LT Edwin William Hurst

Update 9/22/2022(CLM): I wish to thank Johnston Hurst Shannon for permission to use the photo of LT.Hurst.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36077737/edwin-william-hurst

Ensign E. W. Hurst, USN, was designated Naval Aviator #4150 in 1935. Graduated from U.S. Naval Academy, Class of 1932.

Lieutenant Hurst was awarded the Distinguished Flying crosses as well as the Navy Cross in 1942.

During the critical Battle of the Coral Sea, he attacked the Japanese carrier SHOHO, scoring hits which contributed to her sinking; and the following day severely damaged carrier SHOKAKU. Earlier, while flying over the uncharted Owen Stanley range, he pressed home a successful torpedo attack in the face of heavy antiaircraft fire, severely damaging enemy shipping and installations at Salamaua and Lae, New Guinea, March 10, 1942. With the aircraft carrier USS LEXINGTON (CV-2) sunk during the Battle of the Coral Sea, LT Hurst flew from New Zealand until his death June 9, 1942 in a crash near Whemuapai.

The destroyer escort USS HURST (DE-250) was named in his honor.

Gravesite Details
LT Hurst's body was interned at ANC on November 5, 1947.

https://usnamemorialhall.org/index.php/EDWIN_W._HURST,_LT,_USN

EDWIN WILLIAM HURST
Sioux Falls, South Dakota

"Bus" "Rosy"

"What's the Capital of South Dakota, Mister?"

"South Dakota, why, sir—I don't believe it has a Capital."

Capital or no Capital, we know that Hurst hails from that good midwestern state of South Dakota, where the girls know nothing about battleships but are willing to learn.

Those girls are quite well educated now because Bus did his work very well while home on leave. That is one of his minor accomplishments. Back here he did much more, getting into the navy swing from the start and remaining up with the first section boys without undue effort.

Energy plus classifies Bus. He couldn't be content unless doing something whether it was playing basketball or lacrosse, making close harmony, or giving his usual smile and ever-flowing line to some fair femme. Lovely girls and good music never escaped his keen judgment. We know Bus as an agreeable roommate who furnished more than his share of the magazines, whose humor and pep kept things going.

Class Lacrosse; Lucky Bag Staff; Musical Clubs; Glee Club; Star; 3 Stripes.

Loss
Edwin was lost on June 9, 1942 when the B-17 he was aboard as a passenger "failed to gain altitude on takeoff from the airdrome at Whenuapai, Auckland, New Zealand for a flight to Laverton, Victoria, Australia. All eleven aboard died when the cargo of bombs detonated after the the plane had impacted the ground and caught fire."

He was officer in charge of a detachment of Torpedo Squadron (VT) 2, part of what had been salvaged following the destruction of their ship, USS Lexington (CV 2), at the Battle of the Coral Sea.

Other Information
From researcher Kathy Franz:

Edwin was born in Falls City, Nebraska. In May 1924, he was a student at Emerson school in Sioux Falls and won a gold medal from the D. A. R. “For Excellence in American History.”

He graduated from Washington high school in 1928. In March, he was in the annual high school operetta “In Old Vienna.” He played Bumski, and classmate Sewell Sweeney played Rumski, the faithful sleuths of Captain Kinski who wore the military dress of the Austrian police service. They “pussy-footed their quiet way off and on the stage and were greeted with laughter at each appearance.” The Argus-Leader newspaper wrote: “Edwin Hurst is an efficient, ever enthusiastic member of Washington high school. He is secretary of the senior members of the Orange and Black staff.”

The next month, Edwin was general chairman of the senior prom and led the grand march with queen Jeanette Harris. On May 16, Edwin was one of seven senior boys who visited every teacher in the school to express the seniors’ appreciation and give them a copy of Van Dyke’s “The Unknown Teacher.”

Edwin was appointed to the Naval Academy by Senator Norbeck. He graduated No. 13 in his class. Along with his parents, his brother Frederick and friend Jeanette Harris attended the graduation exercises.

Jeanette and Edwin were married at the First Methodist church on February 8, 1935, in Pensacola. In January at her engagement party at the Chocolate Shop in Sioux Falls, miniature battleships on the table marked the places for the guests. Their son Edwin Knox Hurst, II, was born February 10, 1941.

When Edwin was promoted to lieutenant in March 1938, he was a member of the third bombing squadron. The Argus-Leader newspaper reported that he was killed on a secret mission. Edwin was originally buried on June 12 at Waikumete cemetery, Auckland, New Zealand.

When living in Falls City, Nebraska, his father Edwin K. was a high school principal. In Sioux Falls, he was president and general manager of the Western Material company which produced road builder equipment. He was elected chairman of the 1930 Sioux Falls Airfair. Edwin’s mother Edna died in 1924 after an operation. His stepmother was Sigrid.

From Wikipedia:

His family moved to Sioux Falls, SD when he was quite young and had his schooling in that city, He graduated from Sioux Falls High School in 1928 and received a congressional appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD from which he graduated in 1932. In his First Class (Senior) year he was selected as the commander of the 2nd Company, one of only eight in the then-Regiment of Midshipmen.

After serving in USS Tennessee (BB 43) for two years, in 1934 he received orders to report to aviation flight training in Pensacola, FL. He earned his wings in 1935 and in that year he married the former Marian Jeannette Harris, also of Sioux Falls. He was then assigned to Scout Bombing Squadron 3 aboard the USS Saratoga (CV-3). He was selected for the Naval Postgraduate School in 1939 and completed its course in Ordnance & Gunnery. In May 1941 he reported to Torpedo Squadron 2 aboard USS Lexington (CV-2) to assume the duties of executive officer.

He is mentioned a few times in TBD Devastator Units of the US Navy by Barrett Tillman.

His wife was listed as next of kin; he was also survived by his son, Edwin K. Hurst, II, USNA Class of 1962. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

Photographs

From the Argus Leader on March 18, 1928

From the Argus Leader on February 10, 1935

From the Argus Leader on March 23, 1943

From the Argus Leader on March 23, 1943

Navy Cross
From Hall of Valor:

The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Navy Cross (Posthumously) to Lieutenant Edwin William Hurst, United States Navy, for extraordinary heroism in operations against the enemy while serving as Pilot of a carrier-based Navy Torpedo Plane and Executive Officer of Torpedo Squadron TWO (VT-2), attached to the U.S.S. LEXINGTON (CV-2), in action against enemy Japanese forces during the Air Battle of the Coral Sea on 7 and 8 May 1942. In the face of tremendous anti-aircraft barrage and opposed by numerous fighters, Lieutenant Hurst pressed home two attacks on enemy aircraft carriers, one on 7 May and one on 8 May. With complete disregard for his own safety and expert conception of the task at hand, he scored hits within short range of his objectives, contributing to the destruction of one carrier and to damage and possible destruction of the other. His persistent determination and conscientious devotion to duty are in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.

General Orders: Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 307 (Oct 1942)
Action Date: May 7 & 8, 1942
Service: Navy
Rank: Lieutenant
Company: Torpedo Squadron 2 (VT-2)
Division: U.S.S. Lexington (CV-2)

Distinguished Flying Cross
From Hall of Valor:

The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to Lieutenant Edwin William Hurst, United States Navy, for extraordinary heroism while participating in aerial flight, while serving as Pilot of an airplane in Torpedo Squadron 2 (VT-2), attached to the U.S.S. LEXINGTON (CV-2), in action against enemy Japanese forces over enemy-controlled waters near Lae and Salamaua, New Guinea when on 10 March 1942, he flew one hundred and twenty-five miles over uncharted mountains and jungle to press home a successful torpedo attack against enemy ships, and, as a result of this attack, three enemy ships were sunk. His outstanding courage, daring airmanship and determined skill were at all times inspiring and in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.

General Orders: Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 304 (July 1942)
Action Date: 10-Mar-42
Service: Navy
Rank: Lieutenant
Company: Torpedo Squadron 2 (VT-2)
Division: U.S.S. Lexington (CV-2)

Namesake
USS Hurst (DE 250) was named for Edwin; the ship was sponsored by his widow.

Navy Directories & Officer Registers
The "Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps" was published annually from 1815 through at least the 1970s; it provided rank, command or station, and occasionally billet until the beginning of World War II when command/station was no longer included. Scanned copies were reviewed and data entered from the mid-1840s through 1922, when more-frequent Navy Directories were available.

The Navy Directory was a publication that provided information on the command, billet, and rank of every active and retired naval officer. Single editions have been found online from January 1915 and March 1918, and then from three to six editions per year from 1923 through 1940; the final edition is from April 1941.

The entries in both series of documents are sometimes cryptic and confusing. They are often inconsistent, even within an edition, with the name of commands; this is especially true for aviation squadrons in the 1920s and early 1930s.

Alumni listed at the same command may or may not have had significant interactions; they could have shared a stateroom or workspace, stood many hours of watch together… or, especially at the larger commands, they might not have known each other at all. The information provides the opportunity to draw connections that are otherwise invisible, though, and gives a fuller view of the professional experiences of these alumni in Memorial Hall.

October 1932
Ensign, USS Tennessee
Others at this command:
ENS Willis Thomas '31
ENS Charles Brindupke '32
ENS Robert Goodgame, Jr. '32
Others at or embarked at this command:
LTjg Charles Skelly '27 (Observation Plane Squadron (VO) 3B)
LTjg Finley Hall '29 (Observation Plane Squadron (VO) 3B)
January 1933
Ensign, USS Tennessee
Others at this command:
ENS Willis Thomas '31
ENS Charles Brindupke '32
ENS Robert Goodgame, Jr. '32
Others at or embarked at this command:
LTjg Charles Skelly '27 (Observation Plane Squadron (VO) 3B)
LTjg Finley Hall '29 (Observation Plane Squadron (VO) 3B)
April 1933
Ensign, USS Tennessee
Others at this command:
ENS Charles Brindupke '32
ENS Robert Goodgame, Jr. '32
Others at or embarked at this command:
LTjg Charles Skelly '27 (Observation Plane Squadron (VO) 3B)
LTjg Finley Hall '29 (Observation Plane Squadron (VO) 3B)
July 1933
Ensign, USS Tennessee
Others at this command:
LT Willford Hyman '24
ENS Charles Brindupke '32
ENS Herbert Fulmer, Jr. '33
Others at or embarked at this command:
LTjg Finley Hall '29 (Observation Plane Squadron (VO) 3B)
October 1933
Ensign, USS Tennessee
Others at this command:
LT Willford Hyman '24
ENS Charles Brindupke '32
ENS Herbert Fulmer, Jr. '33
Others at or embarked at this command:
LTjg Finley Hall '29 (Observation Plane Squadron (VO) 3B)
April 1934
Ensign, USS Tennessee
Others at this command:
LT Willford Hyman '24
ENS Charles Brindupke '32
ENS Herbert Fulmer, Jr. '33
Others at or embarked at this command:
LTjg Finley Hall '29 (Observation Plane Squadron (VO) 3B)
July 1934
Ensign, under instruction, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida
Others at this command:
CDR Walter Webster '11
LT James Craig '22
LTjg John Duke '26
LTjg Ralph Smith '26
LTjg Baylies Clark '30
ENS Charles Palmer, Sr. '31
ENS Lorenz Forbes '31
ENS Ford Wallace '31
ENS William Freshour '31
ENS Vernon Hain '31
ENS Philip Ashworth '31
ENS Alden Irons '31
ENS Thomas Ashworth, Jr. '31
ENS Edward Blessman '31
ENS Edward Allen '31
ENS Robert Mackert '31
ENS Albert Gates, Jr. '32
ENS George Hutchinson '32
ENS Archibald Greenlee '32
ENS George Ottinger '32
ENS William Widhelm '32
ENS William Thorn '32
ENS Frank Fernald '33
October 1934
Ensign, under instruction, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida
Others at this command:
LT James Craig '22
LTjg John Duke '26
LTjg Ralph Smith '26
LTjg Lorenz Forbes '31
LTjg Ford Wallace '31
LTjg William Freshour '31
LTjg Vernon Hain '31
LTjg Thomas Ashworth, Jr. '31
LTjg Edward Blessman '31
ENS Edward Allen '31
LTjg Robert Mackert '31
ENS Truman Carpenter '32
ENS Clarence Kasparek '32
ENS George Hutchinson '32
ENS Archibald Greenlee '32
ENS Robert Goodgame, Jr. '32
ENS George Ottinger '32
ENS Frank Latta '32
ENS William Widhelm '32
ENS William Thorn '32
ENS Frank Fernald '33
January 1935
Ensign, under instruction, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida
Others at this command:
CDR Melville Brown '10
LT James Craig '22
LTjg John Duke '26
LTjg Ralph Smith '26
1LT Harold Bauer '30
LTjg Vernon Hain '31
LTjg Thomas Ashworth, Jr. '31
ENS Edward Allen '31
LTjg Robert Mackert '31
2LT Cleo Keen '32
ENS Truman Carpenter '32
ENS Clarence Kasparek '32
ENS George Hutchinson '32
ENS Robert Strickler '32
ENS James Kemper '32
ENS Archibald Greenlee '32
ENS John Speer '32
ENS Robert Goodgame, Jr. '32
ENS George Ottinger '32
ENS Frank Latta '32
ENS William Widhelm '32
ENS William Thorn '32
ENS Frank Fernald '33
April 1935
Ensign, under instruction, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida
Others at this command:
CDR Melville Brown '10
LT James Craig '22
LTjg John Duke '26
LTjg Ralph Smith '26
LTjg Robert Coates '30
1LT Nicholas Pusel '30
1LT Harold Bauer '30
LTjg Vernon Hain '31
LTjg Thomas Ashworth, Jr. '31
ENS Edward Allen '31
LTjg Robert Mackert '31
ENS Charles Mallory, Jr. '32
2LT Cleo Keen '32
ENS Truman Carpenter '32
ENS Clarence Kasparek '32
ENS George Hutchinson '32
ENS George Bellinger '32
ENS Robert Strickler '32
ENS James Kemper '32
ENS Archibald Greenlee '32
ENS James Reilly '32
ENS John Speer '32
ENS William Townsend '32
ENS Robert Goodgame, Jr. '32
ENS George Ottinger '32
ENS Frank Latta '32
ENS Dewitt Shumway '32
ENS William Widhelm '32
ENS William Thorn '32
October 1935
Lieutenant (j.g.), under instruction, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida
Others at this command:
CDR Melville Brown '10
LT James Craig '22
LT Richard Moss '24
LTjg John Duke '26
1LT Ernest Pollock '28
LTjg William Pennewill '29
LTjg Robert Coates '30
1LT Nicholas Pusel '30
LTjg Gilbert Carpenter '30
LTjg Lance Massey '30
1LT Harold Bauer '30
LTjg Robert Mackert '31
LTjg Charles Mallory, Jr. '32
1LT Cleo Keen '32
LTjg Joseph Loughlin, Jr. '32
LTjg Truman Carpenter '32
LTjg Clarence Kasparek '32
LTjg George Bellinger '32
LTjg Max Silverstein '32
LTjg Robert Strickler '32
LTjg James Reilly '32
LTjg William Townsend '32
LTjg Robert Goodgame, Jr. '32
LTjg George Ottinger '32
LTjg Dewitt Shumway '32
ENS William Widhelm '32
LTjg Albert Major, Jr. '32
LTjg William Thorn '32
ENS Milton Stephens '33
ENS Ludwell Pickett, Jr. '33
ENS Bertram Prueher '33
ENS William Kane '33
January 1936
Lieutenant (j.g.), Bombing Plane Squadron (VB) 2B, USS Saratoga
Others at this command:
LT Charles McDonald '24
LT Richard Moss '24
LTjg Elmer Cooper '27
Others at or embarked at USS Saratoga:
CDR Walter Webster '11 (Aircraft Squadrons)
LCDR John Gillon '20 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 2B)
LT Arnold Isbell '21 (Aircraft Squadrons)
LTjg Charles Signer '26 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 6B)
LTjg Harold Richards '27 (Aircraft Squadrons)
LTjg Loren Morris '27 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 2B)
LTjg Leonard Southerland '27 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 6B)
LTjg Oliver White '30 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 2B)
LTjg Ford Wallace '31 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 6B)
LTjg James Murphy '31 (Torpedo Plane Squadron (VT) 2B)
LTjg Thomas Ashworth, Jr. '31 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 6B)
LTjg Edward Blessman '31 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 2B)
LTjg Albert Gates, Jr. '32 (USS Saratoga)
ENS Wendell Froling '34 (USS Saratoga)
ENS Maurice Fitzgerald '35 (USS Saratoga)
April 1936
Lieutenant (j.g.), Bombing Plane Squadron (VB) 2B, USS Saratoga
Others at this command:
LT Charles McDonald '24
LT Richard Moss '24
LTjg Elmer Cooper '27
Others at or embarked at USS Saratoga:
CDR Walter Webster '11 (Aircraft Squadrons)
LCDR John Gillon '20 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 2B)
LT Arnold Isbell '21 (Aircraft Squadrons)
LTjg Charles Signer '26 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 6B)
LTjg Harold Richards '27 (Aircraft Squadrons)
LTjg Loren Morris '27 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 2B)
LTjg Leonard Southerland '27 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 6B)
LTjg Ford Wallace '31 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 6B)
LTjg James Murphy '31 (Torpedo Plane Squadron (VT) 2B)
LTjg Thomas Ashworth, Jr. '31 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 6B)
LTjg Edward Blessman '31 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 2B)
LTjg Albert Gates, Jr. '32 (USS Saratoga)
ENS Wendell Froling '34 (USS Saratoga)
ENS Maurice Fitzgerald '35 (USS Saratoga)
July 1936
Lieutenant (j.g.), Bombing Plane Squadron (VB) 2B, USS Saratoga
Others at this command:
LT Richard Moss '24
LTjg Elmer Cooper '27
LTjg Gerald Dyson '27
Others at or embarked at USS Saratoga:
LCDR John Gillon '20 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 2B)
LT Charles McDonald '24 (Torpedo Plane Squadron (VT) 2B)
LTjg Leonard Southerland '27 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 6B)
LTjg William Pye, Jr. '28 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 6B)
LTjg John Collett '29 (Aircraft Squadrons)
LTjg Lloyd Greenamyer '29 (Aircraft Squadrons)
LTjg Finley Hall '29 (Aircraft Squadrons)
LTjg Ford Wallace '31 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 6B)
LTjg Thomas Ashworth, Jr. '31 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 6B)
LTjg Edward Blessman '31 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 2B)
LTjg Albert Gates, Jr. '32 (USS Saratoga)
LTjg George Bellinger '32 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 6B)
ENS Wendell Froling '34 (USS Saratoga)
ENS Maurice Fitzgerald '35 (USS Saratoga)
January 1937
Lieutenant (j.g.), Bombing Plane Squadron (VB) 2B, USS Saratoga
Others at this command:
LT Richard Moss '24
LT Gerald Dyson '27
Others at or embarked at USS Saratoga:
LCDR Dixie Kiefer '19 (Aircraft Squadrons)
LCDR John Gillon '20 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 2B)
LT John Waldron '24 (USS Saratoga)
LTjg Leonard Southerland '27 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 6B)
LT William Pye, Jr. '28 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 6B)
LTjg John Collett '29 (Torpedo Plane Squadron (VT) 2B)
LTjg Ford Wallace '31 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 6B)
LTjg Thomas Ashworth, Jr. '31 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 6B)
LTjg Clarence Kasparek '32 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 4B)
LTjg Albert Gates, Jr. '32 (USS Saratoga)
LTjg George Bellinger '32 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 6B)
ENS Maurice Fitzgerald '35 (USS Saratoga)
April 1937
Lieutenant (j.g.), Bombing Plane Squadron (VB) 2B, USS Saratoga
Others at this command:
LT Richard Moss '24
LT Gerald Dyson '27
Others at or embarked at USS Saratoga:
LCDR Dixie Kiefer '19 (Aircraft Squadrons)
LCDR John Gillon '20 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 2B)
LT John Waldron '24 (USS Saratoga)
LT Leonard Southerland '27 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 6B)
LT William Pye, Jr. '28 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 6B)
LTjg John Collett '29 (Torpedo Plane Squadron (VT) 2B)
LTjg Ford Wallace '31 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 6B)
LTjg Thomas Ashworth, Jr. '31 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 6B)
LTjg Clarence Kasparek '32 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 4B)
LTjg Albert Gates, Jr. '32 (USS Saratoga)
LTjg George Bellinger '32 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 6B)
ENS Maurice Fitzgerald '35 (USS Saratoga)
September 1937
Lieutenant (j.g.), Bombing Squadron (VB) 3, USS Saratoga
Others at this command:
LCDR Irving Wiltsie '21
LT Weldon Hamilton '28
Others at or embarked at USS Saratoga:
LCDR Dixie Kiefer '19 (Aircraft Squadrons)
LT John Waldron '24 (USS Saratoga)
LT Gerald Dyson '27 (USS Saratoga)
LT William Pye, Jr. '28 (Fighting Squadron (VF) 3)
LTjg George Bellinger '32 (Fighting Squadron (VF) 3)
ENS Maurice Fitzgerald '35 (USS Saratoga)
ENS Paul Riley '37 (USS Saratoga)
ENS William Mason, Jr. '37 (USS Saratoga)
January 1938
Lieutenant (j.g.), Bombing Squadron (VB) 3, USS Saratoga
Others at this command:
LCDR Irving Wiltsie '21
LT Weldon Hamilton '28
Others at or embarked at USS Saratoga:
LCDR Dixie Kiefer '19 (Aircraft Squadrons)
LT John Waldron '24 (USS Saratoga)
LT Gerald Dyson '27 (USS Saratoga)
LT William Pye, Jr. '28 (Fighting Squadron (VF) 3)
ENS Maurice Fitzgerald '35 (USS Saratoga)
ENS Paul Riley '37 (USS Saratoga)
ENS William Mason, Jr. '37 (USS Saratoga)
July 1938
Lieutenant (j.g.), under instruction, Naval Academy
Others at this command:
LCDR Robert Bedilion '22
LT William Hobby, Jr. '23
LT Richard Baron '24
LT Harold Pound '25
LT William Graham, Jr. '25
LT Andrew Harris '25
LT Hilan Ebert '26
LT John Bermingham '29
LT Egbert Roth '29
LT Victor Gaulin '30
LTjg Russell Ross '30
LT John Bisson '30
LTjg Raymond Mayo '30
LTjg John Shaffer, III '30
LTjg James Kyes '30
LTjg Joshua Nix '30
LTjg James Coe '30
LT Lynne Quiggle '30
LTjg Howard Abbott '31
LTjg Thomas Ashworth, Jr. '31
LTjg Benjamin Ghetzler '31
LTjg Clifford Janz '31
LTjg Walter Bailey '31
LTjg Lion Miles '31
LTjg Andrew Stewart '31
LTjg Ralph Elden '31
LTjg Lee Pancake '31
LTjg Damon Cummings '31
LTjg George Stone '31
LTjg Ward Bronson '31
LTjg Henry Brossy '31
LTjg Willis Thomas '31
LTjg Elliott Marshall '31
LTjg Seymour Owens '31
LTjg Ernest Hodge '32
LTjg William Kane '33
Others at or embarked at this command:
LT Earl Olsen '26 (Engineering Experiment Station, Naval Academy)
January 1939
Lieutenant (j.g.), under instruction, Naval Academy
Others at this command:
LCDR Raymond Hansen '22
LCDR Robert Bedilion '22
LCDR William Hobby, Jr. '23
LT Richard Baron '24
LT Harold Pound '25
LT William Graham, Jr. '25
LT Andrew Harris '25
LT Hilan Ebert '26
LT John Bermingham '29
LT Egbert Roth '29
LT Victor Gaulin '30
LT Russell Ross '30
LT John Bisson '30
LT Raymond Mayo '30
LT John Shaffer, III '30
LT James Kyes '30
LT Joshua Nix '30
LT James Coe '30
LT Lynne Quiggle '30
LTjg Howard Abbott '31
LT Thomas Ashworth, Jr. '31
LTjg Benjamin Ghetzler '31
LTjg Clifford Janz '31
LTjg Walter Bailey '31
LTjg Lion Miles '31
LTjg Andrew Stewart '31
LTjg Ralph Elden '31
LTjg Lee Pancake '31
LT Damon Cummings '31
LTjg George Stone '31
LTjg Ward Bronson '31
LT Henry Brossy '31
LTjg Willis Thomas '31
LTjg Elliott Marshall '31
LTjg Seymour Owens '31
LTjg Ernest Hodge '32
Others at or embarked at this command:
LT Earl Olsen '26 (Engineering Experiment Station, Naval Academy)
October 1939
Lieutenant (j.g.), under instruction, Naval Academy
Others at this command:
CAPT James Logan '10
LCDR Raymond Hansen '22
LT Hilan Ebert '26
LT Edwin Martin '29
LT Thomas Ashworth, Jr. '31
LT Lion Miles '31
LT Seymour Owens '31
LTjg Albert Gates, Jr. '32
LTjg Ernest Hodge '32
LTjg John Fairbanks, Jr. '32
LTjg Arthur Vorpahl '32
LTjg Edgar Chase '32
LTjg Reader Scott '32
LTjg John Speer '32
LTjg John Tennent, III '32
LTjg James Marshall '32
LTjg George Fuller '35
Others at or embarked at this command:
LT James Willis '27 (Postgraduate School, Naval Academy)
June 1940
Lieutenant, under instruction, Navy Yard, Washington, D.C.
November 1940
Lieutenant, under instruction, Navy Yard, Washington, D.C.
April 1941
Lieutenant, under instruction, Navy Yard, Washington, D.C.
Others at this command:
LT Paul Burton '33
LTjg Robert Robertson '34

Class of 1932
Edwin is one of 53 members of the Class of 1932 on Virtual Memorial Hall.