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Bancroft then got underway on 31 October, in company with three LSTs bound for the Gilbert Islands and Operation "Galvanic," the seizure of Makin, Tarawa, and Apamama. After refueling at Funafuti in the Ellice Islands, the ships headed for the Gilberts. Arriving at the transport area on 19 November, Bancroft screened the landing craft, provided antiaircraft cover during infrequent Japanese night air raids, and provided gunfire support to the hard-pressed marines during the desperate struggle to secure Tarawa. After escorting four troopships back to Pearl Harbor on 11 December, the destroyer began preparations for the next step of the Navy's march across the central Pacific--the invasion of the Marshall Islands.

Bancroft then got underway on 31 October, in company with three LSTs bound for the Gilbert Islands and Operation "Galvanic," the seizure of Makin, Tarawa, and Apamama. After refueling at Funafuti in the Ellice Islands, the ships headed for the Gilberts. Arriving at the transport area on 19 November, Bancroft screened the landing craft, provided antiaircraft cover during infrequent Japanese night air raids, and provided gunfire support to the hard-pressed marines during the desperate struggle to secure Tarawa. After escorting four troopships back to Pearl Harbor on 11 December, the destroyer began preparations for the next step of the Navy's march across the central Pacific—the invasion of the Marshall Islands.

Bancroft received eight battle stars for her World War II service.<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships [http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/b2-list.htm]</ref>

Bancroft received eight battle stars for her World War II service.<ref>[http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/b2-list.htm Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]</ref>

See also [[Bancroft-I]], and [[Bancroft-II]].

See also [[Bancroft-I]], and [[Bancroft-II]].