dr . ▁E .   S . ▁We ym outh ▁in ▁command . ▁Following ▁sh aked own ▁in ▁off ▁the ▁California ▁coast , ▁Reb el ▁ste amed ▁for ▁Pear l ▁Har bor ▁ 9 ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁arriv ing ▁ 9 ▁days ▁later . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁December ▁she ▁began ▁to ▁esc ort ▁Hawai i - E ni w et ok ▁con vo ys ▁then ▁proceeded ▁via ▁T in ian , ▁to ▁I wo ▁J ima ▁where ▁she ▁conducted ▁pre - in vas ion ▁mines we eping ▁and ▁ant is ub marine ▁screen ing ▁operations ▁despite ▁shore ▁battery ▁fire ▁and ▁plane ▁attacks ▁ 1 6 – 2 8 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁Reb el ▁then ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Marian as , ▁wh ence ▁she ▁sa iled ▁for ▁Ul ith i ▁to ▁stage ▁for ▁Operation ▁Ice berg , ▁the ▁invasion ▁of ▁Ok ina wa . ▁On ▁ 2 5 ▁March ▁she ▁arrived ▁off ▁Ker ama ▁Ret to . ▁She ▁swe pt ▁the ▁approaches ▁to ▁that ▁anch orage ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁H ag ush i ▁be aches ▁until ▁ 1 ▁April . ▁Res uming ▁mines we eping ▁operations ▁after ▁the ▁land ings ▁on ▁Ok ina wa ▁she ▁shot ▁down ▁three ▁Japanese ▁plan es ▁on ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁day ▁res cu ed ▁ 3 4 ▁crew men ▁from ▁ ▁and ▁, ▁both ▁dam aged ▁by ▁kam ik az es . ▁ ▁Ste aming ▁to ▁Ul ith i ▁ 1 7 ▁April ,