USS Parrott DD-218
USS Parrott.jpg (51272 bytes) The ship saw much of Asia in the pre-WWII days. TC Edrington III met and married his wife, Josephine, in Manila, Philippines while a  Ltjg. on this ship. Jo's parents were US expats running Tidewater Oil in the Orient at the time.

To the left is winter in Asia,  forecastle and the  gun mount with a sampan in the background.

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USS Parrott OfficerMess.gif (304245 bytes) Officers in 1938 - Wardroom

LtCdr R E Melling (CO) 
(3rd from right, shoulder boards on)

Ltjg - T C Edrington - Gunnery Officer 
(far left)

Other officers:
Lt. W H  Brereton, Executive Officer
Ltjg W S MacLeod, Engineering Officer
Ltjg T. H DuBois, First Lieutenant
Ltjg W G Ward, Communication Officer
Two members of the officer's group have been identified - with the other four we know the name but can't place it with the person - if you what name goes with whom,  please send us an email at:

edrington.com

The Muster Roll with the 1938 Thanksgiving Dinner below contains all the crew names for Nov, 1938.

 USS Parrott bullet hole.jpg (22810 bytes) The bullet hole was real, and everyone got a picture pointing it out, though today we don't know who these officers were.

It is tempting to think the shot came from the plane that is downed next to the ship, and my memory seems to say that is how that happened, but then the story was told to me a long time ago and I may have it wrong.
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