From Wikipedia.
I am writing about the USS McCall (DD-400) in my Tattooed on Your Soul: WW II blog. This was the second U.S. Navy destroyer named after Edward McCall who served and gained honors during the War of 1812.
EDWARD R. McCALL
Captain Edward R. McCall (5 August 1790 - 1 August 1853) was an officer in the U.S. Navy during the War of 1812. He was awarded a Congressional Gold Medal.
Born in South Carolina, he was appointed midshipman 1 January 1808. Appointed acting lieutenant on the brig USS Enterprise 16 October 1811, he took command of that ship during action with the HMS Boxer 5 September 1813.
Early in that action the Enterprise's captain, Lieutenant William Ward Burrows II was mortally wounded.
In acknowledgement of the victory over the Boxer, McCall received the Thanks of Congress and a Congressional Gold Medal.
--Brock-Perry
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