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	126k	Rear Adm. William Radford was born in Fincastle, Va., 1 March 1808 and entered the U.S. Navy during 1825. He commanded the landing party from Warren which captured the Mexican warship Malek Adhel at Mazatlan and took part in other Pacific coast operations of the Mexican War. During the Civil War, he commanded the ill-fated Cumberland but was on board the frigate Roanoke as a member of a Court of enquiry when his ship was attacked by the Confederate casemate ram Virginia. Captain Radford subsequently commanded the armored ship New Ironsides during Union attacks on Fort Fisher in December 1864 and in January 1865. Promoted rear admiral in 1866, he commanded the European squadron during 1869 and 1870. Rear Adm. Radford died at Washington, D.C., 8 January 1890.		Bill Gonyo
	124k	Undated, practicing making smoke.		Scott McCoy
	57k	Undated, USS Radford (DD-120) and USS Montgomery (DD-121) at Norfolk Navy Yard.		Randle M. Biddle
	42k	Undated, USS Radford (DD-120) and USS Montgomery (DD-121) at Norfolk Navy Yard.		Randle M. Biddle
	45k	Undated, USS Radford (DD-120) as a part of Destroyer Division Twelve uS Pacific Fleet.		Frank Hoak III, Captain US Navy retired
	201k	Undated, USS Radford (DD-120) and USS Montgomery (DD-121) transit the Panama Canal, note these sre not submarines.		Frank Hoak III, Captain US Navy retired
	401k	Above photo converted to a color postcard.		Frank Hoak III, Captain US Navy retired
	38k	New York Times newspaper clipping from August 17 1919 of the USS Radford (DD-120), USS Montgomery (DD-121) and other unidentified destroyers in the Panama Canal.		Mike Mohl
	129k	San Diego, CA circa 1920, USS Radford (DD-120), USS Sproston (DD-173), USS Breese (DD-122), USS Badger (DD-126) and USS Montgomery (DD-121). Naval Historical Center photo NH50241.		Daniel Dunham
	138k	Destroyers refitting at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California View taken circa 1921-22. Many of these ships are being modified to place the after 4"/50 gun atop an enlarged after deckhouse. Ships present include (listed from the foreground): USS Lamberton (DD-119); unidentified destroyer; USS Breese (DD-122); USS Radford (DD-120); unidentified destroyer; USS Elliot (DD-146); USS Tarbell (DD-142); USS Yarnall (DD-143); USS Delphy (DD-261); USS McFarland (DD-237); USS Litchfield (DD-336); USS Kennison (DD-138); USS Lea (DD-118); and two unidentified destroyers. Collection of Rear Admiral Ammen Farenholt, USN (MC), 1932. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.		Fred Weiss
	158k	USS Radford (DD-120) at San Diego on January 1 1922. Photo from the collection of the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum.		Darryl Baker
	195k	Red Lead Row, San Diego Destroyer Base, California. Photographed at the end of 1922, with at least 65 destroyers tied up there. Ships present are identified as: (left to right, in the right diagonal row): Stansbury (DD-180); MacKenzie (DD-175); Renshaw (DD-176); Howard (DD-179); Gillis (DD-260); Tingey (DD-272); McLanahan (DD-264); Swasey (DD-273); Morris (DD-271); Bailey (DD-269); Tattnall (DD-125); Breese (DD-122); Radford (DD-120); Aaron Ward (DD-132) -- probably; Ramsey (DD-124); Montgomery (DD-121); and Lea (DD-118). (left to right, in the middle diagonal row): Wickes (DD-75); Thornton (DD-270); Meade (DD-274); Crane (DD-109); Evans (DD-78); McCawley (DD-276); Doyen (DD-280); Elliot (DD-146); Henshaw (DD-278); Moody (DD-277); Meyer (DD-279); Sinclair (DD-275); Turner (DD-259); Philip (DD-76); Hamilton (DD-141); Boggs (DD-136); Claxton (DD-140); Ward (DD-139); Hazelwood (DD-107) or Kilty (DD-137); Kennison (DD-138); Jacob Jones (DD-130); Aulick (DD-258); Babbitt (DD-128); Twiggs (DD-127); and Badger (DD-126). (left to right, in the left diagonal row): Shubrick (DD-268); Edwards (DD-265); Palmer (DD-161); Welles (DD-257); Mugford (DD-105); Upshur (DD-144); Greer (DD-145); Wasmuth (DD-338); Hogan (DD-178); O'Bannon (DD-177); and -- possibly -- Decatur (DD-341). (Nested alongside wharf in left center, left to right): Prairie (AD-5); Buffalo (AD-8); Trever (DD-339); and Perry (DD-340). Minesweepers just astern of this group are Partridge (AM-16) and Brant (AM-24). Nearest ship in the group of destroyers at far left is Dent (DD-116). The others with her are unidentified. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. : NH 42539		Robert Hurst

LCDR Arthur Schuyler Carpenter    Sep 30 1918 - Apr 23 1919 (Later ADM)
LCDR John Walter McLaren    Apr 23 1919 - Sep 19 1919
CDR William Alexander Glassford Jr.    Sep 10 1919 - Nov 4 1920 (Later VADM)
LCDR Alva Douglas Bernhard    Nov 4 1920 - Dec 7 1921
CDR Robert Alfred 'Fuzzy' Theobald    Dec 7 1921 - Jun 9 1922

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