AUGUST, 1944 Commissioned at Philadelphia Navy Yard Reported to Little Creek, Virginia for shakedown cruise in Chesapeake Bay SEPTEMBER, 1944 Ready for sea and departed Berkley, Virginia sailing to Key West, Florida OCTOBER, 1944           Departed Key West sailing to Coco Solo, Panama Canal Zone Departed Coco Solo sailing to San Diego, California NOVEMBER, 1944      Departed San Diego sailing to San Pedro, California DECEMBER ,1944    Departed San Pedro sailing to San Francisco, California JANUARY, 1945            Departed San Francisco sailing to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii FEBRUARY, 1945          Departed Pearl Harbor sailing to Tuligi and Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands Embarked assault forces at Pavuvu, Russell Islands. MARCH, 1945                Pre-invasion maneuvers off Savo and Guadalcanal Islands Sailing to Ulithi, Caroline Islands Departed Ulithi sailing to Okinawa Shima, Arsei Shoto Stood off Okinawa in vicinity of Kererma Retto until "H" hour, Love Day APRIL, 1945                Landed forces of the 1st Marine Division on Blue Beach Two Landed at Yellow Three, Hagushi at the mouth of Bishi Gewa Landed at the invasion of Ie Shima SEPTEMBER-OCTOMBER. 1945 Suffered the worst tropical typhoons of the season Departed Okinawa sailing to Nagoya, Honshu, Japan OCTOMBER-DECEMBER, 1945 Sweep pressure sensitive mines off Kokkaichi, Japan Departed Nagoya, Japan sailing to Takkaroura, Honshu, Kyushu, Japan February, 1946          Departed Takaroura, Japan sailing to Kobe, Japan Departed Kobe, Japan sailing to Sasebo, Japan MARCH, 1946              Departed Sasebo, Japan sailing to Saipan, Marianna Island Departed Saipan sailing for Eniwetok, Marshall Island Departed Eniwetok, for Pearl Harbor, Hawaii APRIL, 1946                Departed Pearl Harbor for San Pedro, California HOME AT LAST!