USS Burrows (DE-105) - Mopping Up in The Philippines

Mopping Up in The Philippines

Shortly after she tied up in Yokohama, the destroyer escort received orders to Manila Bay and thence to Guiuan, Samar, to embark five officers and 58 men of the Philippine Army and two Japanese prisoners of war. These troops were being dispatched to Borongan to attempt to force the surrender of Japanese soldiers in the area. On the morning of 12 December, Burrows disembarked her passengers and stood by to await developments. Four days later, the escort recovered all her original passengers as well as 75 Japanese prisoners and got underway for Tacloban, Leyte, where she discharged all the troops and prisoners before returning to Guiuan.

During the remainder of December 1945 and throughout January 1946, Burrows was either at anchor in Guiuan Harbor or on weather patrol. On 31 January, the ship received orders to join CortDiv 16 to return to the United States. After a stop in Pearl Harbor on 13 February, Burrows continued on to San Pedro, California, where she tied up on the 23d. In March, the destroyer escort steamed to Norfolk, Virginia, to prepare for inactivation that was completed in Green Cove Springs, Florida. There, she was placed out of commission, in reserve, on 14 June 1946.