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| 12k | Foxhall Alexander Parker, born in New York 05 August 1821, was appointed a midshipman 11 March 1837. During the Civil War he cooperated with the Army of the Potomac, protecting Alexandria, Virginia, after the Battle of Bull Run. In addition to being in active service off Charleston, SC, he commanded a naval battery at the bombardment of Fort Sumter, and was also in command of the Potomac Flotilla. In 1872, as Commodore and Chief of Staff of the North Atlantic Fleet, he drew up a code of signals for steam tactics. He was author of Fleet Tactics Under Steam, The Naval Howitzer Afloat, and other valuable works. He commanded the Boston Navy Yard from 02 October 1877 to 26 June 1878. He became Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy in 1878 and was one of the founders of the United States Naval Institute. He died 10 June 1879 at Annapolis, Maryland. US Navy photo, Boston NHP Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-7271 | Bill Gonyo/Stephen P. Carlson, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard | |
| USS Parker (DD-604) |
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| 21k | Undated, location unknown. | Russ Fernandes and son, Russ Jr. | |
| 129k | Undated photo of the USS Parker (DD-604) underway, location unknown. USN photo | Mike Green | |
| 160k | Parker (DD-604) awaiting her launch at Bethlehem Steel, Staten Island, 12 May 1942. Note the bow assembly of Isherwood (DD-520) awaiting its place on the ways. | Bill Gonyo | |
| 200k | Parker (DD-604) at New York Navy Yard, the day of her commissioning, 31 August 1942. Photo from the Public Relations Department, Third Naval District, New York. | David Way | |
| 123k | At Mers-el-Kébir, Algeria, 1943-44. | Steve Franklin | |
| 205k | USS Parker (DD-604) underway in the vicinity of New York City, 27 June 1945. Parker got underway from New York for Guantanamo Bay that morning with Kendrick (DD-612) and Gleaves (DD-423), arriving at Guatanamo 30 June. The photo was taken from an altitude of 250 feet. Naval History and Heritage Command photo NH 107212 | Robert Hurst | |
| 86k | Crewmen on Parker's bow as the ship arrives at Charleston, SC, circa January 1946. | Dave Wright | |
| 123k | Crewmen on Parker's stern, probably at Charleston Navy Yard, January 1946. L-R: Y1c Ernest Kovach, Sea1c James W. Rector, G. A. Peters, SK1c Rudolph J. Tortorici, Y1c Herbert T. Smith & Y3c Robert E. Todd. | Steve Franklin | |
| 79k | Parker crewmen, probably at Charleston Navy Yard, January 1946. L-R: Y1c Ernest Kovach, Sea2c Stephen Ivan, and SK3c George H. Crofoot. | Dave Wright | |
| 99k | Gangway watch, RT2c Francis T. Kaprocki and Sea2c Joseph H. Bentley, probably at Charleston Navy Yard, January 1946. | Dave Wright | |
| 99k | Lieutenant Robert G. McMurtry, probably at Charleston Navy Yard, January 1946. | Dave Wright | |
| 174k | Left-to-right are USS Parker (DD-604), USS Meade (DD-602), USS Ordronaux (DD-617), and USS Hobby (DD-610) as seen in a 1970 nest at the Orange, Texas Inactive Ship Facility. This is an incidental view to a series of photos of USS Hobby's first reunion, with an uncommon chance of all four wearing the larger bow numerals. Photo is by Joe Buya, courtesy of Ray and Betty Simons. | John Chiquoine | |
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| Commanding Officers | ||
| 01 | CDR John William Bays (USNA 1927) | 31 August 1942 - 01 December 1943 |
| 02 | CDR John Francis Flynn (USNA 1930) | 01 December 1943 - 15 March 1945 |
| 03 | CDR LeRoy Thomas Taylor (USNA 1935) | 15 March 1945 - 21 March 1946 |
| 04 | LCDR David Pierce Polatty, Jr. (USNA 1941) | 21 March 1946 - 20 September 1946 |
| 04 | LT William Park Baker (USNA 1943) | 20 September 1946 - 31 January 1947 |
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Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves |
The contact listed, Was the contact at the time for this ship when located. If another person now is the contact, E-mail me and I will update this entry. These contacts are compiled from various sources over a long period of time and may or may not be correct. Every effort has been made to list the newest contact if more than one contact was found.
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