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 0521908  0521912  0521924  0521925 | 211k 82k | Edsall's namesake was born Norman Eckley Thurston Reynolds to Thomas Jefferson Reynolds and Sarah Virginia "Jennie" Eckley Reynolds at Columbus, Kentucky on 03 June 1873. The family, joined by a younger sister Bessie, born in 1876, settled in Hutchison, Kansas. Here their parents died within two months of each other in 1879. Now orphaned, Norman and his sister were adopted by his maternal aunt Alwida and her husband James A. Edsall, taking their surname, later settling in Greenville, Michigan. Working as a conductor for the Toledo Traction Company in Toledo, Ohio, Edsall was caught up in the patriotic fever brought on by the Spanish-American War, enlisting in the Navy at Toledo 27 June 1898. Assigned to cruiser Philadelphia (Cruiser No. 4), Ordinary Seaman Edsall went ashore with a landing party on 01 April 1899 to suppress hostile natives near Vailele, Samoa. When the senior US officer of the party, LT Philip V. Lansdale, was severely wounded in the leg, Edsall and Coxswain John Butler attempted to carry him to safety. While attempting to do so, both enlisted men were killed by pursuing natives, leaving Lansdale and Ensign John Monaghan, who had refused to leave his commanding officer. With only one rifle bbetween them, they too were soon overwhelmed and killed. The natives, according to their traditions, took the officers' heads and the ears of the enlisted. DD-219 was the first of two US Navy ships named for Norman Edsall. The second, DE-129, commemorated both the sailor and the lost USS Edsall. 0521908 and 0521912: from Randy Knepper via Jim Nix and Don Kehn, Jr. 0521924: The original gravesite of the British and American sailors and marines killed in Samoa, 1899. Photograph taken by Alfred John Tattersall, circa 1899. 0521925: Modern day photo of memorial at Mulinuu Road, Apia, Samoa. This memorial was dedicated 29 July 1900. Seaman Edsall is buried here with his shipmates. | Bill Gonyo/ Don Kehn, Jr./ Dave Wright | |
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 0522247 | 139k | Undated, USS Bulmer (DD-222), USS Stewart (DD-224), USS Parrott (DD-218) and USS Edsall (DD-219) alongside the USS Melville (AD-2). | Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET. | |
 0521913 | 303k | The launching party for Edsall; the lady on the right is Elizabeth Eleanor 'Bessie' Reynolds Edsall Bracey (1876-1948), sister of the new destroyer's namesake. Source NARA II, College Park, MD | Don Kehn, Jr. | |
 0521926 | 316k | Mrs. Bracey dedicates her brother's namesake, 29 July 1920. Source NARA II, College Park, MD | Don Kehn, Jr. | |
 0521914 | 302k | The launching of Edsall at Cramp's shipyard, 29 July 1920. Source NARA II, College Park, MD | Don Kehn, Jr. | |
 0521921 | 651k | USS Edsall (DD-219) underway in the early 1920s. Naval History and Heritage Command photo NH 93146 | Mike Green | |
 0521927 | 651k | USS Edsall (DD-219) underway in the early 1920s, probably at same time as above photo. Naval History and Heritage Command photo NH 768 | Mike Green | |
 0521928 | 651k | USS Edsall (DD-219) underway in rough seas, circa early 1920s. The handwriting strongly resembles that of the below photo, possibly from same source. | Dave Wright | |
 0521918 | 102k | Postcard in the early 1920's, location unknown. | Don Kehn, Jr. | |
 0521915 | 119k | USS Edsall (DD-219) in San Diego Harbor, California during the early 1920s. Photographed by the Pier Studio, San Diego. Naval History & Heritage Command photo NH 69331, courtesy of ESKC Joseph L. Aguillard, USNR, 1969 | Robert Hurst/Joe Radigan | |
 0521905 | 64k | Photo #: NH 105167. Six destroyers nested together during the early 1920s. These ships are (from left to right): USS Edsall (DD-219); USS McCormick (DD-223); USS Bulmer (DD-222); USS Parrott (DD-218); USS Simpson (DD-221); and USS MacLeish (DD-220). The original image is printed on post card ("AZO") stock. Naval History & Heritage COmmand photo NH 105167, donation of Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2007 | Michael Mohl | |
 0521812 | 73k | Photo #: NH 88356, ships of the 39th Destroyer Division moored together, probably in San Diego Harbor, California, in 1921. These ships are (from left to right): USS Edsall (DD-219); USS McCormick (DD-223); USS Bulmer (DD-222); USS Simpson (DD-221); USS MacLeish (DD-220); and USS Parrott (DD-218). Naval History & Heritage Command photo NH 88356, courtesy of L.C. Lupin, 1978 | Tony Cowart | |
 0521906 | 67k | Off Smyrna, Turkey in 1922. | Mike Davis | |
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275k | Edsall moored in a Mediterranean port, possibly Smyrna (modern Izmir), Turkey, circa 1922. | Dave Wright | |
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284k | Detail of Edsall's bridge, probably on Asiatic station in the 1920s. | Dave Wright | |
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302k | Colorized photo of Edsall, from the Ben Odum scrapbook via Don Kehn, Jr. & Richard Lillie. | Don Kehn, Jr. | |
 0522203 | 75k | Taken June 1933 from the breakwater in Chefoo of the USS Black Hawk (AD-9) with the USS Bulmer (DD-222), USS Pillsbury (DD-227), USS Pope (DD-225), USS Ford (DD-228), USS Edsall (DD-219) and USS Peary (DD-226) alongside. | John N. Egeland, Jr. | |
 0522216 | 711k | USS Black Hawk (AD-9) in Chefoo, China circa 1934-1939. The USS Heron (AM-10) is alonside the pier. The four destroyers are (from left to right): USS Edsall (DD-219); USS Bulmer (DD-222); USS Parrott (DD-218); and USS Stewart (DD-224) From the collection of LCDR Rayborn M. Hall USN who served aboard the USS Bulmer (DD-222) during this period. | Nancy Hall Anderson | |
 0521911 | 317k | Crew photo from 1935, location unknown. LCDR Charles A. Baker is just right of center, with mustache. | James B. Thomas | |
 0521919 | 298k | Edsall's Asiatic Station certificate, circa 1939. From the Navy Memorial. | Richard Lillie & Don Kehn, Jr. | |
 0521907 | 179k | The crew aboard the USS Edsall in Shanghai China, 28 September 1940. Photo courtesy of the USS Edsall (Josh) DD-219 Memorial thanks to Jim Nix. | Bill Gonyo | |
 0521920 | 63k | USS Edsall (DD-219) escorting the USAT Holbrook, as both are underway on February 15, 1942. Australian War Memorial photo 302624 | Mike Green | |
 0521903 | 91k | USS Langley (AV-3) being abandoned after receiving crippling damage from Japanese bombs, south of Java, 27 February 1942. USS Edsall (DD-219) is standing by off Langley's port side. Photographed from USS Whipple (DD-217). Naval History & Heritage Command photo NH 92472, courtesy of Captain Lawrence E. Divoll, USN (Retired), 1981 | Fred Weiss | |
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285k | The original still image of Edsall sinking, taken from captured IJN film discovered in 1952 by LTJG Donald R. Morris, USN | Don Kehn, Jr. | |
 0521916 | 80k | USS Edsall (DD-219) (misidentified as "HMS Pope") being sunk south of Java, 01 March 1942. Imperial Japanese Navy warships, including battleships Kirishima and Hiei, resumed firing on the immobilized Edsall near Java on 1 March 1942 after the destroyer has been heavily damaged by carrier dive bombers. The destroyer sank moments later. A Japanese camera-man, probably on the cruiser Tone, filmed about 90 seconds of her destruction. A single frame from a film recorded from the deck of IJN cruise Tone was used as a propaganda photo later, misidentified as "the British destroyer HMS Pope". There was no HMS Pope. USS Pope (DD-225) was sunk by air attack in the Second Battle of the Java Sea that same day but hundreds of miles away. | Michael Mohl | |
 0522502 | 44k | The Edsall misidentified as the USS Pope or HMS Pope as described in the above photo. | Evan Dwyer | |
 0521909 | 49k | In memory of the officers and crew of the Edsall, their Captain Lt. Cdr. Joshua James Nix was born Ft. Worth, TX, raised in Memphis, TN and graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1930. Captain Nix was awarded the Legion of Merit and the crew a battle star for their participation in the sinking of the Imperial Japanese Navy submarine I-124 in shallow water off Darwin, Australia, 20 January 1942. This action was referred to as "first blood" drawn by the U.S. Navy upon the Imperial Navy following attack on Pearl Harbor. The recovered codebooks were said to be instrumental in breaking Japanese Naval and Merchant codes that led to the Ambush of the Japanese fleet off of Midway Island later in the summer of 1942. | Bill Gonyo | |
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105k | The wreck of Edsall was discovered in mid-2023 during an unrelated survey by the Royal Australian Navy auxiliary MV Stoker about 200 miles east of Christmas Island. the announcement of the wreck's discovery was delayed until late 2024 to coincide with Veterans Day in the US and Remembrance Day in the UK/Australia. Royal Australian Navy imagery 2023/2024, via Don Kehn, Jr. | Don Kehn, Jr. | |
 0521931  0521932  0521933 | Three further images of Edsall's wreck. Note both banks of torpedo tubes have become detached and lie some distance from the wreck. | Dave Wright | ||
CDR Arthur Hopkins Rice Jr. Nov 26 1920 - Jun 14 1921 CDR Halsey Powell Jun 14 1921 - Sep 13 1921 LCDR Harry Robert Bougush Sep 13 1921 - Nov 19 1921 LCDR William Callender Irving Stiles Nov 19 1921 - May 1923 LCDR Robert Todd Young May 1923 - Dec 14 1924 LCDR Lemuel Earl Lindsay Dec 14 1924 - Sep 3 1927 LT Maxwell Boehn Saben Sep 3 1927 - Oct 23 1927 (XOIC) CDR Jules James Oct 23 1927 - Aug 13 1928 (Later VADM) LCDR Thomas Cross Singluff Aug 13 1928 - Jun 20 1930 LCDR Byron Scott Dague Jun 20 1930 - Apr 19 1932 LCDR Bruce Pepper Flood Apr 19 1932 - Nov 25 1932 LCDR Walker Cochran Nov 25 1932 - Jul 12 1933 LCDR Frederick Dodge Powers Jul 12 1933 - LT Andrew Mack Parks Apr 9 1935 - May 15 1935 (XOIC) LCDR Charles Adams Baker May 15 1935 - Mar 10 1937 LT William Schuetze Veeder Mar 10 1937 - Apr 15 1937 (XOIC) LCDR Charles Adams Baker Apr 15 1937 - Feb 21 1938 CDR Frederick Sears Conner Feb 21 1938 - May 9 1939 LCDR Abel Charles Jules Sabalot May 9 1939 - May 24 1939 LCDR Edwin Mason Crouch May 24 1940 - Oct 13 1941 LCDR Joshua James Nix Oct 13 1941 - Mar 1 1942
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