 While in that area on 9 August, "Wilson" engaged Japanese cruisers during the Battle of Savo Island, and later rescued survivors of the sunken cruisers "Quincy", and "Vincennes".Following a west coast overhaul, "Wilson" was back off Guadalcanal in January 1943, in time for the last weeks of the fighting there.She subsequently participated in landings on the Russell Islands, bombarded enemy positions on New Georgia and escorted shipping in and around the Solomon Islands.