▁March , ▁she ▁proceeded ▁to ▁D ul ag , ▁Ley te , ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁March . ▁Lyn x ▁soon ▁began ▁loading ▁cargo , ▁an ▁evolution ▁she ▁continued ▁into ▁the ▁second ▁week ▁of ▁April , ▁after ▁which ▁time ▁she ▁shift ed ▁ber th s , ▁ 6 ▁April , ▁and ▁emb ark ed ▁the ▁US ▁Army ’ s ▁ 8 6 6 th ▁Anti - A ircraft ▁B atter y ▁headquarters ▁unit ▁and ▁its ▁equipment , ▁ 7 ▁April , ▁for ▁transport ation ▁to ▁Ok ina wa . ▁Lyn x ▁then ▁sa iled ▁for ▁the ▁Western ▁Carol ines , ▁esc orted ▁by ▁the ▁destroy er ▁ ▁in ▁T U ▁ 7 5 . 2 . 1 9 . ▁ ▁Dro pping ▁anchor ▁at ▁Ul ith i ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁Lyn x ▁fue led ▁from ▁ ▁the ▁following ▁morning , ▁ 1 4 ▁April , ▁then ▁took ▁on ▁stores ▁and ▁accomplished ▁minor ▁rep airs , ▁ 1 5 – 1 9 ▁April , ▁before ▁getting ▁under way ▁in ▁Ul ith i - Ok ina wa ▁Con voy ▁U OK ▁ 2 ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁April , ▁the ▁vice - com mod ore ▁r iding ▁in ▁the ▁ship , ▁and ▁the ▁comm odore ▁in ▁, ▁accompanied ▁by ▁re fr iger ated ▁store ▁ship ▁, ▁cargo ▁ships ▁, ▁ ▁and ▁, ▁net - lay ing ▁ship ▁, ▁fl ot illa ▁flags hips ▁ ▁and ▁, ▁the ▁tank ▁landing ▁craft ▁L CT - 7 0 8 ,