Until November 1943 "Bell" operated on patrol and escort in the North Atlantic, making one voyage to Britain in August. She got underway for the Pacific 6 November and arrived at Pearl Harbor 27 November. "Bell" then joined Task Force 58 (TF 58) for strikes on Kavieng, New Ireland, (25 December 1943, 1 and 4 January 1944); the invasion of Kwajalein, Marshall Islands, (29 January – 2 February); Truk strike (17–18 February); Marianas raid (21–22 February), Carolines strike (30 March – 1 April), Hollandia landings (21–24 April); Saipan invasion, (12–24 June); 1st Bonins raid (15–16 June); Battle of the Philippine Sea (19–20 June); 2nd Bonins raid (24 June); 3rd Bonins raid (3–4 July); Guam invasion (21 July); Western Carolines raids (25–28 July); 4th Bonins raid (4–5 August); Palau raids (6–8 September); Philippine Islands raids (9–24 September); Okinawa raid (10 October); and with TF 38 in the Formosa raids (12–17 October).