orted ▁by ▁the ▁fleet ▁t ug ▁ ▁and ▁salv age ▁vessel ▁, ▁dro pping ▁anchor ▁in ▁Ber th ▁ 6 8 , ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Bay , ▁ 2 0 ▁December . ▁She ▁remained ▁there ▁through ▁Christmas ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁ ▁Emer gency ▁surg ery ▁On ▁ 2 7 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁Lyn x , ▁with ▁Section ▁ 1 3 ▁of ▁the ▁advanced ▁base ▁section al ▁dock ▁ ▁in ▁to w ▁ast ern , ▁sa iled ▁as ▁flags hip ▁of ▁Task ▁Group ▁( T G ) ▁ 1 1 6 . 1 5 . 3 , ▁Commander ▁Arthur ▁S . ▁Wal ton , ▁in ▁company ▁with ▁sister ▁ships ▁, ▁to wing ▁, ▁and ▁, ▁with ▁ ▁ast ern , ▁and ▁, ▁to wing ▁, ▁esc orted ▁by ▁the ▁fleet ▁t ug ▁, ▁set ▁course ▁for ▁the ▁South ▁Pacific . ▁During ▁the ▁afternoon ▁watch ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁Z uni ▁left ▁her ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁formation ▁and ▁came ▁alongside , ▁transfer ring ▁Sea 1 c ▁Hugh ▁W . ▁Morris , ▁diagn osed ▁with ▁append ic itis , ▁to ▁Lyn x , ▁for ▁medical ▁treatment . ▁Lieutenant ▁H erman ▁E . ▁W uest en feld , ▁MC - V ( G ), ▁the ▁cargo ▁ship ' s ▁medical ▁officer , ▁performed ▁an ▁app ende ct omy ▁later ▁that ▁same ▁day , ▁ 2 0 : 3 4 - 2 1 : 4 0 . ▁ ▁Man