on New Georgia, taking the Japanese defenders by surprise. Later that day, with the objective secured, Rear Admiral Fort disembarked at Renard Sound ending Trevers brief role as flagship. On 5 July 1943, American forces attacked at Kula Gulf to occupy Rice Anchorage and thus to prevent Japanese reinforcements from reaching [[Munda, Solomon Islands |Munda]] from Vila. Trever transported infantry and joined bombardment and transport groups in the assault. On 5 August 1943, Trever joined the light cruiser , which had lost her bow to a Japanese Type 93 "Long Lance" torpedo during the Battle of Kolombangara, and escorted her from Espiritu Santo to Pearl Harbor. On 19 August 1943, Trever got underway to escort an eastbound convoy to San Francisco, California. After a month's overhaul at Mare Island Navy Yard, Trever steamed for Pearl Harbor on 8 October 1943 and touched there briefly before heading for Guadalcanal. On 11 November 1943, she joined the screen for the transport and escorted her to Empress Augusta Bay off Bougainville Island. Later that month, Trever took part in the landings at Cape Torokina on Bougainville, which began the Bougainville campaign. 1944 Trever devoted the next year to escort missions and target towing duty in the South and Central Pacific. Perhaps the highlight of this service came in October 1944 when she joined the screen for the torpedoed light cruiser and heavy cruiser and escorted them safely to Ulithi Atoll. On 18 December 1944, as she was escorting a convoy toward the Western Caroline Islands, Trever was caught in a typhoon. Visibility dropped to zero due to torrential rains, with mountainous waves and winds. At 16:30, a man making emergency repairs topside was washed overboard, and Trever immediately began a search for the missing sailor. Two hours later, she picked up her man: bruised, battered, and in shock — but alive. The following day, Trever put into Guam and transferred her injured sailor to the naval hospital. On 22 December 1944, she reached Eniwetok. On 24 December 1944, she and U.S. Army Transport got underway for Hawaii, arriving at Pearl Harbor on 31 December 1944. Trever reached the Naval Repair Base, San Diego, California, and began overhaul on 9 January 1945. 1945 Upon completion of her repairs, Trever headed for Oahu on 25 March 1945. For the remainder of the war, Trever operated out of Pearl Harbor, where she had entered the hostilities