Joining Amphibious Forces, Pacific Fleet, she began a round of cargo operations which took her to the Solomons, New Hebrides, and Ulithi, all in preparation for the assault on Okinawa, off which she arrived on 10 April.

During the next week of cargo operations, her crew went to General Quarters 30 times as Japanese air attacks harassed the invasion.

She returned to Ulithi on 23 April and began a series of passages with mail, cargo, and passengers to Guam, the Russells, Eniwetok, and Saipan, serving the bases essential to Pacific victory.

Grace sold the ship to Central Gulf Steamship Corporation on 22 April 1960 and they renamed her SS Green Wave.

On 16 October 1970, the old AKA met her end, being sold for scrap to Li Chong Steel & Iron Works of Taiwan.