On the 28th, she rendered medical assistance to the crew of tanker Esso Rochester; and, after calls at Eniwetok and Ulithi, she arrived at Manila on 13 August.

On 25 August, Sirona left Manila as part of a large transport force bound for Tokyo, Japan.

On the 19th, the ship embarked 200 Marines and 514 tons of cargo; and, on the 27th, she sailed with a large transport group, which arrived at Taku, China, on 30 September.

The ship departed Manila on 22 October; and, upon arrival at Kowloon on the 24th, she embarked 1,035 troops of the 13th Chinese Army, with 34 tons of rice, small-arms ammunition, and light equipment.

Sirona was detached from the "Magic Carpet" force on 30 December, and remained in Seattle pending a decision on her postwar employment.