 On 6 January 1945 "Pursuit" reached Lingayen Gulf among the first ships of the invasion force, where she operated until steaming for Leyte Gulf on 14 January.Back off Luzon on 28 January she swept off the San Felipe and San Antonio invasion beaches then on the 29th swept in Subic Bay.After completing this operation she proceeded to Guam and Ulithi on 4 February to prepare for the invasion of Okinawa.