naval Station, where he served throughout 1915.
Chief Payclerk Walter Bollard Passed away Oct. 8th 1916 while stationed in Jaemel, Haiti. He is buried Greenwood Memorial Park, San Diego County, California.
From Feb. 12 1897 through April 11th 1898 Chief Bollard was serving on the U.S.S. Adams. The next day from April 12 1898 through May 1899 Chief Bollard served aboard the U.S.S. Bennington in the Philippines, for this service he was awarded his Philippine Campaign Medal #449.
May 22nd 1899 through Oct. 11th 1899 Chief Bollard served aboard the U.S.S. Boston.
Chief Bollard served on the U.S.S. Scindia From Dec. 28th 1899 through Nov. 30th 1900 when he was appointed to the Naval Station in Guam where he served until Oct. 31st 1901. Chief Bollard was then stationed at the Naval Base in Cavite, Philippines until Nov. 22nd 1901.
On Jan. 16th 1902 Chief Bollard was appointed to serve on the U.S.S. Alliance, he remained on duty until Dec. 5th 1902. From Dec. 9th 1902 through Feb. 14th 1906 Chief Bollard was stationed at the Navy Yard, Puget Sound, Washington.
Chief Bollard was back out to sea on the U.S.S. Virginia April 21st 1906, he served on the Virginia until May 18th 1909.
By May 26th 1909 Bollard was stationed at the Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts. He remained on duty at the Naval Torpedo Station until March 25th 1912. On April 2nd 1912 Bollard reported to the Commandant at the Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, Naval Station, where he served throughout 1915.
Chief Payclerk Walter Bollard Passed away Oct. 8th 1916 while stationed in Jaemel, Haiti. He is buried Greenwood Memorial Park, San Diego County, California.
USS Bennington (Gunboat No. 4/PG-43)
USS Bennington (Gunboat No. 4/PG-43) was a member of the Yorktown class of steel-hulled, twin-screw gunboats in the United States Navy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. She was the first U.S. Navy ship named in honor of the town of Bennington, Vermont, site of the Battle of Bennington in the American Revolutionary War.
The contract to build Bennington was awarded to N. F. Palmer & Co. of Philadelphia in November 1887. Her hull was subcontracted to the Delaware River Iron Shipbuilding & Engine Works which laid down Bennington's keel in June 1888. Bennington was launched in June 1890. She was just over 244 feet (74 m) long and 36 feet (11 m) abeam and displaced 1,710 long tons (1,740 t). She was equipped with two steam engines which were supplemented with three schooner-rigged masts. The ship's main battery consisted of six 6-inch (15.2 cm) guns and was augmented by an assortment of smaller caliber guns.
After her June 1891 commissioning, Bennington was attached to the Squadron of Evolution and for its cruise to South America. The gunboat made two Mediterranean tours between 1892 and 1894, after which she was assigned to the duties in the Pacific. She sailed the Pacific coasts of North and Central America and spent time in the Hawaiian Islands to protect American interests there. On her way to support United States Army operations of the Philippine–American War, Bennington claimed Wake Island for the United States. After two years in the Philippines, she returned to the United States and was decommissioned for 18 months of repairs and refitting. After her March 1903 re-commissioning, most of the next two years were spent patrolling the Pacific coasts of North and South America.
On 21 July 1905 at San Diego, California, Bennington suffered a boiler explosion, that killed 66 men and injured nearly everyone else on board. Shortly after the explosion, a tug beached the ship to prevent her from sinking. Eleven men were awarded the Medal of Honor for "extraordinary heroism" in the aftermath of the explosion. After Benningtonwas refloated, the damage was deemed too extensive to repair and the ship was decommissioned in September. The ship was sold for scrap in 1910, but instead served as a water barge for the Matson Line at Honolulu from 1912. In 1924, the former Bennington was scuttled off the coast of Oahu.
The contract to build Bennington was awarded to N. F. Palmer & Co. of Philadelphia in November 1887. Her hull was subcontracted to the Delaware River Iron Shipbuilding & Engine Works which laid down Bennington's keel in June 1888. Bennington was launched in June 1890. She was just over 244 feet (74 m) long and 36 feet (11 m) abeam and displaced 1,710 long tons (1,740 t). She was equipped with two steam engines which were supplemented with three schooner-rigged masts. The ship's main battery consisted of six 6-inch (15.2 cm) guns and was augmented by an assortment of smaller caliber guns.
After her June 1891 commissioning, Bennington was attached to the Squadron of Evolution and for its cruise to South America. The gunboat made two Mediterranean tours between 1892 and 1894, after which she was assigned to the duties in the Pacific. She sailed the Pacific coasts of North and Central America and spent time in the Hawaiian Islands to protect American interests there. On her way to support United States Army operations of the Philippine–American War, Bennington claimed Wake Island for the United States. After two years in the Philippines, she returned to the United States and was decommissioned for 18 months of repairs and refitting. After her March 1903 re-commissioning, most of the next two years were spent patrolling the Pacific coasts of North and South America.
On 21 July 1905 at San Diego, California, Bennington suffered a boiler explosion, that killed 66 men and injured nearly everyone else on board. Shortly after the explosion, a tug beached the ship to prevent her from sinking. Eleven men were awarded the Medal of Honor for "extraordinary heroism" in the aftermath of the explosion. After Benningtonwas refloated, the damage was deemed too extensive to repair and the ship was decommissioned in September. The ship was sold for scrap in 1910, but instead served as a water barge for the Matson Line at Honolulu from 1912. In 1924, the former Bennington was scuttled off the coast of Oahu.