World War II Pacific Theatre Operations
Following commissioning, the new destroyer escort proceeded to Bermuda for shakedown, returned to New York before proceeding to Noumea, New Caledonia via the Panama Canal, Galapagos Islands, and Bora Bora. With the exception of a short trip to Rendova, New Georgia, in January 1944, a diversionary trip to Funafuti, Ellice Islands, and another to Manus Island, Admiralty Islands in April 1944 escorting tankers, this ship's duties were largely patrolling and escorting between Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides and the Guadalcanal-Florida Island area. On two different occasions, as an extension of escort duties between those two places, the ship went to Efate, New Hebrides.
In June 1944 Parks proceeded to Eniwetok Atoll, Marshall Islands. From there she participated in the fueling operations of the 5th Fleet supporting the invasion of Saipan and later acted as an escort during the conquest of Guam.
Parks next steamed via Eniwetok to Manus Island where she was assigned to a fueling group and acted as escort for tankers and carriers during the Palau, Ulithi campaigns. Shortly thereafter, Parks operated out of Ulithi and Manus escorting tankers and carriers to the Philippines which the Allies were liberating.
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