On 29 and 30 January Chevalier joined in protective antiaircraft fire as her force came under intensive Japanese air attack in the Battle of Rennell Island. On 27 January she sortied with TF 18 to cover the movement of troop transports to Guadalcanal. Sailing from Norfolk 17 December, Chevalier reached Efate, New Hebrides 22 January 1943. McLean, Jr., in command and reported to the Pacific Fleet.īetween 3 October and 11 December 1942 Chevalier made three convoy escort voyages one coastwise, with tankers a second, from Bermuda to Norfolk and with one of the first reinforcement convoys for North Africa. Chevalier commissioned 20 July 1942, Lieutenant Commander E.

The first Chevalier (DD-451) was launched 11 April 1942 by Bath Iron Works Corp., Bath, Maine sponsored by Mrs. This distinguished pioneer of naval aviation died at the Norfolk Naval Hospital 14 November 1922 as a result of injuries sustained in an airplane crash. 606 which made the first landing on Langley's deck. On 26 October 1922 Lieutenant Commander Chevalier flew plane No. In 1922 he was attached to Langley, in connection with fitting her out. In November 1917 he commanded the first naval air station in France, at Dunkerque and for World War I service was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal. In 1916 he participated in the installation of the first real catapult used in the Navy and piloted the first plane to be launched by catapult, from North Carolina. He was appointed a Naval Air Pilot 7 November 1915 and a Naval Aviator 7 November 1918. Born in Providence, R.I., 7 March 1889, Godfrey DeCourcelles Chevalier graduated from the Naval Academy in June 1910.

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