Williams, Edward P., CDR

Deceased

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Service Details

Last Rank
Commander

Primary Unit
1869-1870, USS Oneida (1861) Screw sloop

Service Years
1847 - 1870

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Personal Details

Home State

Maine

Year of Birth
1834

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Contact Info

Home Town Boothbay	Last Address Searsport, Maine USS Oneida
Date of Passing Jan 24, 1870
Location of Interment Buried at Sea - N/A, Pacific Ocean	Wall/Plot Coordinates Lost in the Pacific near Yokohama, Japan

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	1870, In the Line of Duty

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Last Known Activity:

Commanding Officer. He was lost at sea when the British steamer, The SS City of Bombay, collided with his ship the USS Oneida, off Yokohomo, Japan, on January 24, 1870.

1861-1861, USS Mississippi (1841) Sidewheel steamer

From Month/Year - / 1861	To Month/Year - / 1861
Unit USS Mississippi (1841) Sidewheel steamer Unit Page
Rank Lieutenant	NEC Not Specified
Base, Station or City Not Specified	State/Country Not Specified

Patch	USS Mississippi (1841) Sidewheel steamer Details

	Type Surface Vessel
	Parent Unit Surface Vessels	Strength Frigate
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: Dec 13, 2011

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5 Members Also There at Same Time

USS Mississippi (1841) Sidewheel steamer

Selfridge II, Thomas Oliver, RADM, (1818-1873)		Captain
Hughes, Aaron Konkle, RADM, (1839-1884)		Lieutenant
Barker, Albert Smith, RADM, (1861-1905)		Midshipman
Johnson, Mortimer Lawrence, RADM, (1861-1904)		Midshipman
Dewey, George, (1858-1917)	OFF	Lieutenant