Kammala wannan jumla: A ranar 12 ga Mayu, "Walke" ya tashi zuwa New York inda ta isa rana mai zuwa. Ranar 14 ga watan Mayu, ta tafi ga ruwan Turai don shiga cikin mamayewar Normandy. Ta isa Greenock, Scotland, a ranar 24 ga Mayu. A matsayin wani ɓangare na Destroyer Division (DesDiv) 119, "Walke" ya shiga cikin mamayewar Normandy tsakanin 6 da 26 Yuni. A ranar 7 da 8 ga watan Yuni, ta gudanar da hare-haren da aka yi a bakin teku, ta hallaka gine-gine da kuma bindigogi na bindigogi da kuma taimakawa wajen mayar da martani da aka kafa ta Jamus. A ranakun 23 da 24 ga watan Yuni, jirgin yaƙi ya goyi bayan ayyukan share ma'adinai a bakin tekun.
Bombardment na Cherbourg da kuma dueling tare da abokan gaba shore batura.