Edgar Griffith Chase

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Edgar Griffith Chase born 12 September 1910 in Washington, D.C. He graduated from the Naval Academy in 1932. Lieutenant Commander Chase was executive officer of Meredith (DD—434) when she was sunk off Gaudalcanal by Japanese dive bombers on 15 October 1942. He died 2 days later, one day before the survivors of Meredith were rescued.