World War II Pacific Theatre Operations
Chicot sailed from Gulfport, Mississippi, 10 May 1945 for Honolulu, where she discharged cargo then voyaged to San Francisco, California, returning to Pearl Harbor with another load of cargo 24 July. She put out of Pearl Harbor 30 July with cargo for Eniwetok, and until 10 March 1946, remained in the western Pacific, carrying cargo between Eniwetok, Ulithi, Tacloban, Saipan, Okinawa, Guam, Manus, Samar, and Subic Bay. She departed Guam 10 March for the west coast, and on 18 July 1946 was decommissioned at Seattle, Washington, and returned to the Maritime Commission the next day.
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