This is for those who served on Edsall Class Destroyer Escort Ships. Media: Trivia: 1) Used in anti-sub warfare and escort duty. 2) Used in the early days of the Cold War as Pickett ships. Ships: USS Edsall (DE-129): USS Jacob Jones (DE-130):
The Destroyer has been called the"Grayhound of the Sea." Those that served on them were called "Tincan Sailors." This is created in memory of my late Father CPO Vernon M. Mathews(1941-2013).