"Shackle" was also assigned to mine sweeping operations in the East China Sea where over 200 enemy mines of all types were sunk or destroyed. "Shackle" also cleared the vital docking area of the wreckage of sunken Japanese cable laying ship at Yokosuka Naval Base, Tokyo Bay, Japan. During all of these operations the "Shackle" suffered no damage or casualties. As part of her service in the Pacific Theater Shakle received three World War II battle stars, the WWII Victory Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the American Campaign Medal, and the Navy Occupation Service Medal.