Kammala jumla mai zuwa: A ranar 4 ga Satumba, 1944, "Southard" ya haɗu da wani rukunin aiki a Guadalcanal, ya isa tsibirin Palau a ranar 12 ga Satumba, 1944, kuma ya share ma'adinai a bakin tekun Peleliu da Anguar a shirye-shiryen mamaye Peleliu a ranar 15 ga Satumba, 1944 da Angaur a ranar 17 ga Satumba, 1944. A ranar 24 ga Satumba, 1944, ta yi amfani da man fetur a Manus a tsibirin Admiralty, sa'an nan kuma ya koma Palaus don yin bincike da kuma dubawa. Ta sake shiga Seeadler Harbor a ranar 4 ga Oktoba 1944 don shirya don
mamayewar Philippines a Leyte.