Charles Lawrence Ausburne (26 July 1889, New Orleans, Louisiana – 17 October 1917) enlisted in the United States Navy 25 February 1908. As an Electrician First Class, Ausburne manned the emergency wireless station in the Army transport , and following the ship's fatal torpedoing 17 October 1917 by U-105, stood to his duty until the ship sank beneath him. His gallantry was recognized in the posthumous award of the Navy Cross.
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