 "Theodore E. Chandler" became a unit of Task Group (TG) 96.5, the Japan-Korea Support Group, made up of an escort element, a west Korean supporting element, and two east Korean support elements.DesDiv 111, with "Helena" as flagship, made up one of the rotating, east Korean support elements.On 26 July, the unit departed Sasebo and shaped a course for Korea to conduct shore bombardments in support of United Nations (UN) land forces.