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No Photo Available | - | Seaman John McFarland, USN, entered the Navy at Boston, Mass., 24 December 1861 as seaman on Ohio, later transferring to Hartford in the West Gulf Blockading Squadron. Rated captain of the forecastle, he had the station at the wheel in every engagement in which Hartford participated. During the Battle of Mobile Bay 4 and 5 August 1864. McFarland left his sickbed to take up station, keeping the wheel of Admiral Farragut’s flagship throughout the storm of shell and shot. He was commended by his commanding officers for his fortitude and intelligence and was awarded the Medal of Honor for his gallant and meritorious service. The circumstances and date of his death are unknown. | Bill Gonyo |
| 157k | USS McFarland (DD 237) date and place unknown. Photo from the collection of the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum. | Darryl Baker |
| 225k | USS McFarland (DD 237) date and place unknown. Photo from the collection of the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum. | Darryl Baker |
| 78k | USS McFarland (DD-237) At Venice, Italy, during the 1920s. The original photo is dated 1927, but was more probably taken circa 1922-23. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Fred Weiss |
| 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 |
| 100k | Coming alongside USS Pittsburgh (CA-4) in mid-ocean to send a sick man on board for treatment, during the mid-1920s. Photographed by Ray, USS Pittsburgh. Courtesy of Jack Howland, 1983. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Fred Weiss |
| 92k | Photographed during the 1920s or 1930s. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. | Fred Weiss |
| 139k | USS McFarland (DD-237) Leaving the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, on 4 August 1932, after being recommissioned. Donation of Franklin Moran, 1967. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Robert McFarland |
| 66k | San Francisco Bay, late 1930s. | Fred Weiss |