passengers for transportation to the United States. The ship reached San Francisco on 16 October; disembarked her passengers; and steamed west again three days later. Decommissioning Teton continued duty with the "Magic-Carpet" Fleet, returning servicemen from Pacific bases to the United States until early 1946. She began inactivation at San Diego in March 1946 and was decommissioned there on 30 August 1946. Teton was struck from the Navy list on 1 June 1961 and sold for scrap in March 1962 to Union Minerals and Alloys Corporation, New York, New York. Awards Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal one battle star World War II Victory Medal Navy Occupation Medal with "ASIA" clasp References Mount McKinley-class command ships Ships built in Wilmington, North Carolina 1944 ships World War II amphibious warfare vessels of the United States