▁ ▁Sem in ole ▁entered ▁San ▁Pedro ▁Bay , ▁Ley te , ▁on ▁ 8 ▁September ; ▁ste amed ▁to ▁G ui uan , ▁Sam ar ▁Island , ▁on ▁September , ▁where ▁she ▁transferred ▁four ▁L CV P ' s ▁and ▁eight ▁L CM ' s ▁before ▁ste aming ▁to ▁I lo ilo , ▁Pan ay ▁Island , ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁September . ▁ ▁From ▁▁ 1 2 – 1 7 ▁September , ▁Sem in ole ▁loaded ▁general ▁cargo , ▁am mun ition , ▁vehicles , ▁landing ▁craft , ▁and ▁gas oline ▁for ▁the ▁ 4 0 th ▁Infantry ▁Division . ▁ ▁Then , ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁September , ▁she ▁got ▁under way ▁for ▁J insen , ▁Korea , ▁and ▁anch ored ▁there ▁a ▁week ▁later . ▁ ▁Sem in ole ▁returned ▁to ▁Ley te ▁on ▁ 7 ▁October . ▁ ▁She ▁remained ▁in ▁Philipp ine ▁waters , ▁loading ▁cargo ▁at ▁various ▁points , ▁until ▁ 1 8 ▁October ▁when ▁she ▁stood ▁out ▁of ▁San ▁Fernando ▁Har bor , ▁Lu zon , ▁for ▁Korea . ▁ ▁After ▁un loading ▁equipment ▁and ▁ 8 4 ▁officers ▁and ▁men ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁ 6 th ▁Infantry ▁Division ▁at ▁J insen , ▁Sem in ole ▁again ▁set ▁out ▁for ▁the ▁Philippines , ▁anch oring ▁in ▁G ui uan ▁Har bor , ▁Sam ar , ▁on ▁ 5 ▁November . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 ▁December , ▁the ▁attack ▁cargo ▁ship ▁depart ed ▁Ley te ▁G ulf , ▁and ▁arrived ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco