"Charrette" supported the landings at Lingayen from 4 to 18 January then guarded the approach and withdrawal of reinforcement convoys into Lingayen Gulf. She left the Philippines on 2 February and on 25 February arrived at the Puget Sound Navy Yard for another overhaul. She returned to action in June, beginning a month of support for the Borneo operations, followed by patrol duty in the Netherlands East Indies. On 2 August, she and the destroyer made contact with a ship which they tracked through the night, finding in the morning that it was the hospital ship "Tachibana Maru". A boarding party from "Charrette" found ordnance, contraband and able-bodied troops, who were taken prisoners of war. "Charrette" and "Conner" brought "Tachibana Maru" into Morotai 6 August.