Elkhorn sailed from New Orleans, Louisiana, 25 February 1944 for the South Pacific Ocean, and arrived at Milne Bay, New Guinea, 29 May for duty as station tanker.

She made several voyages to Manus to reload and fueled ships in the invasion of Morotai in September 1944, otherwise serving at Milne Bay until March 1945 when she arrived at Leyte.

From her base at Pearl Harbor she alternated tours of duty in the Far East with cruises among the islands of the South and central Pacific.

Prior to her transfer to the Republic of China, she was decommissioned from the U.S. Navy on 1 July 1972 and struck from the American Naval Vessel Register on 15 April 1976.

Elkhorn earned one battle star for Korean War service: She received eight campaign stars for Vietnam War service: Elkhorn’s crew was eligible for the following medals and commendations: This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.