Capt. Chauncy Shackford,
USN, (ret.) of 23 Old Beach
Road, Navy Cross winner for
bravery in World War I, veteran
of three wars and White House
naval aide under President Theo-
dore Roosevelt died last night at
the Naval Hospital. He was 87.
He saw action in the Spanish-
American War as a midshipman
before his Class of 1899 graduated
from the Naval Academy. He
was aboard battleship Oregon in
bombardments of Cuba and on
the destruction of the Spanish
flett. Later he served aboard the
USS Mapel in expeditions along
the Cuban and Isle of Pines
coasts. After his graduation he
was assigned to the Philippines
at his request.
Captain Shackford served on
the USS Catine in China during
the Boxer War of 1900 and on
the USS Paragua in the Phili-
ines during the 1900-1902 insur-
rection and with the Army land-
ing forces. He was White House
naval aide under President Theo-
dore Roosevelt. Served on the
special service squadron's ad-
miral's staff in Turkish waters in
the 1911-1912 Balkan War.
During World War I he was
engaged in the transportation of
troops to France. He received the
Navy Cross and a letter of recom-
mndation from the War Depart-
ment.
He retired in 1925, after 30
years of service and was engaged
in the banking business in De-
troit and New York. He was
called back to active duty in
World War II, serving as direc-
tor of planning under the cum-
mandant of the New England
area. He received a letter of
commendation for this duty.
Captain Shackford was aide to
the superintendent at the Naval
Academy in 1913-1914, served as
commanding officer of the Sub-
marine Base at San Pedro,
Calif., and division commander
of submarines attached to that
base.
He graduated from the Naval
War College in 1922. He was a
fellow classmate at the Naval
Academy of the late Adm. Ed-
ward C. Kalbius, former college
president.
He was a member of the spe-
cial committee organizing Ci-
vilian Defense before World War
II. He was the recipient of a
special award from Brown Uni-
versity. He was formerly a
member of the Management
Committee of the Army and
Navy YMCA, a commissioner of
the Henderson House and a
member of the Trinity Church
vestry, and active in other civic
matters.
Captain Shackford was born
in Portsmouth, N. H. in 1877,
son of William G. and Jose-
phine March Shackford. He
spent his youth in Orange, N. H.,
from where he was appointed
to the Naval Academy in 1893.
One of his forebearers was one
of the founders of Yale College
and another Charles Chauncey,
an early president of Harvard
College.
He leaves a daughter Mrs.
Ena Shackford Brown of Bir-
mingham, Mich.; a son, Charles
C. Shackford of West Chester,
Pa., and five grandchildren. His
wife, Mrs. Ena Ricks Voigt
Shackford, died a year ago.
A funeral service wil be held
Monday at 10 a. m. in Kay
Chapel. Burial will be in St.
Mary's Churchyard in the Ports-
mouth.
Note: A wonderful photograph of young Lt Chauncey Shackford when he was serving as a White House Aide can be found in an earlier blog shared in Oct 2013.
SOURCE:
"Capt. Shackford, 87, Served in 3 Wars," Newport Mercury and Weekly News (Newport, Rhode Island), about 17 April 1964; digital images, Newspaper Archive (https://www.access.newspaperarchive.org : accessed 10 November 2015
Parkes Joanne Shackford, "Friday Faces from the Past - Lt Chauncey Shackford, White House Naval Aide (Blog 74)," Parkes, Joanne Shackford, SHACKFORD Family History Blog 074, 18 October 2013 (http://shackfordgenealogy.weebly.com/shackford-blog/friday-faces-from-the-past-lt-chauncey-shackford-white-house-naval-aide : accessed 10 November 2015