Battle off Horaniu
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USS Chevalier (DD-451) photograph taken in 1942.
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Destroyer Squadron Twenty-One. Three of the squadron's ships underway in the Solomon Islands, 15 August 1943. The ships are (from front to rear): USS O'Bannon (DD-450), USS Chevalier (DD-451) and USS Taylor (DD-468). Photographed from USS Nicholas (DD-449), while the ships were enroute to the landings at Vella Lavella, which took place on the same day.
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Destroyer Squadron Twenty-One. Three of the squadron's ships steaming in column, while en route to Guadalcanal and Tulagi on 15 August 1943, following the Vella Lavella landings. Photographed from USS Nicholas (DD-449). The ships seen are(from right to left): USS O'Bannon (DD-450), USS Chevalier (DD-451) and USS Taylor (DD-468).
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Japanese captain Tameichi Hara who flew his flag on Shigure during the battle.
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A U.S. destroyer FIRING AT JAPANESE DESTROYERS near the coast of Vella Lavella, early morning 18 August during the Battle off Horaniu.