 On arriving Kwajalein on 2 September, she turned the prisoners over to the Army and sailed escorting transports carrying troops to the Palaus for the invasion of Peleliu.Reaching the Palaus on 21 September, she served on escort duty in the area for the next few weeks.In November, "Lake" screened the fueling group which serviced units of the fast carrier task force during the invasion of the Philippines.