World War II Pacific Theatre Operations
After shakedown out of Bermuda and convoy operations, Lloyd E. Acree was assigned to CortDiv 82 and departed Norfolk, Virginia, for the South Pacific Ocean 21 October. Steaming via the Panama Canal, the Societies, and the New Hebrides, she reached Hollandia, New Guinea, 28 November for duty with the U.S. 7th Fleet.
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