1942 and 1943
In February 1842, the McCall escorted the carriers Yorktown and Enterprise for attacks on Japanese installations in the southern Marshall Islands and northern Gilbert Islands. Next were surprise attacks on Wake and Marcus Islands.
March and April, the ship spent patrolling the Hawaiian Islands and then to Fiji and Somoa islands. On the summer she was involved in the Aleutians.
After an overhaul in Hawaii, she joined the Battle of Guadalcanal and then was in the Solomon Islands for the next ten months.
1944
Starting early in 1944, the McCall screened carriers for various operations around the Pacific, being involved with seven operations. In June, after a short repairs in Hawaii, she joined another Task Force headed for the Marianas Islands.
On 18 June, word was received of a major Japanese fleet headed for them and on June 19, the Battle of the Philippine Sea began. By the end of the two-day battle, the Japanese had lost three carriers an 72% of its float planes. This was a disastrous loss for them.
--GreGen
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