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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):
USS Pride (DE-323): ENS.Lewis Bailey Pride, Jr.:
Important Note: As of 1/26/2023 this Project will be a Work in Progress(WIP). I (CLM) will have to format it but please continue to add profiles. Important Notice/Disclamer: This project is not endorsed by any Civil Rights Organization or persons mentioned in this project. This project is for genealogical and educational purposes only. Also, this project is an attempt at a comprehensive study ...
Right Hand Pitchers (RHP) of the NSL
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).
Disclaimer: This Project is not endorsed by the Negro Southern League Museum or the Negro National Museum. I wish to thank them for the information for without it this and other projects would not be possible. Note: This project is for genealogical and educational purposes. Also, some terms, nicknames and aka may be offensive to some. Moreover, we may never know why the person was given his ni...
Pitchers of the NSL
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) Website "The very beginnings of the SCLC can be traced back to the Montgomery Bus Boycott. The Montgomery Bus Boycott began on December 5, 1955 after Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white man on the bus. The boycott lasted for 381 days and ended on December 21, 1956, with the desegregation of the Montgomery bus sy...