World War II Pacific Theater Operations
After shakedown off Bermuda, McCoy Reynolds departed Norfolk, Virginia, 11 July to escort the aircraft carrier USS Ranger (CV-4) to the Panama Canal Zone. arriving 16 July. She transited the Panama Canal on 26 July: reached San Diego, California, 6 August; and, between 13 and 19 August, screened transports and supply ships to the Hawaiian Islands.
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