 Returning to Norfolk, she had local patrol, sweeping, and training duty until 9 June, when she sailed for San Diego, California, and Pearl Harbor, arriving on 1 August.After serving as escort on a voyage to Eniwetok, "PC-1598" departed Pearl Harbor on 14 October 1944 to escort a convoy of LSTs by way of Eniwetok and Guam to Ulithi.Here a new convoy of landing craft was assembled, and with it "PC-1598" arrived at Hollandia, New Guinea, on 16 November.