Invasion of The Philippines Operations
On 1 March 1945, Tekesta cleared the Palau Islands for the Philippines and arrived in Leyte Gulf on 4 March to join TF 51, the Ryukyu invasion force. By D-day, 1 April, the tug was operating near Okinawa. For the next month and one-half, she was assigned to the anchorage at Kerama Retto. She towed kamikaze-damaged warships into Kerama Retto and assisted in their repairs. She also labored retracting and repairing beached and damaged landing craft. On 7 April, the tug towed Newcomb (DD-586) into the anchorage. On the 15th, her gunners helped to bring down a Japanese plane. She assisted Harding (DMS-28) into Kerama Retto on the following day. On 4 May, Tekesta towed Aaron Ward (DM-34) to repairs at Kerama Retto and, five days later, did the same for Oberrender (DE-344).
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