Oglala was underway once again to provide support. On 14 December, in the waning days of the Battle of Leyte, 17 October–26 December 1944, she was ordered to San Pedro Bay, Leyte, Philippine Islands. Oglala lay at San Pedro Bay, tending various types of small craft, when she received word of the Japanese surrender, on 15 August. She remained in those waters until ordered to return to San Francisco in January 1946. Decommissioning On 9 January 1946, Oglala sailed for the US, via Guiuan and Pearl Harbor. She dropped anchor in San Francisco Bay on 10 February 1946. On 28 March 1946, infantry landing craft began stripping her of material in preparation to join the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, California. She was decommissioned on 8 July 1946 and removed from the Naval Register on 11 July 1946. Transferred to the Maritime Commission (MARCOM) on 11 July 1946, Oglala remained with the “mothball fleet,” berthed in the Reserve Fleet at Suisun Bay, for almost two decades. She was sold to Nicolai Joffe Corporation, Beverly Hills, California, on 15 July 1965 and withdrawn from the fleet 2 September 1965 to be broken up for scrap. Awards World War I Victory Medal American Defense Service Medal American Campaign Medal Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with two battle stars World War II Victory Medal Philippine Liberation Medal Notable commanders Half of Oglalas 24 commanders were United States Naval Academy graduates. Footnotes Notes References External links USS Oglala Pearl Harbor Damage Report 1907 ships Passenger ships of the United States Repair ships of the United States Navy Ships built by William Cramp & Sons Ships present during the attack on Pearl Harbor Ships sunk during the attack on Pearl Harbor Steamships of the United States Steamships of the United States Navy Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet Unique minelayers of the United States Navy World War I mine warfare vessels of the United States World War II auxiliary ships of the United States