The squadron is best known for its actions during World War II, most notably the Battle of Cape St. George, under the command of then-Commodore Arleigh Burke.
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Destroyer Squadron 23 earned its reputation—and a Presidential Unit Citation—under its second commodore, Captain Arleigh Burke, who assumed command on October 23, 1943.
destroyer | The Sabre Squadron | No. 33 Squadron RAF | No. 263 Squadron RAF | Destroyer | squadron | Pacific Squadron | No. 45 Squadron RAF | No. 127 Squadron RAF | Conan the Destroyer | No. 617 Squadron RAF | No. 43 Squadron RAF | No. 38 Squadron RAF | No. 107 Squadron RAF | German East Asia Squadron | Far East Squadron | Type 45 destroyer | Squadron (aviation) | No. 77 Squadron RAAF | No. 71 Squadron RAF | No. 49 Squadron RAF | No. 48 Squadron RAF | No. 2 Squadron RAF | No. 233 Squadron RAF | No. 133 Squadron RAF | Korean Destroyer eXperimental | Kongō-class destroyer | German destroyer Z18 Hans Lüdemann | destroyer ''Kongō'' (DDG-173) | Asiatic Squadron |