Complex sentence: Feller's first taste of direct combat was at Operation Galvanic in November 1943, and the "Alabama" also served during Operation Flintlock while primarily being used as an escort battleship in 1944.
Split into simpler sentences: Feller's first taste of direct combat was at Operation Galvanic in November 1943. The "Alabama" also served during Operation Flintlock while primarily being used as an escort battleship in 1944.