Background
Everett Frederick Larson was born on September 3, 1920 in Stamford, Connecticut.
Everett Frederick Larson was born on September 3, 1920 in Stamford, Connecticut.
He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps Reserve on January 13, 1942. Serving in the Guadalcanal Campaign during World World War II, Private First Class Larson was killed in action on Guadalcanal on October 8, 1942, while attempting to swim the Matanikau River under heavy Japanese fire to rescue a wounded comrade (see Actions along the Matanikau). In 1943, the destroyer escort United States Ship Larson (Delaware-554) was named for Private First Class Larson.
Her construction was cancelled in 1944.
In 1945, the destroyer United States Ship Larson (Doctor of Divinity-830), in commission from 1945 to 1972, was named in his honor.
