World War II East Coast Operations
Assigned to the 15th Naval District, Pipit departed San Diego, California, 10 May 1941. She arrived and reported for duty in the Panama Canal Zone on 22 May 1941. From then until August 1944, Pipit performed coastal minesweeping duties for the Panamanian Sea Frontier.
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