"Corry" cleared Bermuda on 25 October 1942 for Casablanca to participate in the Moroccan landings, in the screen of the aircraft carrier . She left Casablanca 16 November for Norfolk and Boston. After overhaul, she resumed her coastal and Caribbean operations until 13 February 1943, when she sailed on escort duty from Norfolk for north Africa, returning 6 March for operations in the western Atlantic. On 11 August she sailed for Scotland and operated with the British Home Fleet, cruising once to Norway as providing escort for "Ranger" in the successful Allied air raid on Bodø, Norway in October 1943 (Operation Leader). "Corry" sailed twice to Iceland to cover the movement of Russia-bound convoys. Returning to Boston on 3 December, "Corry" sailed on 24 December for escort duty to New Orleans and Panama.