l ▁Har bor ▁ 7 ▁April ▁with ▁troops ▁and ▁supplies ▁to ▁rein force ▁Americans ▁fighting ▁on ▁that ▁bitter ly ▁cont ested ▁island . ▁She ▁arrived ▁Ok ina wa ▁ 3 ▁May ▁and ▁un loaded ▁troops ▁and ▁equipment ▁while ▁under ▁heavy ▁kam ik aze ▁attack . ▁She ▁depart ed ▁the ▁battle ▁zone ▁ 8 ▁May ▁with ▁ 8 6 6 ▁surv iv ors ▁of ▁ships ▁dam aged ▁by ▁kam ik az es . ▁K arn es ▁dis charg ed ▁some ▁surv iv ors ▁at ▁Sa ip an ▁and ▁arrived ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁California , ▁ 2 7 ▁May ▁with ▁the ▁remaining ▁group . ▁▁ ▁She ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁emb att led ▁Pacific ▁islands , ▁arriv ing ▁Man ila ▁ 1 ▁July ▁with ▁tro op ▁rep lac ements ▁and ▁cargo . ▁Following ▁this ▁mission , ▁the ▁transport ▁returned ▁Pear l ▁Har bor ▁ 2 3 ▁July ▁to ▁begin ▁training ▁for ▁the ▁anticip ated ▁invasion ▁of ▁the ▁Japanese ▁home ▁islands ▁and ▁man eu vers . ▁ ▁End - of - war ▁" mo pping - up " ▁operations ▁Upon ▁the ▁c ess ation ▁of ▁host ilities ▁ 1 4 ▁August ▁K arn es ▁began ▁prepar ing ▁for ▁the ▁occupation ▁of ▁Japan , ▁arriv ing ▁at ▁S ase bo ▁ 2 2 ▁September . ▁She ▁was ▁then ▁assigned ▁to ▁Operation ▁Magic ▁Car pet ▁duty ▁returning ▁men ▁el ig ible ▁for ▁dis charge , ▁and ▁arrived ▁San ▁Francisco ▁ 1 1 ▁November ▁with ▁her ▁first ▁group ▁of ▁veter ans . ▁K arn es ▁ended ▁a ▁second ▁" Mag