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Notable events involving Le Hardy include:

8 Sep 1943
From 8 to 10 September 1943, USS Cabrilla (T/Cdr. D.T. Hammond, USN) and USS Skate (T/Cdr. E.B. McKinney, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbor during which they were escorted / assisted by USS Litchfield (T/Cdr. J.R. McKnight, Jr., USN).

During 9/10 September exercises were carried out with an incoming convoy. This was convoy 2295 which had departed San Francisco on 31 August and arrived at Pearl Harbor on 10 September. This convoy was made up of the following merchant vessels;
Maliko (American, 6847 GRT, built 1918), Mericos H. Whittier (American (tanker), 6972 GRT, built 1919), Nira Luckenbach (American, 5591 GRT, built 1919), Philippa (American, 9606 GRT, built 1902) and Thomas Ewing (American, 7180 GRT, built 1943). The convoy was escorted by USS Le Hardy (Lt.Cdr. J.H. Prause, USN).

2 Jul 1944
During 2 July 1944, USS Sailfish (T/Cdr. R.E.M. Ward, USN) and USS Croaker (T/Cdr. J.E. Lee, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbor with USS Le Hardy (Lt.Cdr. E.L. Holtz, USNR), USS Harold C. Thomas (Lt.Cdr. E.J. Haddon, USNR) and USS Charles R. Greer (Lt.Cdr. W.T. Denton, USNR).

On completion of the day exercises USS Croaker and USS Harold C. Thomas returned to Pearl Harbor.

The remaining ships remained out for night exercises and were joined for exercises on the 3rd by USS Spadefish (T/Cdr. G.W. Underwood, USN) and USS Harold C. Thomas. (1)

4 Jul 1944
During 4/5 July 1944, USS Sailfish (T/Cdr. R.E.M. Ward, USN), USS Greenling (T/Cdr. J.D. Gerwick, USN) and USS Billfish (T/Cdr. V.C. Turner, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbor together with USS Le Hardy (Lt.Cdr. E.L. Holtz, USNR), USS Charles R. Greer (Lt.Cdr. W.T. Denton, USNR) and USS Lyman (Lt.Cdr. J.W. Wilson, USNR). These included night exercises. (2)

9 Sep 1944
USS Escolar (T/Cdr. W.J. Millican, USN) and USS Sea Dog (T/Cdr. V.L. Lowrance, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbor with USS Le Hardy (Lt.Cdr. E.L. Holtz, USNR), USS Charles R. Greer (Cdr. A. Jackson, Jr., USNR), USS Canfield (Lt.Cdr. P.E. Cherry, USNR) and USS Seagull (T/Lt. W.S. Hall, USN).

On completion of the exercises USS Sea Dog proceeded to Pearl Harbor escorted by USS Le Hardy.

USS Escolar remained out for night exercises with USS Charles R. Greer and USS Greiner (Lt.Cdr. L.H. Kiser, USN). They returned to Pearl Harbor early in the afternoon of the 10th.

12 Sep 1944
USS Escolar (T/Cdr. W.J. Millican, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbor with USS Le Hardy (Lt.Cdr. E.L. Holtz, USNR) and USS Seagull (T/Lt. W.S. Hall, USN).

16 Sep 1944
USS Blackfin (Cdr. G.H. Laird, Jr., USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbor together with USS Le Hardy (Lt.Cdr. E.L. Holtz, USNR).

17 Sep 1944
USS Blackfin (Cdr. G.H. Laird, Jr., USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbor together with USS Le Hardy (Lt.Cdr. E.L. Holtz, USNR), USS Allen (Lt. J.A. Rowe, USNR) and USS Blackfish (Cdr. R.F. Sellars, USN).

19 Sep 1944
USS Seadragon (Cdr. J.H. Ashley, Jr., USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbor together with USS Le Hardy (Lt.Cdr. E.L. Holtz, USNR), USS Tisdale (Lt.Cdr. J.S. Hatfield, USNR) and USS Blackfish (Cdr. R.F. Sellars, USN).

10 May 1945
USS Cabezon (Cdr. G.W. Lautrup, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbor together with USS Whitman (Lt. E.A. Sandor, USNR) and USS Le Hardy (Lt.Cdr. J.W. Dayton, Jr., USNR).

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