1944
On January29, the Mobile bombarded Wojte Island. She participated in two carrier strikes. By her one year anniversary, March 24, the USS Mobile had steamed over 70,000 miles and participated in 11 operations against the enemy.
From 29 March to 3 April, the task force the Mobile was in struck Oalaus, Yap and Wolei. After that it supported Allied landings at at Aitape, Humboldt Bay and Tanah Merah Bay in New Guinea.
In June, they struck Saipan, Tinian. Then came the Battle of the Philippine Sea in which three Japanese aircraft carriers were sunk. All during this time the Mobile performed duty protecting the American carriers.
Later in August, the Mobile and the Cruiser Division made a sweep against Japanese shipping and sank a destroyer and a large cargo vessel. Next came a bombardment of Chichi Jima.
Later in October came operations preparing for the Philippines operations.
--GreGen
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