h eld ▁M ili , ▁J al uit , ▁and ▁W ot je ▁in ▁late ▁April ▁and ▁early ▁May , ▁W int le ▁provided ▁air - se a ▁rescue ▁services ; ▁but , ▁fort un ately , ▁no ▁av i ator ▁needed ▁her ▁assistance . ▁On ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁ 5 ▁and ▁ 6 ▁May , ▁she ▁covered ▁the ▁ev acu ation ▁of ▁n atives ▁from ▁Japanese - h eld ▁J al uit ▁At oll . ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁May , ▁W int le ▁depart ed ▁En iw et ok ▁to ▁screen ▁two ▁merchant ▁ships ▁on ▁a ▁voyage ▁to ▁the ▁Pal aus . ▁▁ ▁W int le ▁arrived ▁in ▁K oss ol ▁Pass age ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁and , ▁two ▁days ▁later , ▁head ed ▁for ▁Ul ith i . ▁There , ▁she ▁joined ▁two ▁ships ▁dam aged ▁at ▁Ok ina wa , ▁ ▁and ▁, ▁and ▁esc orted ▁them ▁on ▁the ▁Ul ith i - to - E ni w et ok ▁leg ▁of ▁their ▁voyage ▁home . ▁The ▁ships ▁depart ed ▁Ul ith i ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁May ▁and ▁made ▁En iw et ok ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 9 th . ▁There , ▁the ▁destroy er ▁esc ort ▁res umed ▁pat rol ▁and ▁esc ort ▁duties ▁with ▁the ▁Marsh alls - G il berts ▁Esc ort ▁Force ▁which ▁she ▁continued ▁to ▁perform ▁until ▁mid - J une . ▁ ▁Ant is ub marine ▁pat rol ▁operations ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁June , ▁W int le