World War II
On 14 May 1944, Barton departed Norfolk and arrived at Plymouth, England on the 27th. From 3-26, June she carried out screening, patrol, and bombardment duties in support of the invasion of Normandy. On 4 June, she rescued 31 American soldiers from the sinking LCT-2498. During a brisk engagement with German batteries in the Bombardment of Cherbourg on 25 June, Barton was slightly damaged while delivering effective gunfire support.
Returning to the U.S. on 10 July, Barton soon departed Norfolk for the Pacific, arriving at Pearl Harbor on 2 October. She then steamed westward to take part in the capture of Leyte, including the Ormoc landings (9 November – 8 December), Mindoro landings (12–18 December), Lingayen Gulf landings (4–21 January 1945); Iwo Jima invasion, including the 5th Fleet's supporting raids on Honshū and the Nansei Shoto (10–19 February, 25 February – 1 March); Okinawa invasion (21 March – 30 June), and the 3rd Fleet raids on Japan (10–24 July).
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