For what it is worth, there is a reference to such missions on page 15 of this Master's Thesis written for the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College.
https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a198044.pdf
Slightly off topic but there is a long article about ferret operations in the Pacific during WWII (starting on page 9) here:
https://www.afhistory.org/wp-content...ssue_All-1.pdf