Post-war Magic Carpet Assignments
Following the Japanese surrender, Laurens carried occupation troops to the Japanese home islands, then formed a unit of the “Operation Magic Carpet” fleet assigned to bring the fighting men home. She returned to Portland, Oregon, 8 January 1946, on her final “Magic Carpet” run from the Far East. The following month she sailed for the eastern seaboard.
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