Supporting Invasion of The Philippines
On that day, Stern was routed via Guam to the Philippine Islands. She arrived there on 8 March; was assigned to the screen of Task Group 51.1, the Western Islands Attack Group; and sailed for the Ryukyu Islands on 21 March.
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