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31 December 1944 with troops and cargo and again steamed toward the Philippines. On 9 January 1945 she unloaded her troops and equipment in the initial assault against the beaches of
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contract, transferred to the Navy 30 November 1943; placed in reduced commission the same day, sailed to
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and between 14 and 21 March engaged in training exercises. On 27 March she departed the Philippines for
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from 1944 to 1946. She was subsequently sold into merchant service and was finally scrapped in 1968.
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support for the initial stages of the operation (1–6 April 1945). On 6 April she departed for
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made six voyages between west coast ports and the islands of the
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was decommissioned and returned to the Maritime Commission.
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She departed the same day and proceeded to 8: 556:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships 724: 710: 702: 606: 592: 584: 454:Early in March she embarked troops of the 446:, Luzon, and left for Leyte the same day. 550:This article incorporates text from the 17: 40: 7: 473:From June 1945 until February 1946 246:Troops: Officers 95, Enlisted 1,422 411:, landing several hundred troops. 379:Between 11 July and 7 August 1944 339:was launched 19 September 1943 by 14: 995:Ships built in Chickasaw, Alabama 535:for her service in World War II. 193:8591 tons (lt?), 13,910 tons (fl) 543: 249:Cargo: 170,000 cu ft, 1,450 tons 42: 21: 391:transporting troops and cargo. 383:made three voyages between the 301:Hull No. 483, hull type C2-S-E1 985:Sumter-class attack transports 510:Waterman Steamship Corporation 1: 559:. The entry can be found 520:. She was scrapped in 1968. 280:gun mounts (originally 8 × 1026: 739: 686: 660: 624: 361:Atlantic Basin Iron Works 259:Officers 56, Enlisted 498 170: 35: 20: 618:-class attack transports 282:1.1-inch/75-caliber guns 990:Baxter County, Arkansas 171:General characteristics 73:Baxter County, Arkansas 470:arriving on the 30th. 273:dual-purpose gun mount 456:7th Infantry Division 217:23 ft 3 in (limiting) 324:in service with the 580:, Navsource Online. 462:where she provided 450:Invasion of Okinawa 353:Maritime Commission 30:circa in early 1946 733:Type C2-S-E1 ships 501:Commercial service 422:got underway from 365:Brooklyn, New York 345:Chickasaw, Alabama 326:United States Navy 972: 971: 699: 698: 516:, and renamed SS 493:On 22 March 1946 428:Admiralty Islands 415:Invasion of Luzon 395:Invasion of Leyte 341:Gulf Shipbuilding 305: 304: 105:Sponsored by 100:19 September 1943 83:Gulf Shipbuilding 1017: 889:John B. 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United States
Baxter County, Arkansas
Gulf Shipbuilding
battle stars
World War II
attack transport
knots
5"/38 caliber
40 mm
1.1-inch/75-caliber guns
20 mm
MCV
Sumter-class
attack transport
United States Navy
Gulf Shipbuilding
Chickasaw, Alabama
Maritime Commission
New York
Atlantic Basin Iron Works
Brooklyn, New York
Pacific
west coast
Pearl Harbor
Hawaiian Islands
Philippines
Leyte operation
Manus
Admiralty Islands

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