▁Coast ▁until ▁she ▁de comm ission ed ▁at ▁V ancouver , ▁Washington ▁on ▁ 1 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁joining ▁the ▁Columbia ▁River ▁Group , ▁Pacific ▁Reserve ▁Fle et . ▁ ▁Korean ▁War , ▁ 1 9 5 0 – 1 9 5 3 ▁In ▁the ▁effort ▁to ▁stop ▁Commun ist ▁ag gression ▁in ▁South ▁Korea , ▁veter an ▁ships ▁were ▁called ▁out ▁of ▁reserve ▁to ▁provide ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁U . N . ▁forces ▁in ▁Asia . ▁L ST - 8 4 0 ▁recomm ission ed ▁on ▁ 3 ▁November ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁with ▁Lieutenant ▁Mer le ▁A . ▁Co e ▁in ▁command . ▁Following ▁training ▁off ▁the ▁West ▁Coast ▁and ▁Hawai i , ▁she ▁loaded ▁tr uck s ▁and ▁equipment , ▁then ▁depart ed ▁Hon ol ulu ▁on ▁ 1 ▁May ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁for ▁the ▁Pacific ▁st aging ▁areas . ▁From ▁June ▁to ▁November , ▁the ▁loading ▁ship ▁operated ▁between ▁Korea ▁and ▁Japan , ▁sh utt ling ▁cargo ▁and ▁prisoners ▁of ▁war ▁along ▁the ▁war - t orn ▁pen ins ula . ▁She ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁November ▁and , ▁following ▁over ha ul , ▁she ▁depart ed ▁Oak land , ▁California ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁May ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁for ▁duty ▁in ▁Al aska . ▁L ST - 8 4 0 ▁performed ▁cargo ▁operations ▁there ▁for ▁six ▁months ▁before ▁returning ▁to ▁San ▁Diego . ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁March ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁she