Parker bombarded enemy positions ashore on 4, 6, 11, 12, and 20 March. She continued Mediterranean operations until sailing for the United States, arriving New York 23 May. Following training at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, Parker proceeded to the West Coast via Panama City, Panama, and the Panama Canal. She departed San Diego 29 July for Hawaii, arriving Pearl Harbor 4 August. On 17 August, the ship departed Pearl Harbor for Okinawa. Along the way were stops at Eniwetok (Enewetok) atoll, Marshall Islands (MI) (August 31), Saipan, Tinian, and Guam, all in the Mariana Islands. She arrived at Okinawa on 4 September. She departed Okinawa 8 September as an escort to a convoy proceeding to Korea, arriving Jinsen 15 September and returning to Okinawa 17 September 1945. The final wartime mission, the trip home: She continued from Okinawa, leaving on 26 September 1945, to Tokyo, arriving September 29 and staying through October 2nd. She left Tokyo briefly, but returned one last time, arriving October 4, then leaving for the last time on October 6 for home, stopping at Eniwetok atoll, MI, 11 October 1945 (1 day), then to Pearl Harbor, 17 October thru 22 October 1945, and finally San Pedro, California, USA October 28, 1945. Fate After returning home, Parker decommissioned 31 January 1947, entered the U.S. Atlantic Reserve Fleet; and was berthed at Charleston, South Carolina. She was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 1 July 1971 and sold for scrap in 1973. Awards Parker received four battle stars for World War II service. References External links Photo gallery at navsource.org Benson-class destroyers Ships built in Staten Island 1942 ships World War II destroyers of the United States