Charles J. Kimmel escorted coastwise convoys between Norfolk, Virginia and New York City until August 1944. On 2 August she sailed to guard the passage of a convoy to Oran, where she was ordered to sail independently escorting a transport to Naples, both of these movements in support of the recent assault on southern France.
Charles J. Kimmel oversaw coastal convoys between Norfolk and New York until August 1944. On August 2, he set sail to protect a convoy to Oran, where he was ordered to lead an independent escort mission for a transport to Naples, both of which supported the recent Allied invasion of southern France.