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Ensign Worth Bagley (April 6, 1874 – May 11, 1898) was a United States Navy officer during the Spanish–American War, distinguished as the only U.S. naval officer killed in action during that war. ==Biography==
Born in Raleigh, North Carolina, he graduated at the United States Naval Academy in 1895. After serving two years on , , and , he was made ensign, July 1, 1897. In November he was appointed inspector of the new torpedo-boat, and when she went into commission on December 28, he was assigned as her executive officer under Lieutenant John Baptiste Bernadou. In April 1898, the ''Winslow'' was with the fleet, mobilized for operations in Cuban waters. On the morning of May 11 the ship went with and to force the entrance to the harbor of Cárdenas. She was fired upon by the Spanish gunboat ''Antonio López'', and immediately there was a general engagement. The ''Winslow'' was soon disabled, and was with difficulty hauled out of range of the Spanish guns by ''Hudson''. Just as the engagement ended, Ensign Bagley and four sailors were killed by a shell.
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