Date put to Sea.	Destination/Mission.	Date Arrived.
13 Oct. 1943	Boston to Bermuda. Shake down Cruise.	15 Oct. 1943
10 Nov.	Bermuda to Boston. Anti-sub sweep with 2 other DD's.	13 Nov.
23 Nov.	Boston to Norfolk.	25 Nov.
30 Nov.	Norfolk to Panama.	5 Dec.
7 Dec.	Panama to Bora Bora.	23 Dec.
24 Dec.	Bora Bora to Pago Pago. Escorted Troop Transport.	26 Dec.
28 DEC.	Pago Pago to Espiritu Santo. Convoyed 5 Freighters.	4 Jan 1944.
6 Jan. 1944.	Espiritu Santo to Purvis Bay. Escorted Troop Transport.	8 Jan.
17 Jan.	Purvis BaY to Espiritu Santo. Anti-Sub Patrol.	19 Jan.
19 Jan.	Espiritu Santo to Sea to Espiritu Santo. Pick up Carrier.	28 Jan
29 Jan.	Espiritu Santo to Sea to Espiritu Santo. Pick up Tanker.	31 Jan.
1 Feb.	Espiritu Santo to Sea to Espiritu Santo. Refrigerator Ship.	3 Feb.
5 Feb.	Espiritu Santo to Purvis Bay. Escort 1 Transport, 2 Cargo.	7 Feb.
9 Feb.	Purvis Bay to Ellice Island. Escort 1 Transport.	13 Feb.
13 Feb.	Ellice Island to Guadalcanal.	16 Feb.
16 Feb.	Anti-AA and Anti-Sub Sweeps off Guadalcanal. Escort Refig. Ship.	18 Feb.
18 Feb	Purvis Bay to Espiritu Santo. Gunnery and Anti-Sub Exercises.	20 Feb.
21 Feb.	Esp. Santo to Sea. Gunnery and Torp. Exercises.	21 Feb.
23 Feb.	Esp. Santo to Sea. 6 Ships, 20 Passengers transfured at Sea.	24 Feb.
27 Feb.	Esp. Santo to Purvus Bay. 5 Transports, 1 Cargo.	1 Mar.
2 Mar.	Purvis Bay to Noumea. Escorted 4 Ships.	5 Mar.
8 Mar.	Noumea to Purvis Bay. Escorted 1 Transport.	11 Mar.
19 Mar.	Purvis Bay to Russell Island. Same ship as above.	19 Mar.
21 Mar.	Russell Island to Purvis Bay. Escorted 1 Cargo, LST's.	21 Mar.
One of the Cargo Ships that was escorted by the USS Greenwood. Submitted by Irv Koncal.
22 Mar.	Purvis Bay to Emiru. Escorted Same Ships as Above.	25 Mar.
26 Mar.	Emiru to Purvis Bay.  Escorted Cargo Ships and other lesser Ships.	29 Mar.
4 April.	Purvis Bay to Emiru. Patroled for 10 Days after Jap Sub sightings.	14 April.
16 April.	Emiru to Purvis Bay. Refrig. Ship.	21 April.
30 April.	Purvis Bay to Munda. Escorted Same Ship as Above.	1 May.
4 May.	Munda to Treasury Islands. Hunting Jap Sub after sound contact.	5 May.
5 May.	Treasury Islands to Sea to Treasury Islands. Refig. Ship.	7 May.
7 May.	Treasury Islands to Purvis Bay. Anti-Sub Sweep.	9 May
The DE division on anti-sub sweep. Taken from the deck of the USS Greenwood. 1944.		USS Loeser.    Near USS Harmon.  Middle USS Darby.       Far.
13 May.	Purvis Bay to Guadalcanal	13 May
14 May.	Guadalcanal to Sea to Guadalcanal. Escorted Cargo build up for Tinian.	15 May.
16 May.	Guadalcanal to Russell Island.	16 May.
19 May.	Russell Island to Gaudalcanal.	20 May.
21 May.	Guadalcanal to Munda.	22 May.
31 May.	Munda to Puris Bay.	1 June.
4 June.	Purvis Bay to Esp. Santo.	6 June.
9 June.	Esp. Santo to Sea to Esp. Santo. Gunnery.	9 June.
10 June.	Esp. Santo to Sea to Esp. Santo. Gunnery.	10 June.
11 June.	Esp. Santo to Sea to Purvis Bay. Gunnery.	13 June.
15 June.	Purvis Bay to Sea to Purvis Bay. Possible Sub contact.	15 June.
25 June.	Purvis Bay to Sea to Tulagi.	28 June.
DE680 USS Loeser. Part of the USS Greenwood's Division.
29 June.	Tulagi to Purvis Bay.	30 June.
4 July.	Purvis Bay to Esp. Santo to pick up Lt. Cruiser. USS Nashville.	12 July.
10 July.	Esp. Santo to Sydney, Australia. Escort for above Cruiser.	18 July.
27 July	Sydney to Purvis Bay. Escort Tanker.  48,770nm. Put behind the Greenwood so far!	1 Aug.
2 Aug.	Pruvis Bat to sea to Purvis Bay. Anti Sub Patrol.	4 Aug.
7 Aug.	Puris Bay to Sea to Tulagi. Escort Freighter.	7 Aug.
8 Aug.	Tulagi to Sea Hunting sub contact. To Purvis Bay escorting Transport.	10 Aug.
14 Aug.	PB to Sea to Gaudalcanal.	17 Aug.
17 Aug.	Guadalcanal to Noumea. 10 day rest.	21 Aug.
31 Aug.	Noumea to Purivs Bay Escort Tanker to refuel ships at sea.	2 Sept.
6 Sept.	Purvis Bay to Sea to PB Escort Tanker to refuel ships at sea.	8 Sept.
10 Sept	"                                                                         "	13 Sept.
15 Sept	"                                                            "	17 Sept.
19 Sept.	"                                                            "	21 Sept
22 Sept.	Purvis Bay to Sea to Rennell Islands to pick up C-47 crash surviviors.	24 Sept.
26 Sept	Purvis Bay to Bellona Islands to Guadalcanal.	27 Sept.
28 Sept.	Guadalcanal to Purvis Bay.	28Sept.
30 Sept.	Purvis Bay to Guadalcanal.	30 Sept.
1 Oct.	Guadalcanal to Purvis Bay to Tulagi  escort Transport.	2 Oct.
2 Oct.	Tulagi to Green Islands to PB escort Transport.	5 Oct.
7 Oct.	PB to Sea escort 6 LCI.	10 Oct.
12 Oct.	PB to Bougainville to PB	16 Oct.
19 Oct.	PB to Tulagi to PB.	19 Oct.
20 Oct.	PB to Espirito Santo in dry dock for 3 days.	23 Oct.
30 Oct.	Espirito Santo to PB.	1 Nov.
4 Nov.	PB to Sea to PB Gunnery.	5 Nov.
6 Nov.	PB to Sea to PB Gunnery.	7 Nov.
16 Nov.	PB to Tulagi.	16 Nov
17 Nov.	Tulagi to Manus Island.	20 Nov.
27 Nov.	Manus Island to Sea to Manus Island.	28 Nov.
30 Nov.	Manus Island to Finchhauen N.G.	1 Dec.
1 Dec.	N.G. to Bouganinville On Patroling picket line.	14 Dec.
15 Dec.	Bougainville to sea to Bougainville.	16 Dec.
23 Dec.	Bougainville to Hollandia for operation Big Push.	28 Dec.
30 Dec.	Hollandia to Leyte.	6 Jan.
6 Jan. 1945	Leyte to Lingayen Gulf, Luzon, Lingayen Gulf.	13 Jan. 1945
Convoy to Lingayen Gulf. Invasion of the Philipines, Taken from the Deck of  DE679. Submitted by Irv Koncal.
13 Jan	Lingayen Gulf to leyte.	16 Jan.
20 Jan.	Leyte to Morotai.	14 Jan.
1 Feb.	Morotai to Leyte.	5 Feb.
8 Feb	Leyte to Subic Bay.	10 Feb
10 Feb.	Subic Bay to Leyte.	14 Feb.
28 Feb.	Leyte to Ulithi, Carolines.	4 Mar.
5 Mar.	Ulithi to Iwo Jima. Escort Troop Transports. Patroling and Anti Sub.	16 Mar
16 Mar.	Iwo Jima to Sea to Iwo. Pick up straggler Transports.	18 Mar.
18 Mar.	In front of Iwo Jima on the ping line, also as lumination ship at night.	27 Mar.
27 Mar.	Iwo Jima to Eniwetok. Filled to capacity with wounded Marines.	2 April.
4 April.	Eniwetok to Maui to Pearl Harbor.	13 April
14 April.	PH to Sea To PH. Gunnery.	29 April.
1 May.	Moved into Dry Dock.	4 May.
4May.	Moved Along side damaged Essex Class Carrier.  (Possibly the USS Franklin)	8 May.
8 May.	Movedback to Com Des Pac. Escort Subs out to patrol.	12 May.
12 May.	Operating with CVE Battle Group. Training pilots for Operation Olimpic. The Invasion of Japanese Home Islands.	28 Aug.
	6 Aug Bomb dropped on Hiroshima.  9 Aug Bombed Nagasaki.
	9:00 am 2 Sept 1945 War Over!
29 Aug	HOMEWARD BOUND HUNTERS POINT CA. For refit with 5" 38's DP.	4 Sept.
4 September 1945	Arrived in A.M. Steaming under the Golden Gate Bridge!  WE ARE HOME!
CVL in Canal Zone. Picture submitted by Bob Heinen. EM3c.