, ▁close ▁the ▁bow ▁doors ▁and ▁join ▁a ▁con voy ▁bound ▁for ▁A j ac cio , ▁C ors ica . ▁Before ▁she ▁depart ed ▁the ▁area ▁for ▁B izer te ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁October , ▁L ST - 2 8 8 ▁made ▁nine ▁voy ages ▁to ▁southern ▁France ▁and ▁two ▁to ▁Liv orno , ▁Italy . ▁During ▁this ▁period , ▁she ▁transport ed ▁over ▁ 3 , 1 0 0 ▁soldiers ▁and ▁ 6 0 0 ▁vehicles ▁and ▁removed ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁German ▁P OW s ▁from ▁France . ▁ ▁Return ▁to ▁the ▁US , ▁ 1 9 4 4 – 1 9 4 5 ▁On ▁ 3 1 ▁October ▁L ST - 2 8 8 ▁put ▁in ▁at ▁B izer te ▁for ▁eight ▁days ▁of ▁rep airs ▁and ▁maintenance . ▁In ▁company ▁with ▁ ▁and ▁, ▁she ▁set ▁out ▁for ▁O ran , ▁Al ger ia ▁on ▁ 8 ▁November . ▁After ▁p aus ing ▁at ▁La ▁M add al ena , ▁S ardin ia ▁to ▁load ▁cargo ▁and ▁soldiers , ▁she ▁reached ▁O ran ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁and ▁comm enced ▁six ▁days ▁of ▁re pl en ishment . ▁On ▁the ▁ 2 4 th , ▁she ▁joined ▁a ▁con voy ▁of ▁ 2 8 ▁L ST s , ▁ 3 5 ▁L CI ( L ) s , ▁eight ▁mines we ep ers , ▁and ▁two ▁destroy er ▁esc ort s ▁and ▁set ▁course ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁reaching ▁Nor folk ,