aircraft carrier was hit by a torpedo, and Jenkins was assigned to escort her back to Pearl Harbor arriving 9 December. Jenkins departed Hawaii 25 January 1944 with a tanker unit to fuel fast carriers and ships covering the Marshall Islands campaign. She operated with the refuelling group through February, and conducted shore bombardment on Bougainville during March. She departed Seeadler Harbor 20 April to rendezvous with Task Force 77 for amphibious operations at Hollandia and Aitape. The landings took place on 22 April and their successful conclusion gave Allied Pacific forces another base from which to launch attacks on remaining enemy-held islands. After escort duty and anti-submarine patrols, Jenkins patrolled in early June to deny any attempt by the Japanese to reinforce the Biak garrison. She then covered and provided gunfire support for the invasions of Noemfoor, Sansapor, and Morotai, as well as patrolling and escorting reinforcements throughout the summer. Jenkins departed Manus, Admiralties, 12 October for the Leyte invasion scheduled 20 October. Upon arrival, she was assigned to radar picket and fighter director duties until 27 November. On 28 December Jenkins sortied from Aitape to provide cover for the Luzon Attack Force. After receiving minor damage from an enemy shore battery, the destroyer returned to Leyte 12 January 1945. Ten days later she departed to assist operations in the Lingayen Gulf area. She provided anti-submarine, minesweeping and shore bombardment on Corregidor from 13 February till late April. She departed Subic Bay 24 April to cover minesweeping and amphibious operations in the Celebes Sea off Borneo. Jenkins struck a mine off Tarakan Island on 30 April and sailed into Subic Bay for repairs. On 18 June she sailed for the United States to complete repairs, arriving at San Pedro, California 8 July. She remained on the West Coast through the duration of the war. The destroyer decommissioned at San Diego on 1 May 1946. The outbreak of the Korean War Jenkins was recommissioned as DDE-447 on 2 November 1951 . She departed San Diego on 25 February 1952 for a training period at Pearl Harbor. Upon completion of training, she arrived at Japan on 12 June; and during the summer she operated with Task Force 77 which provided air support for ground forces in Korea. She engaged in patrol duties off Korea and Taiwan before returning to Pearl Harbor on 5 December. She operated out of Pearl until 10