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	22k	Robert Brooke Dashiell, born 29 July 1860 near Woodville, Va., graduated seventh in his class with honors from the Naval Academy in 1881, and was commissioned as an ensign 2 years later. His was the son of Professor J.M. Dashiell of St. John’s College. Ensign Dashiell was an inventor of important ordnance mechanisms and an authority on dock construction, he was commissioned Assistant Naval Constructor 7 February 1895 and served in his specialty until his death in Washington, D.C., 8 March 1899. The Ensign Robert B. Dashiell Award for Excellence is presented each year at the Indian Head Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center’s annual awards ceremony. This award, named after IHDIV’s first commanding officer Ensign Robert B. Dashiell, recognizes significant contribution to the mission or operation of the activity. Dashiell is acknowledged for the establishment of the Naval Powder Factory, including supervision of building and acquisition of staff and materials; he was a specialist in gun mechanical design and invented the Dashiell rapid-fire breech in 1890.		Bill Gonyo
	117k	Undated, location unknown.		-
	91k	Undated, location unknown.		-
	133k	Undated, location unknown.		Ron Dashiell
	90k	Markab (AD-21) with destroyers Dashiell (DD-659), Isherwood (DD-520), Power (DD-839) and William C. Lawe (DD-763) alongside at Yokosuka, Japan, date unknown.		Mark Roberts, Destroyersonline.com
	60k	Undated, location unknown.		Robert Hurst
	64k	Souvenir button of the launching of the USS Dashiell (DD-659) on February 6 1943. Courtesy of www.timepassagesnostalgia.com.		Tom Kerman
	98k	Alongside OBB November 1943. NARA 80G56275.		John Chiquoine
	93k	Location unknown, circa 1959.		Marc Piché
	197k	USS Gatling (DD-671), USS Dashiell (DD-659) and USS Cotten (DD-669) in late 1970 at Philadelphia Navy Yard, NPC 1145643.		Ed Zajkowski
	34k	Ship's patch		Mike Smolinski

LCDR Eugene Alexander Barham    Jan 1944 - Jul 1944 (Later RADM)
CDR Douglas Lee Lipscomb Cordinier    Jul 1944 - Sep 1945
LCDR John Edward Wicks Jr.    Sep 1945 - Mar 30 1946
(Decommissioned Mar 30 1946 - May 3 1951)
LCDR David Pierce Polatty Jr.    May 3 1951 - Jul 1952
CDR Timothy Joseph Guinan    Jul 1952 - Sep 1954
CDR John Paul Howatt    1956 - ?
CDR Robert Winslow Sherwin    Sep 1958 - Feb 1960
CDR Jean Raymond Pouliot    Feb 1960 - Apr 29 1960