San Pedro Bay
"Willoughby" was at Mindoro only briefly. Underway soon thereafter, she took the "kamikaze"-damaged destroyer USS "Gansevoort" (DD-608) in tow. Since no other vessels were available to tow the crippled destroyer, "Willoughby" drew that special duty and pulled the ship to San Pedro Bay, arriving on 5 February 1945. "Willoughby" then resumed tending PT boats at San Pedro Bay on 6 February 1945.