 "LST-1001" was laid down on 26 February 1944 at the Boston Navy Yard; launched on 27 March 1944; and commissioned on 20 June 1944, with LCDR G. C. Masterson, USNR, in command.During World War II "LST-1001" was first assigned to the European Theater (convoy HXM 30), and later reassigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto in May and June 1945.Following World War II "LST-1001" performed occupation duty in the Far East until mid-September 1945.