Alaska, and the day before she arrived there, received word of the Japanese capitulation on 15 August, and sortied with TF 49 for Ominato, Japan. The task force arrived off Honshu on 8 September and anchored at Ominato on the 10th. The destroyer remained on occupation duty in Japan through mid-November. Grant then sailed back to the United States. She arrived at Seattle, Washington, on 2 December, and upon her arrival, began overhaul. The destroyer was placed out of commission, in reserve at San Diego, on 16 July 1946. Her name was struck from the Navy list on 14 April 1971, and she was sold for scrapping. Awards Albert W. Grant received seven battle stars for World War II and a Navy Unit Commendation for the Battle of Surigao Strait. References External links World War II destroyers of the United States Ships built in Charleston, South Carolina 1943 ships Fletcher-class destroyers of the United States Navy Friendly fire incidents of World War II