- Norman Edsall
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Norman Eckley Edsall (3 June 1873 – April 1899) was a sailor in the United States Navy during the Spanish-American War.
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Biography
Born in Columbus, Kentucky, Edsall enlisted in the Navy 27 June 1898. While serving on Philadelphia, Seaman Edsall went ashore with a landing party on 1 April 1899 to suppress hostile natives near Apia, Samoa. He was killed attempting to carry his wounded commander, Lieutenant Philip Lansdale, to safety, and is buried on Samoa.
Namesake
Two U.S. Navy ships have been named USS Edsall in his honor.
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References
- This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
Categories:- United States Navy sailors
- 1873 births
- 1899 deaths
- American military personnel of the Spanish–American War
- People from Hickman County, Kentucky
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