"Van Buren" subsequently screened the ships supporting the Cape Sansapor operations in August, and continued escort operations into autumn. On 10 November, "Van Buren" departed Humboldt Bay, bound for Cape Sansapor with a convoy of four LSTs (, , , and ). En route on 16 November, its crew saw an Army plane crash away. They altered course and used the ship's motor whaleboat to rescue the aircraft's crew, unhurt.