 Even after the carrier planes arrived on the afternoon of 16 August and started close support, the destroyer and her sisters continued to help "Helena" support the ROK forces during the two more days it took to complete the evacuation.On 18 August, "Theodore E. Chandler" retired from the Korean coast with the rest of the "Helena" group and set course for Japan.The task element reached Sasebo that same day but on the 23rd returned to Korean waters.