After shakedown, Kishwaukee cleared Norfolk, Virginia, 8 July 1944, and joined the Service Squadron at Pearl Harbor 10 August.

Late in March, as the war moved closer to Japan, Kishwaukee sailed for the Ryukyus to fuel ships engaged in the invasion of Okinawa.

During the Korean War, she supplied vital fuel to Pacific Ocean staging areas and operated as a station ship out of Sasebo November through December 1950.

Kishwaukee returned Pearl Harbor 17 October and for the next three years continued runs between Hawaii and the Marshall Islands before sailing for the U.S. West Coast 10 November 1957.

The gasoline tanker entered the combat zone the last day of the year and supplied fuel for naval aircraft for strikes against targets ashore.

Kishwaukee received two battle stars for World War II service: During the Vietnam War, she was awarded seven campaign stars: Kishwaukee’s crew was eligible for the following citations, medals and ribbons (shown in order of precedence): This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.