▁flag . ▁Wing field ▁fired ▁a ▁ 2 1 - gun ▁sal ute ▁as ▁the ▁colors ▁reached ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁flag pole . ▁▁ ▁During ▁the ▁next ▁six ▁days , ▁Wing field ▁super vised ▁Japanese ▁comp liance ▁with ▁the ▁terms ▁of ▁surrender . ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁September , ▁the ▁ship ▁got ▁under way ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁anch orage ▁off ▁Eng en ben ▁Island ▁to ▁allow ▁mines we ep ers ▁to ▁clear ▁Tor oa ▁An ch orage . ▁Meanwhile , ▁she ▁continued ▁to ▁receive ▁Japanese ▁arms ▁on ▁board ; ▁and , ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁September , ▁she ▁transport ed ▁ 5 6 ▁ill ▁Japanese ▁to ▁M ille ▁for ▁ev acu ation ▁to ▁Japan . ▁The ▁next ▁day , ▁Tor oa ▁An ch orage ▁and ▁En ij un ▁Channel ▁were ▁declared ▁free ▁of ▁mines ; ▁and ▁Wing field ▁returned ▁to ▁super v ise ▁the ▁g arrison ▁until ▁ 1 ▁November ▁when ▁a ▁Japanese ▁ev acu ation ▁ship ▁came ▁to ▁anchor ▁and ▁ev acu ated ▁ 1 6 3 ▁Japanese ▁Army ▁personnel ▁of ▁the ▁Mal o el ap ▁g arrison . ▁▁ ▁Wing field ▁got ▁under way ▁on ▁ 2 ▁November , ▁touch ing ▁at ▁Maj uro ▁At oll ▁to ▁un load ▁medical ▁equipment , ▁and ▁th ence ▁proceeded ▁to ▁K w aj ale in ▁l ago on ▁where ▁she ▁emb ark ed ▁Navy ▁veter ans ▁for ▁transport ation ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁She ▁put ▁to ▁sea ▁from ▁K w aj ale in ▁At oll ▁on ▁ 7 ▁December ▁ 1 9