USS Terry (DD-513)
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USS Terry, a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Commander Edward A. Terry.
USS Terry (DD-513)
Solomon Islands campaign
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The Solomon Islands campaign was a major campaign of the Pacific War during World War II. The campaign began with the Japanese seizure of several areas in the British Solomon Islands and Bougainville,
USS Terry (DD-513)
…visit to Nouméa, New Caledonia, she returned to Efate briefly before taking up duty in the Solomon Islands late that month. Terry entered the torturous Solomons campaign late, in mid-September 1943. She saw only the final five months of the campaign and participated in its last two amphibious operations. Her primary…
U.S. Marine Corps officers on Tulagi Island, Solomon Islands, August 1942
Marines prepare to leave Guadalcanal after months of fighting, circa 1942