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CO C 1 o CO Q CAPT T. A. Barthold COMDESRON 23 Chaplain Tom Harrington Doc Mike Dickcrson HISTORY OF DESTROYER SQUADRON TWENTY-THREE Destroyer Squadron TWENTY-THREE was first commissioned in December 1942 at Orange, Texas. In February 1943 the ships joined Admiral William Halscy ' s forces in the Solomon Islands cam- paign in the Southwest Pacific. During the period from November 1943 to Feb- ruary 1944 the Squadron, under the command of Captain Arleigh A. Burke, participated in twcntv- two separate enemy engagements for which it was awarded the coveted Presidential I ' nit Citation. It was in November 1943 that the Squadron engaged six enemy destroyers at the Hattle of Cape St. George, sinking four of them and badly damaging the other two in what has been described by histo- rians as a near perfect surface action . The smash and run techniques of the Squad- ron wrote a new chapter in destroyer warfare and gave Captain Burke the name 31 Knot Burke . He nicknamed the Squardon The Little Beavers af- ter a popular cartoon character of the era noted for his fidelity, courage and tenacity. The Little Beavers continued fighting through the Okinawa campaign and, as the Japanese empire crumbled, sailed to Pearl Harbor for a well earned rest. After the war ' s end, the Squadron steamed on to Washington. D.C., and was met by its former Commander, Commodore Burke, in special ceremo- nies of recognition. The Squadron was deactivated in 1946. Ten years later Destroyer Squadron TWEN- TY-THKEE was reactivated by authoriu of the Chief of Naval Operations. Admiral Arleigh Burke. Since then, the Squadron has operated as a unit of the I ' .S. Pacific Hcct in times of both peace and conflict. Inheritor of a proud tradition. Destroyer Squadron TWENTY-THREE is as ready as it was at its founding to meet the challenges ahead. MMCS(SW) John Enhbom KP2 Jacob Pettis 55
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