eston , ▁South ▁Carolina , ▁with ▁Lieutenant ▁Commander ▁E . ▁L . ▁Both well , ▁Ass istant ▁to ▁the ▁Captain ▁of ▁the ▁Y ard , ▁in ▁temporary ▁command . ▁ ▁Service ▁history ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁Following ▁sh aked own ▁in ▁Ch es ape ake ▁Bay ▁from ▁▁ 2 5 ▁to ▁ 2 8 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁the ▁attack ▁cargo ▁ship ▁operated ▁along ▁the ▁east ▁coast . ▁ ▁On ▁ 8 ▁April ▁she ▁depart ed ▁Nor folk ▁for ▁the ▁Pan ama ▁Canal ▁Zone . ▁ ▁Sem in ole ▁trans ited ▁the ▁Pan ama ▁Canal ▁on ▁▁ 1 4 ▁to ▁ 1 5 ▁April ▁and ▁arrived ▁at ▁Pear l ▁Har bor ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁April . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 ▁May ▁through ▁ 2 7 ▁May , ▁Sem in ole ▁engaged ▁in ▁training ▁cru ises ▁off ▁the ▁Hawai ian ▁Islands . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 8 ▁May , ▁she ▁got ▁under way ▁for ▁the ▁Marshall ▁Islands ▁and ▁arrived ▁at ▁En iw et ok ▁on ▁ 6 ▁June . ▁ ▁Sem in ole ▁independently ▁z ig z ag ged ▁her ▁way ▁to ▁Ul ith i , ▁Caroline ▁Islands , ▁from ▁▁ 1 7 – 2 1 ▁June , ▁where ▁she ▁loaded ▁anti - t ank ▁land ▁mines ▁for ▁Ok ina wan ▁operations . ▁ ▁Ar riv ing ▁at ▁Buck ner ▁Bay , ▁Ok ina wa ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁July , ▁Sem in ole ▁un loaded ▁her ▁cargo ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁July .