 Leaving the gun line on 11 November, "James E. Kyes" had fired almost 3000 rounds of 5 inch ammunition against targets in both North and South Vietnam, and had destroyed or damaged 124 military structures, 300 meters of trenches and bunkers, 6 sampans, and a number of North Vietnamese coastal gun sites.On 3 January 1968, the "James E. Kyes" was again underway for the Tonkin Gulf with Task Force 77.Between 19 August 1967 and the middle of January 1968, the "James E. Kyes" spent every month receiving combat pay for being in the waters off the coast of Vietnam.