zon . ▁She ▁completed ▁her ▁duty ▁late ▁in ▁the ▁month ▁and ▁sa iled ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁ 2 9 ▁December ▁with ▁ 1 3 3 ▁Ley te ▁veter ans ▁emb ark ed . ▁ ▁Support ing ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁fleet ▁▁▁ ▁Ph ob os ▁arrived ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁California , ▁ 2 3 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁After ▁over ha ul ▁and ▁loading ▁cargo ▁she ▁deployed ▁to ▁the ▁western ▁Pacific ▁ 2 5 ▁February , ▁via ▁Pear l ▁Har bor ▁and ▁En iw et ok , ▁reaching ▁Ul ith i , ▁ 2 4 ▁March . ▁During ▁the ▁next ▁three ▁months ▁she ▁served ▁at ▁this ▁important ▁American ▁base ▁and ▁re pl en ished ▁ships ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁ 5 th ▁Fle et ▁during ▁the ▁Ok ina wa ▁campaign ▁and ▁strik es ▁on ▁the ▁home ▁islands ▁of ▁Japan . ▁Between ▁ 2 0 ▁June ▁and ▁ 5 ▁July , ▁she ▁sa iled ▁to ▁Pear l ▁Har bor ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁stock ing ▁her ▁holds ▁in ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁the ▁scheduled ▁invasion ▁of ▁Japan ▁when ▁the ▁Japanese ▁ceased ▁host ilities . ▁ ▁End - of - war ▁activity ▁▁▁ ▁In ▁mid - Se ptember ▁Ph ob os ▁ste amed ▁to ▁the ▁Marsh alls ▁where ▁she ▁provision ed ▁ships ▁before ▁sail ing ▁to ▁the ▁Far ▁East ▁ 1 5 ▁October . ▁She ▁reached ▁Ok ina wa ▁the ▁ 2 3 d ▁and ▁res umed ▁supply ▁operations . ▁Between ▁ 4 ▁and ▁ 7 ▁November ▁the ▁cargo ▁ship ▁sa