The “Dancing Mouse”—the Clemson-class destroyer more formally known as the USS Edsall—and its more-than-200 servicemen went down at the hands of the Japanese military on March 1, 1942, during World ...
The USS Edsall, a 314-foot destroyer, was built in 1919 and commissioned in 1920. During World War II, the ship took part in numerous conveys, protecting other vessels from Japanese attacks in ...