 Reaching the Ryukyus 2 June, "Rowe" began radar picket duty.Fifteen days later, with DesDiv 113, she escorted the battleship out of Hagushi anchorage and steamed for the Philippines, reaching San Pedro Bay, Leyte Gulf, 20 June.Standing out of Leyte Gulf on 1 July, "Rowe" rendezvoused with Task Force 38 (TF 38) for screening and plane guard duties during attacks against the Japanese home islands—Honshū, Shikoku and Hokkaidō.