World War II-related U.S. Army Service
Returned to the Maritime Commission and transferred to the U.S. War Department for operation by the Army's transportation service after the end of World War II, Check Knot was renamed Sgt. Joseph E. Mutter and was operated in support of occupation forces in Japan and Korea.
Read more about this topic: USNS Sgt. Joseph E. Muller (T-AG-171)
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