 "LST-993" was laid down on 7 March 1944 at the Boston Navy Yard; launched on 7 April 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Gladys L. Morey; and commissioned on 12 May 1944, Lt. A. W. Bates, USNR, in command.During World War II, LST-993 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the following operations