USS Edwards (DD-619)
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uss-edwards-dd-619-168-4870816
title:
USS Edwards (DD-619)
text:
USS Edwards (DD-619) was a Gleaves-class destroyer of the United States Navy. She was the second Navy ship named "Edwards", and the first named for Lieutenant Commander Walter A. Edwards (1886–1926), who as commander of Bainbridge in 1922 rescued nearly five hundred people from the burning French transport Vinh-Long. For his heroism Edwards was awarded the U.S. Medal of Honor, the French Légion d'honneur, and the British Distinguished Service Order. Edwards was launched on 19 July 1942 by Federa
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Gleaves-class destroyer
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Edwards_(DD-619)
date created:
2005-11-03T21:34:27Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T19:56:19Z
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