Salt Lake Telegram | 1944-01-25 | Page 5 | Navy Launches Ship Named for Fighting Family

Navy Launches Ship i Named for tor or Fighting Family NEW V YORK YORI Jan 25 UP UP- UP The U S S Taussig a ton ton 2200 named for one of at the navys navy's most famous fighting fighting fight tight ing families was sent down the ways way at t the B Bethlehem Steel company's Staten Island shipyard shipyard shipyard ship ship- yard Tuesday The warship was named fo for forthe forthe the late Rear Admiral Edward David Taussig who claimed Wake Island for the United States some 45 years ago and who served the navy from the Civil war through World war warNo No 1 Four of his desce descendants who have served or are arc serving in the navy also were honored