Richard M. Elliot
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Richard McCall Elliot was an officer in the United States Navy
in World War I
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Elliot, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
, graduated from the Naval Academy
10 July 1909. Lieutenant Commander Elliot was killed aboard Manley (DD-74)
on 19 March 1918 when her depth charges exploded in collision with a British
ship in the convoy Manley was escorting.
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
in World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
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Elliot, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, graduated from the Naval Academy
United States Naval Academy
The United States Naval Academy is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located in Annapolis, Maryland, United States...
10 July 1909. Lieutenant Commander Elliot was killed aboard Manley (DD-74)
USS Manley (DD-74)
USS Manley , a , served in the United States Navy. She was the second Navy ship named for Captain John Manley ....
on 19 March 1918 when her depth charges exploded in collision with a British
United Kingdom
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ship in the convoy Manley was escorting.