“First ship in more missions than most other ships of the fleet” was just one distinction of USS Farenholt, flagship of Destroyer Squadron (DesRon) 12, the one squadron whose deployment encompassed the entire Solomon Islands campaign.
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Crew members of the courageous USS Farenholt get together - 66 years later

By Patrick MayMercury NewsSixty-six years later, and all the madness of that night is still there. Shells whistling over their heads . . .The black water filling their nearly scuttled destroyer off Guadalcanal . . .The fire storm of shrapnel raining down from the night sky . . .Traveling from around the country to Santa Clara, crewmembers from the USS Farenholt gathered one last time on Saturday to share their stories, to finish each other sentences, to see in each others eyes all they'd been…

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