Nix, Joshua J., LCDR

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Last Rank
Lieutenant Commander
Last Rating/NEC Group
Line Officer
Primary Unit
1941-1942, USS Edsall (DD-219)
Service Years
1930 - 1942
Lieutenant Commander Lieutenant Commander

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Home State
Texas
Texas
Year of Birth
1908
 
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Casualty Info
Home Town
Ft. Worth, TX and Memphis, TN.
Last Address
Lost at sea. 1 March 1942:
Indian Ocean. That morning, Lt Joshua J. Nix's EDSALL completed transferring LANGLEY's survivors to PECOS, then headed towards Tjilatjap. The Heavy cruiser Chikuma sunk the Edsall with 6" gunfire.
Casualty Date
Mar 01, 1942
 
Cause
KIA-Killed in Action
Reason
Artillery, Rocket, Mortar
Location
Indian Ocean
Location of Interment
Buried at Sea, Indian Ocean

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  1939-1941, Commander, Destroyers, Asiatic Fleet (COMDESAF), Commander In Chief Asiatic Fleet

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Lieutenant

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Commander, Destroyers, Asiatic Fleet (COMDESAF), Commander In Chief Asiatic Fleet

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Combat - Sea
 

Parent Unit
Commander In Chief Asiatic Fleet

Strength
Command

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