1. After acting as antisubmarine screen and screening ship for Marianas campaign. 2. She also bombarded Japanese shore positions and acted as a screening ship for the night retirement formations. 3. There " Humphreys " acted as screening ship until arriving Leyte with a convoy 17 March. 4. After the assault 19 February the ship acted as a screening ship , arriving at Saipan on 2 March. 5. During the Guam operations of 12 July 15 August, " Noa " served as a screening ship . 6. She served in a variety of roles, including antisubmarine warfare screening ship , plane guard destroyer, and early warning picket ship. 7. Operating with Fast Carrier Task Force 77 ( TF 77 ), she served as a screening ship and performed plane guard duty. 8. Seeing this, Sprague gave the order " small boys attack ", sending the rest of Taffy 3's screening ships into the fray. 9. Departing Hollandia 25 October, " Lamson " steamed to the Philippines to serve as picket, patrol and screening ship for the massive Leyte assault. 10. Departing on 20 September, she arrived at Wakayama Bay, Honshk, the 25th; and during the next month she served as screening ship in Wakayama Bay.
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