Winfred Henry Asa Pike was born in Wadsworth, Washoe County, Nevada, May 16th, 1894. He was reared in Reno, graduated form the high school there and made a legion of life-long friends among the people. In June, 1911, he entered the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, continuing there until June 1915, when he graduated with honors. He was then but twenty-one years of age. A year prior to his graduation he went to Greece on the “Idaho” to deliver the ship to the Greek Government, which had just purchased it. In the meantime war had broken out in Europe, and he took part in helping American citizens to leave the continent.

Following the completion of his work at Annapolis he was sent to the Pacific Coast where he was assigned to the U. S. S. San Diego. On this ship he served under Rear Admiral Winslow at Mazatlan, Mexico. During the year 1917, gunners under Lieutenant Pike’s command set the world’s record with six-inch guns and won the Spokane Trophy. Thereafter, war having been declared on Germany, he went to the Argentine Republic with the American squadron which conveyed diplomats to that country. While serving there on the staff of Admiral Caperton, he won the Argentine medal for marksmanship in a contest with British, French and Argentine officers. In March, 1918, he took command of the guns on the “Northern Pacific,” making the voyage from San Francisco to New York, and six trips across the Atlantic with troops. Later, at his own request, he was transferred to the U. S. S. McCall, of the destroyer fleet. He had now risen to the rank of Senior Lieutenant, and was second in command of the craft. While engaged in the exciting work of hunting down enemy submarines, he contracted pneumonia, and on the 12th of November, 1918, passed away at Queenstown, Ireland.

Lieutenant Pike’s remains were returned to Reno for burial. On January 12th, 1919, he was laid to rest with high military honors. Adjutant General Maurice J. Sullivan represented the State of Nevada, and members of the Governor’s staff and of the Phi Delta Kappa Fraternity acted as honorary pall-bearers. The active pall-bearers were six lieutenants of the Navy and Army. Those who survive the gallant young officer are his mother, Mrs. Ida M. Pike, of Reno, and brother, M. O. Pike, of the U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis; and Leroy F. Pike, Reno, and his sisters, Mrs. W. L. Kistler, Sparks, Nevada; Mrs. J. N. McLaughlin, Detroit, Michigan; Mrs. R. D. Lyman, Barstow, California and Mrs. Richard Kirman, of Reno, Nevada.