 Continuing in African service after the United States entered World War II , she was diverted in March 1942 for one round trip to the Soviet Union , enduring German attacks that earned her U.S. Navy Armed Guard a battle star . After her return , she sailed mainly between the United States and African and Caribbean ports . In March 1944 , she sailed from the United States for the final time , and was scuttled in June as part of the " gooseberry " breakwater off Utah Beach during the Normandy invasion , earning a second battle star in the process . 
