 Commander Virgil E. Gex became the skipper of the "Neunzer".After two more voyages escorting convoys to the Mediterranean, "Neunzer" was detached from TF 62 to join escort aircraft carrier in a hunter-killer group.Following training at Casco Bay, Maine, and Bermuda, the task group made two search patrols for submarines in the Middle Atlantic, refueling in Bermuda.