John T. Eversole
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On February 18, 1942, Eversole had to ditch his TBD Devastator torpedo bomber sixty miles from the Enterprise, after he became disoriented and ran out of fuel.[1] He was successfully picked up by one of his Task Forces destroyers the next day.
Namesake
The destroyer escort Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". was the first ship named in his honor. She was sunk during The Battle of Leyte Gulf on March 21, 1944. In 1946 a second ship, the destroyer Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". was named in his honor.
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