1 5 th . ▁She ▁got ▁under way ▁from ▁the ▁Marsh alls ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁June ▁with ▁T F - 5 2 ▁to ▁eng age ▁in ▁the ▁assault ▁on ▁Sa ip an ▁Island . ▁Four ▁days ▁later , ▁the ▁attack ▁began . ▁For ▁the ▁next ▁three ▁and ▁one - half ▁weeks , ▁the ▁destroy er ▁rot ated ▁between ▁screen ing ▁and ▁" call ▁fire " ▁support ▁duties ▁of ▁the ▁Mar ines ▁on ▁shore . ▁In ▁mid - J uly , ▁Shaw ▁was ▁back ▁in ▁the ▁Marshall ▁Islands . ▁On ▁the ▁ 1 8 th , ▁ ▁Shaw ▁got ▁under way ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁Mar iana ▁Islands ▁accomp any ing ▁the ▁Gu am ▁assault ▁forces . ▁During ▁the ▁action ▁that ▁followed , ▁ ▁Shaw ▁performed ▁esc ort ▁and ▁pat rol ▁duties . Sh aw ▁depart ed ▁the ▁Marian as ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁September . ▁Following ▁a ▁tender ▁repair ▁avail ability ▁at ▁En iw et ok , ▁she ▁rejo ined ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁Am ph ib ious ▁Force ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁October ▁and ▁head ed ▁for ▁Ley te ▁G ulf ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 5 th . ▁Con voy ▁esc ort ▁duties ▁between ▁the ▁Philippines ▁and ▁New ▁Guinea ▁involved ▁ ▁Shaw ▁until ▁the ▁invasion ▁of ▁Lu zon ▁took ▁place ▁at ▁L ing ay en ▁G ulf ▁on ▁ 9 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁From ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 5 th , ▁she ▁performed ▁screen ing , ▁" call ▁fire " ▁support ▁for ▁the