U.S. Navy Destroyer Squadron 12 (DesRon 12) salutes the dead with S-turns in Ironbottom Sound in March 1944. The destroyers are USS Farenholt (DD-491), USS Buchanan (DD-484), USS Woodworth (DD-460), USS Lardner (DD-487) and USS Lansdowne (DD-486). (Official U.S. Navy Photograph.)

USN Destroyer Squadron 12

June 14, 2017

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U.S. Navy Destroyer Squadron 12 (DesRon 12) salutes the dead with S-turns in Ironbottom Sound in March 1944. The destroyers are USS Farenholt (DD-491), USS Buchanan (DD-484), USS Woodworth (DD-460), USS Lardner (DD-487) and USS Lansdowne (DD-486). (Official U.S. Navy Photograph.)

U.S. Navy Destroyer Squadron 12 (DesRon 12) salutes the dead with S-turns in Ironbottom Sound in March 1944. The destroyers are USS Farenholt (DD-491), USS Buchanan (DD-484), USS Woodworth (DD-460), USS Lardner (DD-487) and USS Lansdowne (DD-486). (Official U.S. Navy Photograph.) — (Official U.S. Navy Photograph.)

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