Photo #: NH 59856
USS Charles Ausburne (DD-570)
Returning from an action in the Solomon Islands, 1943-1944, when
she was part of Destroyer Squadron 23. That unit's "Little
Beaver" insignia is visible on her bridge wing.
Note empty gunpowder cases stacked amidships.
Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation. Collection of Admiral
Arleigh A. Burke, USN.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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