After shakedown along the California coast, Kingsbury departed San Pedro, Los Angeles, 9 February 1945.

Sailing for Seattle, Washington, 22 May, she arrived 29 May and embarked 1,507 soldiers before departing 15 June for Iwo Jima.

With 2,077 homebound troops embarked, she departed Tacloban, Leyte, 30 October and reached San Francisco 17 November.

Between 2 December and 9 January 1946 Kingsbury made another trip to and from the Far East, carrying 935 replacement troops to Manila and returned 2,058 veterans to the U.S. West Coast.

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