 Three of the squadron's personnel were awarded the Silver Star for their actions during this strike.On 5 November 1944, squadron aircraft participated in the sinking of , a Japanese heavy cruiser, which was making a sortie out of Manila Bay.The squadron changed homeports several times during the Second World War, first to NAS San Diego, then to NAS Alameda, NAAS Santa Rosa, California, and NAS Barbers Point before finally ending up back at NAS Alameda in August 1946.