Born March 12, 1914, Lt. Richard W. Meyers graduated from the Naval academy in 1936 and joined the USS Edsall in the late ...
An Australian Navy ship discovered the wreck of the USS Edsall, a Navy destroyer sunk in battle during World War II.
The USS Edsall was overpowered by a Japanese fleet in the Indian Ocean but fought valiantly to the end, the U.S. Navy said.