Mission of Mercy At Sea
Underway for Korea on 5 November, Bland reached Jinsen (Inchon) the following day and embarked more dischargees before sailing for Japan on the 7th. Reaching Sasebo on the 9th, she took on additional homeward-bound servicemen and sailed for Okinawa two days later. Arriving in Buckner Bay, Okinawa, on Armistice Day 1945, Bland got underway for San Francisco three days later. While en route back to the United States, Bland rendezvoused with the Liberty Ship SS Leonidas Merritt on 20 November to take on board a man "in dire need of medical care" and diverted briefly to Midway Island the following day before resuming her homeward course. She arrived at San Francisco on 3 December 1945 and disembarked her passengers before shifting to Hunter's Point for voyage repairs. On 15 December she sailed for the Philippines for her second Magic Carpet run.
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