World War II North Atlantic Operations
Following commissioning, Tomich got underway from Galveston, Texas, on 12 August and reached New Orleans, Louisiana, on the following day. The destroyer escort departed Louisiana waters on the 19th, bound for Bermuda and four weeks of shakedown training. On 23 September, Tomich, in company with USS Farquhar (DE-139), departed Bermuda and escorted USS Merrimack (AO-37) to Norfolk, Virginia, before sailing for Charleston, South Carolina, and availability.
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