Two days after Christmas of 1941, Wassuc departed Tompkinsville, Staten Island, New York, bound for Yorktown, Virginia, to receive mine warfare instruction duties and further work under the auspices of BuOrd.
Following Christmas Day in 1941, Wassuc departed from Tompkinsville, Staten Island, New York, en route to Yorktown, Virginia, where he would undergo mine warfare training and collaborate with BuOrd on further projects.