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Dr. '''James Douglas Blackwood''' (12 November 1881 – 9 August 1942) was a doctor and officer in the [[United States Navy]] in both the [[World War I|First]] and [[World War II|Second World War]]. |
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==Biography== |
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Blackwood was born in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]] on 12 November 1881, and enrolled in the Naval Coast Defense Reserve as an Assistant Surgeon 14 April 1917. The doctor served on transports in the [[Atlantic]] during [[World War I]], earning the [[Navy Cross (United States)|Navy Cross]] for attending the sick and wounded when troop transport [[USS President Lincoln (1907)|''President Lincoln'']] was [[torpedo]]ed 31 May 1918. He entered the Regular Navy in 1919, and served in various ships and at Naval Hospitals in the United States and abroad in the years that followed. |
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Blackwood served the people of [[Haiti]] 1927 to 1930 when assigned to a Public Health unit on that island. He was appointed Medical Inspector with the rank of Commander in 1938, reported to [[USS Vincennes (CA-44)|''Vincennes'']] (CA-44) 30 September 1940, and was on board during the critical early months of America's participation in [[World War II]]. During the [[Battle of Savo Island]] 9 August 1942, one of the many sea fights during the [[Solomon Islands campaign]], a [[cruiser]]-[[destroyer]] force was surprised at night by Japanese cruisers and dealt a crushing blow. Blackwood was killed when the ''Vincennes'' was sunk along with two other cruisers and a destroyer. |
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==Namesake== |
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In 1943, the [[destroyer escort]] [[USS J. Douglas Blackwood (DE-219)|USS ''J. Douglas Blackwood'']] (DE-219) was named in his honor. |
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==See also== |
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{{Portal|United States Navy|World War II}} |
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==References== |
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[[Category:1881 births]] |
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[[Category:1942 deaths]] |
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[[Category:United States Navy officers]] |
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[[Category:Recipients of the Navy Cross (United States)]] |
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[[Category:American naval personnel killed in World War II]] |
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[[Category:Military personnel from Philadelphia]] |
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