Arthur Bartlett

Arthur Bartlett attended the Worcester Academy in Massachusetts and played football successfully as a tackle for their team. He then studied at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island and focussed more on track and field. As a freshman he set university records in shot put, with the hammer and the discus, which remained on the books for almost 20 years. In university meets, Bartlett excelled in these three events as well as jumping events. In 1912, he was entered in the shot put at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics but did not compete. In his final season for Brown, he acted as captain of their track and field team. Nevertheless, he also continued to play football. He graduated in 1914 and was inducted into Brown’s Hall of Fame in 1975.

Bartlett then pursued a Navy career and was initially stationed on an American submarine base in the Philippines. He was appointed lieutenant in 1922, lieutenant commander in 1932 and commander in 1938. In the early 1920s, he served as captain of various submarines in the Pacific and off the American east coast. From 1934-36, he was commander of the destroyer USS Hamilton, at the time based at Newport, Rhode Island. With his wife Bertha, Bartlett had two sons and one daughter.