The Navy destroyer was sunk in 1942 during World War II, after facing down overwhelming odds and fighting a pitched battle.
The USS Edsall ... at the Edsall. The Edsall's commanding officer, Lt. Joshua J. Nix, fired back, but he faced superior firepower. The Edsall produced a wall of smoke to hide its position and ...
More than 80 years after it was sunk by Japanese forces during World War II, the U.S. Navy said Monday that the wreckage of ...
On March 1, 1942, three months after Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor, the aged American destroyer USS ... s position was hopeless,” he wrote. The Edsall was too slow to escape. Its small guns ...
The USS Edsall was overpowered by a Japanese fleet in the Indian Ocean but fought valiantly to the end, the U.S. Navy said.
U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command The USS ... Edsall’s commanding officer, Lt. Joshua J. Nix, fired back, but he faced superior firepower. The Edsall produced a wall of smoke to hide its ...