From Wikipedia.
Ensign Worth Bagley (April 6, 1774-May 11, 1898) was the only naval officer killed in action in the Spanish-American War. He is also the brother of David Bagley who rose to the rank of admiral and commanded the USS Jacob Jones, sunk in WW I.
He was born in Raleigh, North Carolina. and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1895. After serving two years on the USS Montgomery (C-9), USS Texas and USS Maine, he was made ensign on July 1, 1897. In November he was appointed inspector of the new torpedo boat USS Winslow. and when she was commissioned on December 28, he was assigned the ship's executive officer under Lt. John Baptiste Bernadou.
In April 1898, the Winslow was with the fleet when it mobilized for action in Cuba On the morning of May 11 the Winslow went with the USRC Hudson and USS Wilmington (PG-8) to force the entrance to the harbor of Cardenas.
She was fired upon by the Spanish gunboat Antonio Lopez and immediately there was a general engagement. The Winslow was soon disabled and with difficulty was hauled out of range of Spanish guns by the Hudson.
Just as the engagement ended, Ensign Bagley and four sailors were killed by a shell.
--Cooter
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