Oscar C. Badger - Honored in Ship Naming

Honored in Ship Naming

The Badger (Destroyer No. 126) (1919-1945) was named for Commodore Oscar C. Badger, while his son, Admiral Charles Johnston Badger was similarly honored by the naming of the destroyer Charles J. Badger (DD-657) (1943-1957). The ocean escort ship Badger (DE-1071) (1970-1991) honors the commodore, his son, his grandson, Admiral Oscar C. Badger II, and his cousin George Edmund Badger, the 12th United States Secretary of the Navy.

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