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| 58k | Albert D. Sturtevant was born in Washington, D.C., on 2 May 1894. On 24 March 1917, he and 28 others enlisted in the Naval Reserve Forces as the First Yale Unit. Two days later, they were all commissioned ensigns. After flight training in Florida, he was designated a naval aviator on 1 May 1917 and, in September, he received orders for overseas duty. Ensign Sturtevant reported to the group attached to the Royal Flying Corps station at Felixstowe, England, in October. Sturtevant's duties consisted of flying escort for merchantmen crossing the North Sea. On 15 February 1918, while flying an escort mission with another plane of his unit, the two American were jumped by a flight of 10 German planes. Sturtevant's companion recognized the hopelessness of the 5-to-l odds and escaped to safety, but Sturtevant gamely fought it out with the enemy. When last seen, Ensign Sturtevant was hit and crippled, falling toward the sea. For his heroic actions, he was awarded the Navy Cross posthumously. Digital ID: ggbain 26285, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. | Bill Gonyo |
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53k | Artist's conception of the Sturtevant as built by the renowned graphic illustrator John Barrett with the text written by naval author and historian Robert F. Sumrall. Their company Navy Yard Associates offers prints of most destroyers, destroyer escorts, submarines and aircraft carriers in various configurations during the ship's lifetime. The prints can be customized with ship's patches, your photograph, your bio, etc. If you decide to purchase artwork from them please indicate that you heard about their work from NavSource. | Navy Yard Associates |
| 36k | Undated, location unknown. | Joe Radigan |
| 67k | Undated, location unknown. | Robert M. Cieri |
| 85k | Photo is undated with no location indicated. However, it would appear that this photo was taken at the launching in New York on July 29 1919. Digital ID: ggbain, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. | Bill Gonyo |
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7-74k | The 1921 Christmas menu from the Sturtevant while she was serving in Turkish waters. | Ron Hanley |
| 132k | Photo of the USS Childs (DD-241), USS Strurtevant (DD-249), USS Overton (DD-239) and USS King (DD-242) from the San Diego Photo Shop dated March 20 1925. | Ron Hanley |
| 113k | Photo #: NH 72403, U.S. Navy Destroyers steaming out to sea through the Golden Gate, off San Francisco, California, 15 April 1925. These ships are (from left to right): USS Sturtevant (DD-240); USS Lawrence (DD-250); USS James K. Paulding (DD-238); and an unidentified sister ship. Courtesy of Charles M. Loring, 1970. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Paul Rebold |
| 90k | On board USS Indianapolis (CA 35) looking aft from the forward superstructure as USS Sturtevant (DD 240) comes alongside, during the Presidential fleet review off New York City, 31 May 1934. A Curtiss O2U scout floatplane is on Indianapolis' starboard catapult. Note the ship's aircraft crane, searchlights, and the Presidential Flag flying from the mainmast peak. | Joe Radigan |
| 54k | New York, NY June 1934. | Marc Piché |
15 of her crew were lost with the ship and remain on duty.
