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USS Edsall (DD-219), was a Clemson-class destroyer, the first of two United States Navy ships named after Seaman Norman Eckley Edsall (1873–1899). She was sunk by a combined Japanese air and sea attack, approximately 200 miles (320 km) east of Christmas Island on 1 March 1942.
“The wreck of this ship is a hallowed site, serving as a marker for the 185 U.S. Navy personnel and 31 U.S. Army Air Force pilots aboard at the time, almost all of whom were lost when Edsall ...
More than 200 American servicemen perished when the USS Edsall was brought down by Japanese forces on March 1, 1942. ... before being attacked by 26 carrier-dive bombers, taking only one fatal hit ...
“The wreck of this ship is a hallowed site, serving as a marker for the 185 U.S. Navy personnel and 31 U.S. Army Air Force pilots aboard at the time, almost all of whom were lost when Edsall ...
USS Cannon (DE-99) 26 September 1943: 116 58 Edsall: FMR USS Edsall (DE-129) 10 April 1943 85 85 Rudderow: TEV USS Rudderow (DE-224) 15 May 1944: 252 21 John C. Butler: WGT USS John C. Butler (DE-339) 31 March 1944: 293 83 Dealey: SCB 72: USS Dealey (DE-1006) 3 June 1954 13 13 Claud Jones: SCB 131 USS Claud Jones (DE-1033) 10 February 1959
USS Stewart (DE-238) – the sole surviving example of the Edsall-class; a museum ship in Galveston, Texas. USS Kretchmer (DE-329) received a Navy Unit Commendation for action three days after the war ended. USS Stanton (DE-247) won two battle stars in a single engagement sinking two U-boats with the USS Frost (DE-144).
The USS Edsall, a 314-foot destroyer, was built in 1919 and commissioned in 1920. During World War II, the ship took part in numerous conveys, protecting other vessels from Japanese attacks in ...
USS Edsall (DD-219), a Clemson-class destroyer, in commission from 1920 to 1942 USS Edsall (DE-129) , the lead ship of her class of destroyer escort , in commission from 1943 to 1946 List of ships with the same or similar names