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No Photo Available	-	John D. Edwards, born in Isle of Wight County, Va. 2 August 1885, was appointed Machinist in the U.S. Navy 31 December 1908. During World War I Lt. Edwards was assigned to destroyer Shaw in British waters. While escorting troopship HMS Aquitania into Southampton, England, Shaw collided with Aquitania. Lt. Edwards, as one of 12 men who lost their lives, was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross.		Robert M. Cieri
	23k	Undated, War time image. (Blurred)		-
	78k	Undated photo of the plaque from the base of the mast of the Edwards.		John R. Clark
	91k	Undated, location unknown.		David Buell
These are scrapbook photos by an unknown shipmate on the commissioning cruise of USS John D. Edwards (DD-216). The scenes appear to be at ports in the Near East between June 1920 and April 1921. Crew activity includes swim and liberty parties, shellbacks and pollywogs, hard-hat divers, ship painting, and harbor and drydock scenes. Regrettably no crew names are noted.				John Chiquoine
	54k	Smith Thompson (DD-212) and John D. Edwards (DD-216) moored together, probably off Constantinople in 1921.		Dave Wright
0521655	146k	John D. Edwards in drydock at Shanghai, circa 1921-1922.		Dave Wright
	130k	Destroyers Hatfield (DD-231), John D. Edwards (DD-216) and Borie (DD-215) making a visit to Corpus Christi, Texas, to celebrate the opening of the port there. The destroyers arrived on 13 September 1926.		Dave Wright
	87k	USS John D. Edwards (DD-216) at sea, approaching the USS Saratoga (CV-3) circa 1927-1928. US Navy and Marine Corps Museum/Naval Aviation Museum, Photo No. 1989.119.002.		Mike Green
	115k	USS John D. Edwards (DD-216) at sea, escorting the USS Saratoga (CV-3) circa 1927-1928. US Navy and Marine Corps Museum/Naval Aviation Museum, Photo No. 1989.119.002.		Mike Green
	75k	USS John D. Edwards (DD-216) photographed from the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga (CV-3), circa 1927-28. U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 1989.119.002.		Robert Hurst
	143k	Laundry transfer between the USS John D. Edwards (DD-216) and the USS Saratoga (CV-3) off Naval Station Sangley Point, Philippines. US Navy and Marine Corps Museum/Naval Aviation Museum, Photo No. 1988.122.001.		Mike Green
	90k	USS John D. Edwards (DD-216) at sea, approaching the USS Saratoga (CV-3) circa 1927-1928. US Navy and Marine Corps Museum/Naval Aviation Museum, Photo No. 1989.119.002.		Mike Green
	164k	At anchor in March 1928, location unknown. Photo from the collection of the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum.		Darryl Baker/Robert Hurst
	74k	Photo #: 80-G-1025121, USS Black Hawk (AD-9) at Manila, Philippine Islands, 15 November 1935, with four destroyers and USS Heron (AM-10) nested alongside. The four destroyers are (from left to right): USS Whipple (DD-217); USS John D. Edwards (DD-216); USS Smith Thompson (DD-212); and USS Barker (DD-213). All ships are "full dressed" with flags in honor of the inauguration of Philippine President Manuel Quezon. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.		Tony Cowart
	201k	The ships crew circa 1939-1941.		John R. Clark
	93k	Starboard quarter view of the U.S. Navy tanker USS Victoria (AO-46) (ex George G. Henry) with four old four stack destroyers alongside. This photo could have been taken at Fremantle, Australia, when the tanker - still George G. Henry - fueled the four surviving American ships that took part in the Battle of the Java Sea, the destroyers USS Alden (DD-211), USS John D. Edwards (DD-216), USS John D. Ford (DD-228), and USS Paul Jones (DD-230), soon after they arrived in Australian waters. On 15 April 1942, while at Yarraville, a suburb of Melbourne, George G. Henry was taken over by the U.S. Navy under a bareboat charter and commissioned as USS Victoria (AO-46) on 20 April. Survivors from the sunken USS Langley (AV-3), USS Peary (DD-226), and USS Pecos (AO-6) made up the ship's new crew. Photo Australian armed forces. From the Collection Database of the Australian War Memorial under the ID Number: 302766		Robert Hurst
	176k	Two views of the Edwards at Mare Island in August 1942. From the John Dickey collection.		Ed Zajkowski
	178k	As above.		Ed Zajkowski
	93k	USS John D. Edwards (DD-216) at Mare Island, September 9 1942 with the USS John D. Ford (DD-228) alongside.		Ed Zajkowski
	240k	USS John D. Edwards (DD-216) at Mare Island, September 9 1942.		Ed Zajkowski
	201k	USS John D. Edwards (DD-216) at Mare Island, September 9 1942.		Ed Zajkowski
	117k	Navy Photo 5470-9-42, USS John D. Edwards (DD-216) departing Mare Island on 9 September 1942. She was in overhaul at the yard from 26 August to 9 September 1942.		Darryl Baker
	121k	USS John D. Edwards (DD-216) off Mare Island on September 9 1942. Photo from the collection of the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum.		Darryl Baker
New York Navy Yard - June 24 1943				Ed Zajkowski

CDR Alexander Sharp Jr.    Apr 6 1920 - Oct 9 1921

LCDR Eugene Thompson Oates    Oct 9 1921 - Nov 21 1921

LCDR James Sutherland Spore   Nov 21 1921 - Oct 6 1921

CDR William Henry Lee   Jan 30 1922 - Jan 10 1925

LCDR Robert Pollock Guiler, Jr.    Jan 10 1925 - Jul 17 1925 

LCDR Alfred Shepard Wolfe    Jul 17 1925 - Jan 29 1926

CDR Matthias Evans Manly    Jan 29 1926 - Jul 29 1926

LCDR Lyell St.Louis Pamperin    Jul 29 1926 - Jun 29 1929

LCDR Richard Ellsworth Webb    Jun 29 1929 - Jun 24 1932 

CDR Richard Henry Booth    Jun 24 1932 - Mat 7 1934

LCDR Philip Williamson Yeatman    Mar 7 1934 - Aug 18 1934

LCDR Don Pardee Moon    Aug 18 1934 - Oct 10 1936

LCDR Thomas Dickens Warner    Oct 10 1936 - Jul 20 1937

LCDR Marion Russell Kelley    Jul 20 1937 - Jan 15 1939

LCDR Milton Edward Miles    Jan 15 1939 - Nov 19 1939 (Later VADM

LCDR William Alger Bowers    Nov 19 1939 - Jun 30 1940

LCDR Henry Effingham Eccles    Jun 30 1940 - May 1 1942 (Later RADM)

LCDR William Jefferson Giles, Jr.   May 1 1942 - May 4 1943

LCDR George Leland Hutchinson    May 4 1943 - Feb 1 1944

LT Roy Arthur Norelius    Feb 1 1944 - Jul 18 1945

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