World War II
LST‑914 first engaged in combat duty with the invasion of southern France 15 August 1944. She carried Army troops and equipment from Naples, Italy and unloaded them on the beach near Cape Lardier. Shortly afterward the LST joined Training Group Command, Atlantic Fleet, and operated along the east and gulf coasts until early in 1945. On 10 February 1945, she departed Gulfport, Mississippi, for the Canal Zone en route to duty with the Pacific Fleet. Steaming via Pearl Harbor and Eniwetok, she arrived Saipan 25 April. For the next 4 months the ship carried men and equipment between Saipan and Okinawa, making occasional calls at Tinian and Guam. She departed Saipan 24 July and sailed for the Philippines, operating there for the remainder of the War. LST‑914 continued to operate in the Western Pacific after the Japanese surrender. On 26 June 1946 she decommissioned and was lent to the United States Army. She was then given a Japanese crew and for the next 4 years transported general cargo in the Far East.
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