1 0 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁at ▁En iw et ok . ▁ ▁The ▁Mont ague ▁depart ed ▁En iw et ok ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁e y ew it ness ▁accounts , ▁" On ▁the ▁way ▁to ▁Ul ith i ▁we ▁were ▁attacked ▁by ▁sub mar ines ▁with ▁tor ped o ▁sp otted ▁a ft ▁and ▁just ▁missing ▁her ▁fant ail . ▁Ar riv ed ▁Ul ith i , ▁Caroline ▁Islands ▁ 1 7 ▁July . ▁Left ▁ 2 9 ▁July ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁way ▁to ▁Ok ina wa ▁a ▁huge ▁storm ▁almost ▁was hed ▁me ▁off ▁the ▁ship . ▁Ar riv ed ▁Ok ina wa ▁Ry uky u ▁Islands ▁August , 5 . ▁While ▁there ▁we ▁were ▁pract icing ▁" h itting " ▁the ▁beach ▁with ▁full ▁crew ▁and ▁equipment ▁on ▁our ▁' H igg ins ▁boat ' ▁in ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁the ▁invasion ▁of ▁Japan . ▁Also ▁when ▁we ▁were ▁under ▁attack ▁by ▁Kam ik aze ▁aircraft ▁our ▁smoke p ots ▁protected ▁us . ▁The ▁wind ▁ble w ▁away ▁the ▁protection ▁on ▁some ▁other ▁ships ▁at ▁anchor . ▁ 6 ▁Aug ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁first ▁atomic ▁bomb ▁had ▁been ▁dropped . ▁Left ▁Ok ina wa ▁ 1 2 ▁Aug .. ▁Short ly ▁after ▁that , ▁Aug . 1 4 , ▁the ▁war ▁was ▁declared ▁over . There after ▁she ▁sh utt led ▁cargo , ▁{ Ok ina wa , ▁J insen ▁Korea , ▁N ago W