Shakedown, which took "Wallace L. Lind" from the New York Navy Yard to Bermuda and back, extended through 2 November 1944. Departing Virginia en route to the Pacific on 14 November, she transited the Panama Canal on 27 November and arrived at Pearl Harbor on 13 December and underwent upkeep and training exercises. "Wallace L. Lind" and took leave of Hawaii on 23 December, escorting the aircraft carrier to Ulithi. "Tracy" left the formation and proceeded to Eniwetok, and she was replaced by .