ama ▁Canal ▁on ▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁with ▁units ▁of ▁Esc ort ▁Division ▁ 5 5 . ▁She ▁stopped ▁briefly ▁at ▁San ▁Diego , ▁California , ▁and ▁arrived ▁at ▁Pear l ▁Har bor ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁July ▁and ▁under w ent ▁a ▁five - day ▁up keep ▁period . ▁The ▁ship ▁then ▁operated ▁in ▁the ▁Hawai ian ▁area ▁training ▁student ▁officers ▁in ▁under way ▁g unn ery ▁practices ▁and ▁anti - sub marine ▁exer cis es . ▁▁ ▁On ▁ 8 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁Wing field ▁cleared ▁Pear l ▁Har bor ▁with ▁all ▁other ▁units ▁of ▁Esc ort ▁Division ▁ 5 5 ▁esc ort ing ▁SS ▁Em press ▁of ▁Australia ▁to ▁the ▁safety ▁of ▁the ▁En iw et ok ▁At oll , ▁Marshall ▁Islands . ▁While ▁at ▁sea ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁August , ▁the ▁ships ▁received ▁word ▁that ▁Japan ▁had ▁capit ulated . ▁The ▁ocean ▁esc ort s ▁entered ▁En iw et ok ▁l ago on ▁the ▁next ▁day . ▁Between ▁ 2 4 ▁and ▁ 2 9 ▁August , ▁Wing field ▁joined ▁in ▁a ▁vain ▁search ▁for ▁a ▁reported ▁life ▁ra ft . ▁ ▁End - of - W ar ▁Activity ▁▁▁ ▁On ▁ 4 ▁September , ▁W ot je ▁and ▁Mal o el ap ▁expressed ▁their ▁willing ness ▁to ▁surrender . ▁On ▁that ▁day , ▁Wing field ▁proceeded ▁with ▁ ▁for ▁the ▁J al uit ▁At oll ▁to ▁accept ▁the ▁surrender ▁of ▁the ▁Japanese ▁g arrison , ▁then ▁proceeded ▁to ▁Mal