sentences: "Sentry" continued sweeping in Manila Bay through 19 February, and her division earned a Navy Unit Commendation for the operation.During the next two and one-half months, "Sentry" carried out various local sweeps in support of mop-up operations in the Philippines, the most notable being a pre-assault sweep for the landings at Legaspi, Luzon on 1 April, and an 8-day sweep in the Sulu Sea off Palawan beginning on 22 April.