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| 80k | Lewis Kenneth Bausell was born in Pulaski, Va., on 17 April 1924 and moved with his family to Washington, D.C., when he was still a small boy. He attended public schools and then went to work as a bookbinder for a local printer. Soon after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, he enlisted in the Marine Corps on 15 December 1941. After training at the Marine Corps' recruit depot at Parris Island, S.C., he joined the 1st Marine Division, at Camp Lejeune, N.C., on 29 January 1942. Bausell was promoted to private first class on 25 March, and to corporal on 1 June. Meanwhile, the 5th Marines sailed for the Pacific on 20 May. Arriving at Wellington, New Zealand, on 20 June, the marines immediately began preparations for landing in the Solomon Islands. Assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, Cpl. Bausell landed on Guadalcanal on 7 August 1942. He took part in the perimeter struggles for Henderson Field and in the fierce fighting on the Matanikau River, before the 5th Marines were relieved by other units in early November. Wracked by malaria and anemia, Bausell’s regiment was withdrawn to Australia on 9 November. After almost a year of rest and training, the 5th Marines sailed for Milne Bay, New Guinea, in September 1943. There, they practiced landings with the new LSTs, LCIs, and LCTs that had joined the inventory of amphibious ships and craft. On 29 December, four days after the initial attack, Bausell’s battalion landed at Cape Gloucester, New Britain, and began operations against Japanese troops. On 5 March 1944, the 5th Marines, loaded into an assortment of small boats, landed on the Willaumez Peninsula, New Britain. After seizing the small airstrip at Talasea, the marines settled into garrison duty until 4 May when the last of the regiment boarded ship for rest and recreation at Pavuvu in the Russell Islands. Although the marines got little rest or recreation, owing to the lingering rainy season, Bausell’s regiment trained in preparation for the invasion of the Caroline Islands. Assigned to take Peleliu, the 5th Marines sailed from Pavuvu in early September 1944. Landing at Beach "Orange One" on 15 September, Bausell’s regiment drew the task of seizing the island's airfield. Transported across the coral reef in LVTs, the marines hit the beach and began fighting their way inland. Many small unmarked coral ridges bogged down the advance. Cpl. Bausell was in a squad assigned to neutralize a ridge honeycombed with many Japanese fortifications. The squad, led by 2nd Lt. Jack Kimble, was using a flamethrower to flush Japanese soldiers out the opposite side of a bunker where Cpl. Bausell and several other men were also firing into the fortification. One Japanese soldier charged out of that entrance and, while holding a grenade against his body, lunged at the marines. When the grenade exploded, the Japanese was killed and several marines wounded. A second Japanese soldier was shot and killed at the bunker entrance. A third appeared and threw a grenade among Bausell and the others. "There wasn't any cover and no place to run," related Kimble, "Bausell ran toward the grenade and fell upon it." Cpl. Bausell took the full blast of the explosion, sacrificing his own body to save his men. Severely wounded, he was evacuated to the attack transport DuPage (APA-86), where he died of his wounds on 18 August. For his conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty, Bausell was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously. Photo from the USMC History Division. | Bill Gonyo |
| 94k | Artist's conception of the Bausell as she appeared after FRAM I overhaul by the renowned graphic illustrator John Barrett with the text written by naval author and historian Robert F. Sumrall. Their company Navy Yard Associates offers prints of most destroyers, destroyer escorts, submarines and aircraft carriers in various configurations during the ship's lifetime. The prints can be customized with ship's patches, your photograph, your bio, etc. If you decide to purchase artwork from them please indicate that you heard about their work from NavSource. | Navy Yard Associates |
| 87k | Undated, location unknown. | - |
| 102k | Undated, location unknown. | - |
| 100k | Undated, location unknown. | Ed Velasquez |
| 49k | Undated postcard Copyright © Marine Photos, San Diego, CA. | Mike Smolinski |
| 78k | Navy Photo 7805-12-50, amidships looking aft plan view of USS Bausell (DD 845) at Mare Island on 21 Dec 1950. She was in overhaul at the yard from 21 Oct to 27 Dec 1950. | Darryl Baker |
| 96k | USS Bausell (DD-845) in 1956, location unknown. | Larry Backus |
| 91k | USS Bausell (DD-845) in 1956, location unknown. | Larry Backus |
| 119k | Radio room circa 1956. | Everett Ellestad |
| 99k | Fire Control radar circa 1956-1957. | Everett Ellestad |
| 161k | MK 15 quintuple torpedo tube battery circa 1956. | Everett Ellestad |
| 95k | 1956, location unknown. | Larry Backus |
| 108k | 1956, location unknown. | Larry Backus |
| 67k | USS Bausell (DD-845), USS Rogers (DD-876) and USS Agerholm (DD-826) in San Diego July 1956. | Everett Ellestad |
| 110k | USS Floyd B. Parks (DD-884) photographed from the USS Bausell (DD-845) at Midway Island January 1957. | Everett Ellestad |
| 129k | Swim call March 1957. | Everett Ellestad |
| 52k | Circa 1962 alongside the Bon Homme Richard. | - |
| 52k | As above. | - |
| 121k | Drone Anti Submarine Helicopter (DASH) Ops DD-845 South China Sea 1966. | Lee Noland |
| 112k | As above. | Lee Noland |
| 81k | Inside CIC in 1966. | Larry Backus |
| 73k | Forward engine room in 1966. | Larry Backus |
| 41k | Main passageway in 1966. | Larry Backus |
| 106k | USS Bausell (DD-845) and USS Morton (DD-948) in Hong Kong April 1966. | Larry Backus |
| 77k | May 1966 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, USS Bausell (DD-845), USS Worden (DLG-18) and USS Richard B. Anderson (DD-786). | Larry Backus |
| 69k | Kaohsiung, Formosa May 1966. | Larry Backus |
| 71k | Yokosuka, Japan June 1966. Note the Mobile Canteen "Roving Roach Coach" on the pier. | Larry Backus |
| 74k | Yokosuka, Japan June 1966, the ASROC installation. | Larry Backus |
| 93k | Yokosuka, Japan June 1966. Never ending ship's maintenance. | Larry Backus |
| 55k | Yokosuka, Japan June 1966. DesRon 5 Shield. | Larry Backus |
| 55k | Tokyo Bay, June 21 1966 | © Richard Leonhardt |
| 52k | Tokyo Bay, June 21 1966 | © Richard Leonhardt |
| 95k | USS Richard B. Anderson (DD-786), USS Bausell (DD-845) and USS Shelton (DD-790) in San Diego July 1966. | Larry Backus |
| 79k | Mare Island Naval Shipyard September 1966. | Larry Backus |
| 116k | USS Porterfield (DD-682) and USS Bausell (DD-845) in Mare Island Naval Shipyard, September 1966. | Larry Backus |
| 72k | Larry holding up the Bausell while in drydock, Mare Island September 1966. | Larry Backus |
| 57k | Mare Island September 1966. | Larry Backus |
| 130k | Mare Island September 1966. | Larry Backus |
| 133k | Mare Island September 1966. | Larry Backus |
| 50k | Mare Island September 1966. | Larry Backus |
| 81k | Mare Island September 1966. | Larry Backus |
| 76k | Mare Island September 1966. | Larry Backus |
| 72k | Mare Island October 1966. | Larry Backus |
| 50k | Bridge area January 1967 on return to San Diego. | Larry Backus |
| 57k | On deck in 1967. | Larry Backus |
| 52k | Bridge area in January 1967. | Larry Backus |
| 95k | San Diego Spring 1967. | Larry Backus |
| 58k | Bausell anchored in Hong Kong harbor, 1967. | Larry Backus |
| 108k | DASH Operations on 1967 WestPac. | Larry Backus |
| 63k | Naval Gunfire Support off Vietnam during 1967 WestPac. | Larry Backus |
| 97k | South China Sea summer 1967. | Larry Backus |
| 82k | Summer 1967 in the Tonkin Gulf. | Larry Backus |
| 79k | At GQ, July 1967 in the Tonkin Gulf. | Larry Backus |
| 95k | Hong Kong July 1967 and the famous Mary Soo gang paint the ship. | Larry Backus |
| 69k | As above. | Larry Backus |
| 80k | Preparing for an UNREP July 1967. | Larry Backus |
| 69k | The motor whale boat July 1967 in the South China Sea. | Larry Backus |
| 88k | The Bridge during an UNREP. | Larry Backus |
| 92k | July-August 1967 underway replenishment with the USS Castor (AKS-1). | Larry Backus |
| 35k | Doorway leading to CIC in 1967. | Larry Backus |
| 71k | Doorway leading to the Captain's cabin. | Larry Backus |
| 61k | NC2 ASW plotter cover in the Combat Information Center. | Larry Backus |
| 76k | Forward Fire Room - #1 Boiler super-heater control station. | Larry Backus |
| 51k | Motor Whale Boat in 1967. | Larry Backus |
| 76k | Highline with USS Berkeley (DDG-15) in October 1967. | Larry Backus |
| 86k | Headed home in "Heavy Weather" October 1967 East of Yokosuka. | Larry Backus |
| 109k | As above. | Larry Backus |
| 51k | Bausell preparing for highline with the USS Berkeley (DDG-15) off Japan in October 1967. | Larry Backus |
| 62k | As above. | Larry Backus |
| 56k | Headed home. | Larry Backus |
| 48k | Sydney, Australia circa mid 1970's. | Marc Piché |
| 109k | Hong Kong 1970. | Lee Noland |
| 97k | Hong Kong 1970. | Lee Noland |
| 6k | Circa 1972, location unknown. | CDR Tom Sparkman |
| 38k | Ship's patch. | Mike Smolinski |
| 56k | Ship's patch. | Mike Smolinski |
| 135k | Ship's patch from 1960's. | Lee Noland |
| 165k | Destroyer Division 12 patch. | Ed Velasquez |
