Bringing The Troops Home On A Magic Carpet
Eastland continued on transport duty in the western Pacific Ocean, lifting U.S. Marines from Guam to Taku Bar, then reached Inchon to embark homeward-bound servicemen for Portland, Oregon, arriving in the Columbia River 2 December 1945. She made another such "Operation Magic Carpet" voyage between Seattle, Washington, and Yokosuka, Japan, from 17 December 1945 to 28 January 1946. Two days later, she sailed for San Francisco, California, and Norfolk, Virginia, arriving 24 February.
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