Abner Read, USN-- Part 1: Had a WW II Destroyer Named After Him

I have been writing a lot about a World War II destroyer named after him in my Tattooed On Your Soul: World War II blog last month and this month.  The ship had a 70-foot section of its stern blown off in 1943 which was just found this past summer.  It was later sunk by a kamikaze.

If you want to read more about it, click on My Blog List to the right of this.  I have decided to learn more about him.

From Wikipedia.

(5 April 1821 to 7 July 1863)

Was an officer in the Union Navy who distinguished himself during the Civil War.  He died of injuries received while patrolling the Mississippi River in the USS New London.  At the time of his death he was a lieutenant commander.

--Old B-Runner