World War II Pacific Theatre Operations
The destroyer escort reported to the Operational Training Command in San Diego, California, on 12 November for shakedown training. Post-shakedown repairs were completed on 15 December, and Brackett took on provisions before departing San Francisco on 21 December. Eight days later, she moored at Pearl Harbor and immediately commenced training for her part in the invasion of the Marshall Islands.
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