William Radford
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William Radford was a rear admiral of the United States Navy who served during the Mexican–American War and the American Civil War, in which he remained loyal to the Union, despite his Virginia birth.
USS Brandywine off Malta, November 6, 1831
U.S. frigate Savannah, flagship of the Pacific Squadron, 1844
U.S. frigate New Ironsides, Commodore Radford's flagship, 1864
USS Franklin in 1864
USS Radford (DD-446)
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USS Radford, named for Rear Admiral William Radford, was a Fletcher-class destroyer in the United States Navy. Entering service in 1942 during World War II the ship also saw action during the Korean W
William Radford
…Lovell Coyle (from daughter Mary Lovell Radford Coyle's lineage) married François E. Matthes. On May 13, 1942, during World War II, she launched the USS Radford (DD-446), a Fletcher-class destroyer in the United States Navy named for her grandfather. Great-granddaughter (from son Stephen Kearny Radford's lineage) Rosemary…
USS Radford (DD-446)
Launch of Fletcher and Radford, 3 May 1942
USS Radford returning to Tulagi with some survivors of the cruiser Helena on 6 July 1943
Radford off Korea in 1951.