20 Jan, 1944
USS Barton (Cdr. J.W. Callahan) departs Boston bound for Bermuda for her shakedown training.

21 Jan, 1944
USS Barton (Cdr. J.W. Callahan) returns to Boston with engine damage.

6 Mar, 1944
USS Barton (Cdr. J.W. Callahan) departs Boston again bound for Bermuda.

7 Apr, 1944
With her shakedown completed USS Barton (Cdr. J.W. Callahan) departed Bermuda for Boston.

9 Apr, 1944
USS Barton (Cdr. J.W. Callahan) arrives at Boston.

29 Apr, 1944
USS Barton (Cdr. J.W. Callahan) departs Boston bound for Norfolk.

30 Apr, 1944
USS Barton (Cdr. J.W. Callahan) arrives at Norfolk.

12 May, 1944
USS Barton (Cdr. J.W. Callahan) departs Norfolk bound for New York.

13 May, 1944
USS Barton (Cdr. J.W. Callahan) arrives at New York.

14 May, 1944
USS Barton (Cdr. J.W. Callahan) departs New York together with a convoy bound for England.

24 May, 1944
USS Barton (Cdr. J.W. Callahan) arrives at Greenock, Scotland.

25 May, 1944
USS Barton (Cdr. J.W. Callahan) departs Greenock, Scotland bound for Plymouth, England.

27 May, 1944
USS Barton (Cdr. J.W. Callahan) arrives at Plymouth, England.

3 Jun, 1944
USS Barton (Cdr. J.W. Callahan) departs Plymouth, England. She is to perform screening, patrol, and bombardment duties in support of the invasion of Normandy

21 Jun, 1944
USS Barton (Cdr. J.W. Callahan) departs the invasion area bound for Weymouth, England.

23 Jun, 1944
USS Barton (Cdr. J.W. Callahan) arrives at Weymouth, England.

25 Jun, 1944
USS Barton (Cdr. J.W. Callahan) departs Weymouth for bombarding duties off Cherbourg, France. During these duties she is lightly damaged by German shore batteries.

9 Jul, 1944
USS Barton (Cdr. J.W. Callahan) arrives back at Boston on the US East coast. Battle damage was fully repaired here.

7 Sep, 1944
USS Barton departs Boston bound for the Pacific.

29 Sep, 1944
USS Barton arrives at San Diego, California.

8 Oct, 1944
USS Barton arrives at Pearl Harbour.

23 Oct, 1944
USS Barton departs Pearl Harbour bound for Ulithi.

5 Nov, 1944
USS Barton arrives at Ulithi. She soon departs again as part of the screen for TG 38.4.

21 Nov, 1944
USS Barton arrives back at Ulithi.

29 Nov, 1944
USS Barton departs Ulithi bound for San Pedro Bay.

6 Dec, 1944
USS Barton departs San Pedro Bay to take part in the landings at Ormoc Bay.

8 Dec, 1944
USS Barton arrives back at San Pedro Bay.

15 Dec, 1944
USS Barton takes part in the ladings at Mindoro Island.

17 Dec, 1944
USS Barton arrives back at San Pedro Bay.

2 Jan, 1945
USS Barton departs San Pedro Bay to join TG 77.2 for the invasion of Luzon at Lingayen Gulf.

22 Jan, 1945
USS Barton departs Lingayen Gulf bound for Ulithi.

28 Jan, 1945
USS Barton arrives at Ulithi.

10 Feb, 1945
Barton departed Ulithi as part of the screen of TG 58.4.

16 Feb, 1945
USS Barton and USS Ingraham are both damaged in collision off Iwo Jima in position 31º45'N, 141º54'E. The damaged destroyers and USS Moale depart the area bound for Saipan. (see map)

17 Feb, 1945
While enroute to Saipan USS Barton, USS Ingraham and USS Moale sink the Japanese guardboats Nanshin Maru No.35 in position 30º00'N, 137º30'E, Kyowa Maru No.3 in position 31º00'N, 137º30'E. (see map)

18 Feb, 1945
USS Barton, USS Ingraham and USS Moale sink the Japanese guardboat Fukuichi Maru No.5 in position 30º00'N, 141º00'E. (see map)

20 Feb, 1945
USS Barton, USS Ingraham and USS Moale arrive at Saipan.

23 Feb, 1945
USS Barton goes into drydock at Guam to have her bow repaired.

15 Mar, 1945
with the repairs to her bow completed USS Barton departs Guam bound for Ulithi.

16 Mar, 1945
USS Barton arrives at Ulithi.

21 Mar, 1945
USS Barton departs Ulithi to join the fleet for the invasion of Okinawa.

26 Mar, 1945
USS Barton participated in the preinvasion bombardment of Okinawa. The next four months she was almost continuously at sea serving with the fleet.

29 Jul, 1945
USS Barton arrives at Leyte, Philippines.

14 Aug, 1945
USS Barton departs Leyte, Philippines to join TF 38 in Japanese waters.