During the passage to Hawaii, "Anderson" alternated with the other destroyers in standing plane guard duty for "Enterprise" and then serving as an antisubmarine screen. On 28 June, during morning flight operations, a plane from Scouting Squadron (VS) 6 lost power after being catapulted from the flight deck and was forced to ditch. "Hammann" arrived on the scene first and rescued the pilot and his radioman, "Enterprise" later drew alongside the plane and recovered it. Subsequently, "Anderson" covered the arrival of the force at Pearl Harbor and then followed it in, mooring on the morning of 2 July.