The USS McFarland (DD-237/AVD-14) in World War II: Documents, Recollections and Photographs was privately published by E. Andrew Wilde, Jr. in 1994 and revised in 2001 with an addendum added in 2006. With his permission, it is presented here in multiple PDF files.
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CONTENTS

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List of pages

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Quote — President John F. Kennedy, 1963

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Photo — Starboard beam, 1930’s

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History, by Ships’ Histories Section

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List of commanding officers

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Obituary, RAdm. John C. Alderman (1906–1976)

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Message, Adm. Chester W. Nimitz to C.O. McFarland

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Citation, Lt. Cdr. John C. Alderman, USN (Navy Cross)

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Photo — Stbd. beam, at pier, Pearl Harbor,. 5/17/42

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Photo — Port quarter view, Pearl Harbor, 5/17/42

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Photo — USS Williamson (AVD-2), sister ship, stbd. beam

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Photo — USS Ballard (AVD-10), sister ship, fwd. half

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Photo — USS Ballard, stern section

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Action report, 7/24/42 (ASW attack on 7/15/42)

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Photo — Survivors from Dutch freighter, 7/26/42

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Photos ( 2 ) — Personnel inspection, 8/1/42

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Map — Southwest Pacific, showing Guadalcanal

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Photo — PBY Catalina refueling astern of tender

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Photo — PBY taking off

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Deck Log for 10/16/42, typed from handwritten log sheet

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Action reports, 12/15/42 (Bombing attack on 10/16/42)

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Photo — Damaged after deckhouse

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Action reports, 12/15/42 (continued)

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List of Officers, October 1942

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Muster Roll of the Crew, 10/16/42, showing casualties

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Article, “The McFarland Comes Home” (3/13/43)

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Photo — Forward 3-in./50 mount (Mount 1), camouflaged

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Photo — C.O. Alderman & X.O. Gardner, Pearl H., 12/42

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Photos ( 2 ) — Ship moored to bank, camouflaged

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Photo — “Doc” McCafferty, Medical Officer

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Letter, narrative by Ward Zimmerman. 2/2/95

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Photo — USS Jamestown (PG-55), port beam

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Photo — Damaged stern, Pearl Harbor, 12/42

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Articles, N.Y. Times & Honolulu Star, 12/31/42

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Article (poem) — Honolulu Advertiser, 1/5/43

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Presidential Citation recommendation

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Presidential Citation

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Newspaper picture, LCdr. Earle G. Gardner, 6/43

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Newspaper picture, citation ceremony, 6/13/43

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Presidential Citation news release

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Articles regarding survivors (1943)

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Photo — Repaired stern, Pearl Harbor, 3/43

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Photo — McFarland reconfigured as a destroyer, 4/1/43

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Action report, ASW action on 11/16/44

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Photo — Refueling under way, 4/14/44

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Recollection, Cdr. Frederick S. Dean, USN (Ret.), 1987

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Photo — PBY-5 refueling astern of Williamson (AVD-2)

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Letter — Paul C. Helmke, FTCM, USN (Ret.). 5/14/95

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Photo — McFarland monument

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Quote — Adm. Chester W. Nimitz, 1945

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Photo — Monument, Purvis Bay, Florida Island, 1944

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News release, dedication of Purvis Bay Monument, 1944

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Photo — Plaque on Purvis Bay Monument

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Photo — Purvis Bay Monument in August, 1993

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Photo/panels, 50th Anniversary Monument, Guadalcanal

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McFarland’s War Diary, 10/14/42 to 11 /30/42

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Photo — USS Seminole (AT-65), starboard beam, u/way

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Photograph Credits

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Biblography

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2006 Addendum

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Letters — Florida Island monument on Purvis Bay

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Photo — Florida Island monument dedication, April 30, 1944

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About the editor

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Historical Compilations by the Editor

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Locations where Historical Compilations by the Editor Are Available For Researchers

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Record — New York Public Library

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Letter — East Carolina University, May 14, 1996

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Letter — Guadalcanal Memorial Museum, January 18, 1997

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Letter — Guadalcanal Campaign Veterans, January 24, 1997

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Letter — First to Receive Presidential Unit Citation, Guadalcanal Echoes, February-March 1996

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Announcement — McFarland holds reunion

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Photo — “Good Evening”, The Star-Bulletin Presents William Ewing

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Biography — William Ewing

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Foreword to broadcast, William Ewing, March 15, 1943

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Broadcast — KMGB, Honolulu, December 30, 1942


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