She departed Pearl Harbor two days later for the invasion of Iwo Jima where she provided logistic support (6–16 March).

Leaving San Francisco 10 August she steamed to Eniwetok, Ulithi, and the Philippines before landing occupation troops at Wakayama, Honshū, Japan (12–26 September).

The transport made another voyage across the Pacific (December 1945 – January 1946) to bring men home from the Philippines.

She was returned to the Maritime Commission the following day, and laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, California.

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.