World War II Service
Gordonia conducted a brief shakedown cruise in the Gulf of Mexico before departing for the Pacific Ocean. She loaded refrigerated cargo at Mobile, Alabama, transited the Panama Canal, and arrived Pearl Harbor 1 July 1945. There the ship reloaded stores for fleet issue and steamed westward 10 July to bring supplies to the fleet off Okinawa. After stopping at Ulithi she spent 6 August – 23 August in the Okinawa area dispensing much-needed stores then returned to Pearl Harbor, arriving 13 September.
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