(Ret.), passed away April 18, 1998, in Annapolis, Md., and was buried at the Naval Academy in Annapolis on April 20, 1998. He is survived by a son, George W. Bauernschmidt Jr., and daughter, Sarah Murray.

CAPT Jeff Wagner, SC, USN, interviewed Bauernschmidt in 1995 and highlighted the admiral's career as follows:

"RADM Bauernschmidt began his naval career in 1918 as a U.S. Naval Academy midshipman. After graduating in the line service in 1922, he was assigned to Pearl Harbor in the submarine service. His neighbor was a fellow who was to become a lifelong friend - CDR Chester Nimitz, who later became fleet admiral and led America's naval forces during the Pacific War.

"After he had served about 12 years, which included command of his submarine, the Navy began testing its officers for color blindness. Bauernschmidt promptly failed the test and the Bureau of Naval Personnel just as promptly informed him that his career was over. The rear admiral loved the Navy and appealed to his friend, RADM Nimitz for help. Nimitz, who was then serving as chief of Naval Personnel, offered him a transfer into the Supply Corps.

"World War II provided Bauernschmidt with some of the most vivid memories of his naval career. His most notable assignment, which lasted eight months, called for him to establish a Naval Supply Depot in Oran, Algeria, located on the shores of the Mediterranean in North Africa (about 500 miles from Casablanca). Much of his work force was composed of 300 Italian POWs. A humanitarian, Bauernschmidt provided the Italians with a full Navy ration (minus the ice cream), a policy which led his fellow officers to criticize him. He was later vindicated by the Geneva Convention, which supported his humane treatment of the POWs.

"Following the Algeria assignment, he was reassigned to London and was one of the most junior officers among those who planned the Normandy invasion. He was later wounded during a German bombing attack on London.

"After the war, he was assigned to Guam, where he consolidated various wayward depots into one command - the Guam Naval Supply Center.

"On the day after Christmas 1951, Bauernschmidt took command of Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, [then Naval Supply Center, Pearl Harbor ... where] his 25 months of service were remembered ... the plaza fronting Building 475 was named in his honor."

Baurnschmidt transferred to Naval Supply Depot Clearfield, Utah, in 1954 and retired the following year."

Other career assignments included USS Relief (AH 1); USS Nevada (BB 36); USS Beaver (AS 5); USS New York (BB 34); Navy Yard, Philadephia; staff, commander, Destroyers, Pacific Fleet; Naval Supply Depot, Mechanicsburg, Pa.; and Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, Washington, D.C

His decorations include the Legion of Merit; Victory Medal, World War I; American Defense Service Medal with bronze "A"; American Campaign Medal; European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with one bronze star; Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal; Victory Medal, World War II; National Defense Service Medal; Korean Service Medal with one bronze star; United Nations Service Medal; and the Korean Presidential Unit Citation.

Letters of condolence may be sent to Bauernschmidt's daughter at 24 Robinhood Drive, Gales Ferry, CT 06335.