 During the Salerno landings on September 9, a crew of just under 150 all ranks took some 90 casualties.One crew member, Warren C. Gill, was awarded the Navy Cross for his actions, making him one of just six Coast Guardsmen to be awarded the Navy Cross during World War II.In 1944 she moved to England to support the Normandy landings, landing on Omaha Beach on D-Day.