 "LST-992" was laid down on 5 March 1944 at the Boston Navy Yard; launched on 7 April 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Frances C. Landers; and commissioned on 10 May 1944, with Lt. Stanley J. Kerr, USNR, in command.During World War II, "LST-992" was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto in June 1945.Following the war, she performed occupation duty in the Far East and saw service in China until early April 1946.