Keywords: US Navy Destroyer Squadron 12 in Ironbottom Sound in early 1944.jpg Ships of the U S Navy Destroyer Squadron 12 DesRon 12 returning from the Kavieng bombardment salute the dead with S-turns in Ironbottom Sound Savo Island is in the background Kavieng was bombarded on 2 March 1944 The ships are l-r USS Farenholt DD-491 flagship USS Buchanan DD-484 USS Woodworth DD-460 USS Lardner DD-487 and USS Lansdowne DD-486 Official U S Navy photo http //www history navy mil/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nhhc-series/nh-series/NH-109000/NH-109597 html NH 109597 80-G-220760 from the U S Navy http //www history navy mil Naval History and Heritage Command ca 1944-03 U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS Woodworth DD-460 USS Buchanan DD-484 USS Lansdowne DD-486 USS Lardner DD-487 USS Farenholt DD-491 Solomon Islands Campaign Pacific War in March 1944 Ironbottom Sound |