▁weeks ▁of ▁determined ▁resistance ▁left ▁in ▁them . ▁The ▁landing ▁ship ▁dis emb ark ed ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁officers ▁and ▁en list ed ▁men ▁on ▁the ▁ 3 1 st , ▁but ▁waited ▁to ▁un load ▁the ▁vehicles ▁on ▁board ▁until ▁ 1 5 ▁June . ▁After ▁that , ▁she ▁operated ▁off ▁Ok ina wa ▁for ▁two ▁weeks ▁and ▁then ▁head ed ▁for ▁Sa ip an . ▁ ▁Ar riv ing ▁at ▁Sa ip an ▁on ▁ 6 ▁July , ▁she ▁spent ▁two ▁days ▁in ▁dry d ock ▁to ▁repair ▁h ull ▁damage ▁suffered ▁during ▁the ▁Ok ina wa ▁be aching . ▁In ▁all , ▁L ST - 2 8 8 ▁stayed ▁at ▁Sa ip an ▁nearly ▁three ▁weeks ▁before ▁setting ▁out ▁for ▁the ▁Philippines ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 4 th ▁in ▁company ▁with ▁an ▁L ST ▁con voy , ▁The ▁tank ▁landing ▁ship ▁remained ▁there ▁beyond ▁the ▁Japanese ▁surrender ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁August ▁into ▁early ▁September . ▁On ▁the ▁ 3 rd , ▁she ▁set ▁sail ▁for ▁Tokyo ▁Bay ▁where ▁she ▁dis emb ark ed ▁elements ▁of ▁the ▁ 8 0 8 th ▁Engine er ▁A viation ▁Battalion . ▁She ▁depart ed ▁Tokyo ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁September ▁for ▁Ley te ▁where ▁she ▁took ▁on ▁board ▁Japan - bound ▁soldiers ▁and ▁supplies ▁and ▁arrived ▁at ▁Ot aru ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁October . ▁After ▁another ▁six ▁months ▁of ▁duty ▁in ▁the ▁Far ▁East , ▁L ST - 2 8 8 ▁was ▁de comm ission ed ▁at ▁Y ok