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og of the ear 9 SHAKEDOWN 'I944 March-April-May Fitting out, Boston Navy Yard. Bermuda, shake' down training. Post Shakedown overhaul. Panama Canal. Task Group 27.7 CUSS FRANKLIN, TWIGGS AND CUSHINGQ San Diego fSher' man's, Plaza, Sky Room. Grant Hotelj TRAINING June-July-August Pearl Harbor-Training exercises. Enivvetok, Task Group 12.1. Anti'submarine patrol. Gpera' tion in capture, occupation and defense of Saipan, Tinian, Guam with Fifth Fleet. Delivered harassing fire with USS California on Tinian. A Reported for Duty ComDesRon 56. SURIAGO STRAIT ACTION LINGAYEN GULF, PHILIPPINES September-October Assigned to Third Fleet for invasion of Palau. Guadalcanal. Picket Station. Night firing, illumina' tion Ngesebus and Peleliu. Underwater Demolition Support at 2,000 yards. Shore Bombardment. Sound and Radar Screen. Manus -Upkeep-Gctober 18 Arrived Leyte Gulf. Delivered harassing hre southern landing beaches. Under air attack. Took enemy torpedo plane under fire. USS HONOLULU hit. Moored to USS HCNCLULU, supplied electrical power, submersible pump and hose lines. Received 25 casualties. Delivered Wounded to USS RIXEY during air attack. Cctober 25. Cn station in Approach Disposition. Delivered torpedo attack on Enemy Battle Line at 7,200 yards range. Fired three torpedoes and observed two hits on FUSC type battleship. This vessel was straddled several times by enemy gunfire and also straddled by torpedo salvo. USS A. W. GRANT hit. GRANT in sinking condition. Went alongside and rendered assistance. Took four enemy planes under Capt. H. F. STOUT, USN Com. F. S. HABECKER, USN fire. Left side of GRANT and splashed one VAL , ' Screened retirement. Replenished torpedoes. As' sumed patrol. November-December Noucmlvcr 1. Took enemy aircraft making torpedo run under hre. Maneuvered to avoid. Plane damaged. Proceeded to assistance of USS ABNER REED burning and sinking after suicide plane crash. Splashed HVALU attempting suicide crash. Picked up 6 ofhcers and 63 enlisted men from vicinity of ABNER REED. Assumed Radar Picket Station. Took Bogey under fire. Believed splashed. Received 11 casual' ties from MTB 491 for medical treatment. Enroute Manus for upkeep. Commander Duncan P. Dixon, Jr., USN, relieved Commander Frederic S. Habecker, USN, as Commanding Uflicer. Underway Manus to Kossol Roads with Task Group 77.2.
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