▁esc ort ▁vessel ▁esc orted ▁five ▁fast ▁trans ports ▁to ▁Sa ip an ▁ 5 ▁– ▁ 1 6 ▁May , ▁and ▁then ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁pick et ▁stations ▁off ▁Ok ina wa , ▁occasionally ▁helping ▁to ▁provide ▁ant ia ircraft ▁fire ▁in ▁the ▁huge ▁transport ▁anchor ages . ▁ ▁Gr ady ▁continued ▁this ▁ar du ous ▁duty ▁until ▁ 2 8 ▁June , ▁when ▁she ▁sa iled ▁for ▁Ley te ▁G ulf . ▁Ar riv ing ▁ 1 ▁July ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines , ▁she ▁was ▁assigned ▁as ▁off sh ore ▁pat rol ▁vessel ▁and ▁remained ▁in ▁the ▁islands ▁until ▁ 5 ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁twice ▁making ▁con voy ▁voy ages ▁to ▁Ok ina wa . ▁ ▁Gr ady ▁began ▁the ▁long ▁voyage ▁home ▁ 5 ▁November ▁ 2 ▁months ▁after ▁the ▁surrender ▁of ▁Japan . ▁Cru ising ▁via ▁Man ila ▁Bay ▁and ▁Pear l ▁Har bor , ▁she ▁arrived ▁at ▁San ▁Pedro , ▁California , ▁ 2 6 ▁November . ▁Sch eduled ▁for ▁de activ ation , ▁the ▁ship ▁was ▁to wed ▁to ▁San ▁Diego , ▁California , ▁and ▁de comm ission ed ▁ 2 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁ ▁Training ▁ship ▁ ▁Pla ced ▁in ▁the ▁San ▁Diego ▁Group , ▁Pacific ▁Reserve ▁Fle et , ▁Gr ady ▁remained ▁in active ▁until ▁ 2 7 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁placed ▁in ▁an ▁" In ▁Service ▁in ▁Reserve " ▁status . ▁For ▁the ▁next ▁ 3 ▁years ▁the ▁ship ▁served