<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - Hamilton wafika ePearl Harbor nge-Eniwetok ngo-March 25, 1945 futhi, ngemva kwesikhathi esifushane sokuqeqeshwa, wabuyela ezwekazini lase-United States. Njengoba yayihamba ngaphansi kweGolden Gate Bridge ngo-8 Ephreli, umshayisibhamu wagcina sekuhambe amakhilomitha angaphezu kuka-100,000 ePacific. Njengoba yayihlelelwe ukulungisa nokwenza izinto zibe zintsha, yangena echwebeni elomile eRichmond, eCalifornia; kodwa kamuva yahlukaniswa kabusha yaba yi-AG-111 eyisizayo ehlukahlukene ngoMeyi 6, 1945 futhi yakhishwa echwebeni elomile. Lo mkhumbi wachitha izinyanga ezimbalwa ezisele zempi ubamba iqhaza emsebenzini wokuhlola wokususa izimayini ogwini lwaseCalifornia ngaphandle kwaseSanta Barbara. Emasontweni amabili ngaphambi kokuzinikela kwamaJapane  <response>: I Hamilton yahamba yaya esikhungweni semikhumbi-ngwenya eSan Diego, lapho yakhishwa khona ngomhlaka 16 Okthoba 1945. Umkhumbi wakhe wathengiselwa uHugo Neu waseNew York City ukuze aqothulwe ngomhlaka 21 Novemba 1946. 