USN · DD

Heywood L. Edwards

Afloat

Fletcher-class destroyer.

Fletcher classLaunched 1943-10-06Commissioned 1944-01-26Survived the war. Transferred to Japan, 10 March 1959

U.S. Navy photo NH 107196. USS Heywood L. Edwards (DD-663) underway in the Pacific Ocean, in 1945 (NH 107196).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Command

JBJoe Wood BoulwareCaptain, 26 January 1944 – 25 December 1944 ASAlbert Lee ShepherdCaptain from 25 December 1944