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Charles S. Kendrick
Charles S. Kendrick (23 January 1817 – 13 August 1863) was an officer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War.
Biography.
Kendrick was born in Kentucky. Early in the Civil War, as Third Master in Army gunboat "St. Louis" of the Western Flotilla, he took part in the captures of Fort Henry, Fort Donelson, Island No. 10, Memphis, and Fort St. Charles. On 1 October 1862, when the Western Flotilla was transferred to the Navy
USS Kendrick
USS "Kendrick" (DD-612) was a in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Charles S. Kendrick.
"Kendrick" was launched 2 April 1942 by Bethlehem Steel Corporation, San Pedro, California; sponsored by Mrs. J. Hanson Delvac, a great-granddaughter of Acting Master Charles S. Kendrick; and commissioned 12 September 1942, Lieutenant Commander C. T. Caufield in command.
Operation Torch.
After shakedown exercises along the West Coast, "Kendrick" cleared San Diego