▁the ▁be aches ▁until ▁ 2 5 ▁October ▁when ▁she ▁joined ▁a ▁con voy ▁head ed ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Transfer ▁to ▁the ▁Pacific ▁The ▁ship ▁arrived ▁at ▁New ▁York ▁on ▁ 6 ▁November ▁and ▁began ▁an ▁over ha ul ▁that ▁last ed ▁until ▁ 1 9 ▁December . ▁She ▁called ▁at ▁Nor folk , ▁Virginia ▁the ▁next ▁day ▁and ▁got ▁under way ▁for ▁the ▁Pacific ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 1 st . ▁She ▁trans ited ▁the ▁Pan ama ▁Canal ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁and ▁arrived ▁at ▁San ▁Francisco ▁on ▁ 5 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁There , ▁the ▁transport ▁loaded ▁passengers ▁and ▁cargo ▁and ▁head ed ▁for ▁Hawai i . ▁She ▁reached ▁Pear l ▁Har bor ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 2 nd ; ▁deb ark ed ▁the ▁passengers ; ▁emb ark ed ▁g arrison ▁troops ; ▁and ▁proceeded ▁via ▁En iw et ok ▁to ▁the ▁Marian as . ▁ ▁In vas ion ▁of ▁I wo ▁J ima ▁The ▁transport ▁was ▁at ▁Sa ip an ▁from ▁ 1 1 ▁to ▁ 1 6 ▁February , ▁wh ence ▁she ▁sort ied ▁with ▁Transport ▁Group ▁A ble ▁of ▁the ▁Att ack ▁Force ▁for ▁the ▁assault ▁against ▁I wo ▁J ima . ▁Th ur ston ▁remained ▁off ▁the ▁I wo ▁be aches ▁from ▁ 1 9 ▁to ▁ 2 6 ▁February ▁before ▁she ▁was ▁finally ▁ordered ▁to ▁land ▁her ▁troops . ▁She ▁finished ▁un loading ▁cargo ▁the ▁next ▁day ▁and ▁head ed ▁back ▁toward ▁the