Isaac Foote Dortch

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Isaac Foote Dortch (12 December 1883 – 4 June 1932) was a captain in the United States Navy.

Born in Gadsden, Alabama, graduated from the Naval Academy in 1905. He commanded USS Warrington (DD-30) in 1915, and during World War I, commanded USS Wadsworth (DD-60) and fitted out and commissioned USS Talbot (DD-114).

For his distinguished service while commanding Wadsworth and Talbot, he was awarded the Navy Cross. Captain Dortch served as naval attaché in Argentina and Chile during 1922-25 and died while on active duty 4 June 1932 at San Francisco, California.

Contents 1 Namesake 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

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The destroyer USS Dortch (DD-670) was named in his honor.

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[edit] References

This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.

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• history.navy.mil: USS Dortch