USS Harveson (DE-316) - End-of-War Activity

End-of-War Activity

Departing harbor 3 September, she escorted a convoy of LSTs to Japan, where she arrived Sasebo 24 September. During the next few weeks she operated along the coast of Honshū, escorting USS Mount McKinley and supporting occupation landings at Wakayama, Hiro, and Nagoya. She departed Yokohama, Japan, for the United States 4 November and arrived Jacksonville, Florida, in December for duty with the Atlantic Fleet She decommissioned at Green Cove Springs, Florida, 9 May 1947, and entered the Atlantic Reserve Fleet.