| Noteable events involving Walke (ii) include: 12 Feb, 1944 USS Walke departs the Boston Navy Yard bound for Washington. 14 Feb, 1944 USS Walke arrives at Washington. 18 Feb, 1944 USS Walke departs Washington for shakedown at Bermuda. 19 Mar, 1944 USS Walke returns to the Boston Navy Yard for post-shakedown availability. 17 Apr, 1944 USS Walke departs Key West bound for Norfolk. 19 Apr, 1944 USS Walke arrives at Norfolk. 12 May, 1944 USS Walke departs Norfolk bound for New York. 13 May, 1944 USS Walke arrives at New York. 14 May, 1944 USS Walke departs New York bound for the United Kingdom to participate in the Normandy landings. 24 May, 1944 USS Walke arrives at Greenock, Scotland. 3 Jul, 1944 USS Walke departs the United Kingdom to return to the US east coast. 9 Jul, 1944 USS Walke arrives at the Boston Navy Yard. 26 Aug, 1944 USS Walke arrives at Norfolk. 30 Aug, 1944 USS Walke departs Norfolk bound for the Pacific. 25 Sep, 1944 USS Walke arrives at Pearl Harbour. 23 Oct, 1944 USS Walke departs Pearl Harbour bound for Ulithi. 5 Nov, 1944 USS Walke arrives at Ulithi. She departs the same day with TF 38. 22 Nov, 1944 USS Walke returns to Ulithi. 27 Nov, 1944 USS Walke departs Ulithi bound for San Pedro Bay, Philippines. 29 Nov, 1944 USS Walke arrives at San Pedro Bay, Philippines. She departs the same day to patrol in Leyte Gulf.
4 Dec, 1944 USS Walke returns to San Pedro Bay. 6 Dec, 1944 USS Walke departs San Pedro Bay to participate in the ladings at Ormoc Bay. 7 Dec, 1944 USS Walke takes of the crew and scuttles the heavily damaged US destroyer USS Mahan south-west of Ormoc Bay in position 10º50'N, 124º30'E. (see map) 8 Dec, 1944 USS Walke returns to San Pedro Bay. 13 Dec, 1944 USS Walke departs San Pedro Bay to participate in operations of Mindoro. 15 Dec, 1944 USS Walke arrives off Mindoro. 18 Dec, 1944 USS Walke returns to San Pedro Bay. 2 Jan, 1945 USS Walke departs San Pedro Bay to participate in the landings at Lingayen Gulf. 6 Jan, 1945 USS Walke is damaged by a Japanese kamikaze aircraft north of Lingayen Gulf in position 16º40'N, 120º10'E. (see map) 10 Jan, 1945 USS Walke departs the Lingayen Gulf area. 13 Jan, 1945 USS Walke arrives at San Pedro Bay. 15 Jan, 1945 USS Walke departs San Pedro Bay bound for the Admiralty Islands. 18 Jan, 1945 USS Walke arrives at Manus. 21 Jan, 1945 USS Walke departs Manus bound for the Mare Island Navy Yard. 6 Feb, 1945 USS Walke arrives at the Mare Island Navy Yard. 4 Apr, 1945 USS Walke completes her repairs at the Mare Island Navy Yard. 10 May, 1945 USS Walke arrives in the Okinawa area. 24 Jul, 1945 USS Walke departs the Okinawa area bound for Leyte, Philippines. 28 Jul, 1945 USS Walke arrives at Leyte, Philippines. 14 Aug, 1945 USS Walke departs Leyte, Philippines to join TF 38 in Japanese waters. 18 Aug, 1945 USS Walke joins TG 38.3 in Japanese waters. |