SS City of Newport News Passenger List - 12 January 1935
Front Cover of a Passenger List for the SS City of Newport News of the Baltimore Mail Line, Departing 12 January 1935 from Hamburg and Le Havre to Norfolk and Baltimore, Commanded by Captain Robert H. Wright. GGA Image ID # 13b51ba5a6
Senior Officers and Staff
- Commander: Robert H. Wright, Lt. Cmdr., U.S.N.R
- Chief Officer: George Williams, Lt. U.S.N.R
- Chief Engineer: D. B. Houston
- Purser: H. Ketels
- Surgeon: John H. King, M.D.
- Chief Steward: Hans Wensel
List of Passengers
- Mrs. E. G. Allen
- Miss Constance Allen
- Mr. E L. Bond
- Mrs. Bond
- Consul-General Louis L. Duplan [Note 1] [Note 2]
- Mrs. Duplan [Note 1] [Note 2]
- Mr. James G. Engle
- Mrs. Engle
- Mr. Stanley Fargo
- Mrs. Margaretta G. French
- Master George French
- Mr. E. L. Giles
- Mrs. Carroll Greenough
- Professor Guenther H. Gruenninger [Note 1]
- Miss Helen R Herbert
- Mr. John F Marshall
- Mr. Richard C. Weil
- Miss Frances Wilke [Note 1]
Note 1: Embarking at Hamburg
Note 2: Debarking at Norfolk
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