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USS Chevalier (DD-451)
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USS Chevalier, a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Commander Godfrey Chevalier.
USS Chevalier (DD-451) in October 1942
USS Chevalier (DD-451) in October 1942
Chevalier at Tulagi, disembarking survivors of Strong, 6 July 1943.
Chevalier at Tulagi, disembarking survivors of Strong, 6 July 1943.
USS O'Bannon (DD-450)
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USS O'Bannon, a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named after Lieutenant Presley O'Bannon, the Marine Corps's "hero of Derna".
USS Chevalier (DD-451)
…part of the covering force for troops bound for landings at Rice anchorage to block Japanese movements from Vila to Munda, Solomon Islands. Chevalier, USS O'Bannon, and USS Strong entered Kula Gulf shortly before midnight, 1 July, and began to bombard Vila and Bairoko Harbor, while the transports headed for the…
O'Bannon off Mare Island on 8 January 1944
O'Bannon off Mare Island on 8 January 1944
O'Bannon shortly after commissioning
O'Bannon shortly after commissioning
Japanese submarine Ro-34, the victim of O'Bannon's potato armament
Japanese submarine Ro-34, the victim of O'Bannon's potato armament
O'Bannon (right) and Selfridge after the Battle of Vella Lavella, 1943
O'Bannon (right) and Selfridge after the Battle of Vella Lavella, 1943