▁Shaw ▁esc orted ▁rein for c ements ▁to ▁La e ▁and ▁Fin sch h afen ▁for ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁October ▁and ▁during ▁November . ▁Following ▁an ▁un success ful ▁di version ary ▁assault ▁by ▁Army ▁troops ▁against ▁Um ting alu , ▁New ▁Britain , ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁December , ▁Shaw ▁recovered ▁surv iv ors ▁from ▁two ▁rub ber ▁boats ▁and ▁esc orted ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁back ▁to ▁B una , ▁Pap ua ▁New ▁Guinea . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 5 ▁December , ▁Shaw ▁esc orted ▁units ▁engaged ▁in ▁the ▁assault ▁against ▁Cape ▁Gl ouc ester , ▁where ▁she ▁provided ▁gun fire ▁support ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁f ighter ▁director ▁ship . ▁On ▁the ▁ 2 6 th , ▁ ▁Shaw ▁sust ained ▁cas ual ties ▁and ▁damage ▁when ▁attacked ▁by ▁two ▁" V als ." ▁Th irty - six ▁men ▁were ▁injured , ▁three ▁of ▁whom ▁later ▁died ▁of ▁their ▁w ounds . ▁The ▁Shaw ▁returned ▁to ▁Cape ▁Sud est , ▁New ▁Guinea , ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 7 th ; ▁she ▁transferred ▁her ▁wounded ▁and ▁dead ▁to ▁shore ▁facilities ▁there , ▁and ▁continued ▁on ▁to ▁Mil ne ▁Bay ▁for ▁temporary ▁rep airs . ▁P erman ent ▁rep airs ▁were ▁completed ▁at ▁Hunter ' s ▁Point , ▁California , ▁on ▁ 1 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 4 . Sh aw ▁returned ▁to ▁Pear l ▁Har bor ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 0 th , ▁joined ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁Fle et ▁there , ▁and ▁ste amed ▁toward ▁the ▁Marshall ▁Islands ▁on ▁the ▁