Operation Dragoon Participation
Sway stood out of Naples on 12 August with a convoy to participate in "Operation Dragoon", the invasion of southern France. She arrived in the assault area of the Gulf of Tropez in the early morning of 15 August and began sweeping the area. She operated there until 2 September when she moved to the Marseille-Toulon area. Sway departed the operating area on 6 October en route to Bizerte, via Corsica. For the next two months the minesweeper shuttled between French, Italian, and North African ports. On 28 December 1944, Sway steamed out of Oran with a convoy bound for the United States.
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