ʃiː sˈeɪld fɹʌm nˈɔːɹfək, vɜːdʒˈɪniə ˌɔn tˈuː dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈoːɹ fɚðə pɐsˈɪfɪk, wˌɛɹ ʃiː ɹᵻmˈeɪnd ɪnðə nˈuː ɡˈɪni ˈɛɹiə ʌntˈɪl twˈɛnti tˈuː ˈɔːɡəst pɹəvˈaɪdɪŋ fˈaɪɚ səpˈoːɹt ænd ˌeɪˌɛsdˈʌbəljˌuː skɹˈiːn fɔːɹ vˈɛɹiəs ɪnvˈeɪʒənz ɪnðɪ ˈædmɚɹəlɾi ænd skˈaʊʔn̩ ˈaɪləndz.
She sailed from Norfolk, Virginia on 2 January 1944 for the Pacific, where she remained in the New Guinea area until 22 August providing fire support and ASW screen for various invasions in the Admiralty and Schouten Islands.