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Edward Orrick McDonnell was born on 13 November 1891 in Baltimore, Maryland and graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1912. During the engagements at the Battle of Vera Cruz on 21 and 22 April 1914, he was posted on the roof of the Terminal Hotel and landing. There, Ens. McDonnell established a signal station remaining day and night, maintaining communication between troops and ships. At this exposed post he was continually under fire. One man was killed and 3 wounded at his side during the 2 days' fighting. He showed extraordinary heroism and striking courage while maintaining his station. All signals got through, largely due to his heroic devotion to duty. For this action he won the Medal of Honor. Remaining in the Navy, McDonnell progressed through the ranks to Admiral. After his retirement he was killed in the crash of a commercial airliner at Bolivia, South Carolina, on 6 January 1960 and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. His son, Edward Orrick McDonnell, Jr. served with the Army Air Corps in World War II and was killed in action..
USS Edward McDonnell (DE 1043) (1965-1988) was the first ship to be named in his honor. |
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date / location unknown: USS Edward McDonnell (DE 1043) in heavy seas. |
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mid 1960's: Edward McDonnell at sea in the Atlantic. |
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1966: The Mediterranean - Edward McDonnell in heavy weather. |
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Summer 1970: the North Atlantic (Both photos © Steve Singlar) |
Steve Singlar
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1972 movie, one minute. Shows McDonnell refueling from the USS Nantahala (AO 60). My ship, USS Intrepid (CVS 11) was on port side of Nantahala, so my vantage point was excellent. We had pretty heavy seas that day, she took some hefty white water over the bow as she broke away from the refueling....exciting footage. |
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An undated postcard view of Edward McDonnell as a DE. (Postcard © Arnold Art Store, Newport, R.I.; shown at 125% of original size)
Caption reads: U.S.S. Edward McDonnell (DE-1043) is a modern ocean escort. Command facilities include a modular Combat Information Center and advanced communications and electronics installations. With an overall length of 414 feet, an extreme beam of 44 feet and displacing 3500 tons, this ship is representative of our newest anti-submarine warfare capability. Official U.S. Navy photograph. |
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An undated postcard view of Edward McDonnell as an FF. (Postcard #16091 © Marine Photos and Publishing Co., San Diego, Cal.; shown at 125% of original size)
Caption reads: The ocean escort USS EDWARD MC DONNELL standing off Newport, Rhode Island. |
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An undated postcard view of Edward McDonnell as an FF. (Postcard #P11803 © Atlantic Fleet Sales, Norfolk, Va.; shown at 125% of original size)
Caption reads: U.S.S. EDWARD MC DONNELL (FF-1043) - A GARCIA class frigate built by Avondale Shipyards, Inc., New Orleans, LA and commissioned on 15 February 1965. |
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February 1975: the Atlantic Ocean - HNLMS Van Ness (F805), USS Edward McDonnell (FF 1043), and FGS Lubeck (F224) heading into Lisbon, Portugal. (Photo © Isaac Newton) |
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July 1978: Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (Photo © Walter Bengtson) |
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29 January 1983: at Barcelona, Spain - Visible in this photo are many of McDonnell's radar, communications and EW antennas. There is no ASROC reload magazine. |
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7 May 1985: A starboard beam view of the frigate Edward McDonnell underway off the Virginia Capes. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-87-01953 from DefenseImagery.mil) |
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20 November 1986: An aerial starboard quarter view of the frigate Edward McDonnell underway. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-87-01417 from DefenseImagery.mil) |
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20 November 1986: An elevated starboard quarter view of the frigate Edward McDonnell underway. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-87-01426 from DefenseImagery.mil) |
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22 April 1988: A port bow view of the frigate Edward McDonnell underway. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-88-06665 by PH2 P.A. Reich from DefenseImagery.mil) |
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22 April 1988: A Combat Support Squadron 8 (HC-8) CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter hovers over the fantail of the ammunition ship USS Nitro (AE 23) in preparation for transporting ordnance during a vertical replenishment with the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67). The bow of the frigate Edward McDonnell is in the background. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-88-06666 by PH2 P.A. Reich from DefenseImagery.mil) |
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22 April 1988: A Combat Support Squadron 8 (HC-8) CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter hovers over the fantail of the ammunition ship USS Nitro (AE 23) in preparation for transporting ordnance during a vertical replenishment with the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67). The amidships section of the frigate Edward McDonnell is in the background. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-88-06667 by PH2 P.A. Reich from DefenseImagery.mil) |
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22 April 1988: A view of the bows of the ammunition ship USS Nitro (AE 23), foreground, and the frigate Edward McDonnell underway alongside the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) during an underway replenishment. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-88-06671 by PH2 P.A. Reich from DefenseImagery.mil) |
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date unknown: Philadelphia, Pa. - Voge (FF 1047) outboard, and Edward McDonnell sharing a berth just ahead of the heavy cruiser Des Moines (CA 134) at the Inactive Ship Facility in the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard. (from the authors collection, photo taken from Warship Boneyards by Kit and Carolyn Bonner) |
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1995: Philadelphia, Pa. - West Reserve Basin view of submarine ex-USS Trout (SS 566) and the frigate ex-USS Edward E. McDonnell (DE 1043) at the Naval Base Philadelphia - Philadelphia Naval Shipyard. (U.S. Navy photo #HAER PA,51-PHILA,709W--5 from the Library of Congress) |
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circa January 2001: Philadelphia, Pa. - Possibly the last photos ever taken of Edward McDonnell as she is just beginning to strip out. She's moored at a stub pier beside the turret shed at PNSY. A lot of the Metro scrapping jobs went to that pier before being pushed into drydock 2. For chopping her up, they got $842.00 a ton and her scrapping completed 10 July 2002. Some of her parts are over in Camden, her stack and parts of the superstructure since around April of 2002. |
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