yard , ▁Valle jo , ▁CA ., ▁Dragon et ▁returned ▁to ▁Pear l ▁Har bor ▁ 2 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁and ▁sa iled ▁on ▁her ▁next ▁pat rol ▁ 1 9 ▁April . ▁She ▁called ▁at ▁Gu am ▁to ▁ref uel ▁from ▁ 1 ▁May ▁to ▁ 3 ▁May , ▁then ▁proceeded ▁to ▁lif egu ard ▁duty ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁Japanese ▁home ▁islands . ▁She ▁res cu ed ▁four ▁down ed ▁Army ▁av i ators ▁during ▁this ▁pat rol , ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁ref it ▁at ▁Gu am ▁between ▁ 1 0 ▁June ▁and ▁ 8 ▁July . ▁ ▁Dragon et ''' s ▁third ▁war ▁pat rol , ▁between ▁ 8 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁and ▁ 1 7 ▁August , ▁was ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁lif egu ard ▁duty ▁and ▁off ensive ▁against ▁Japanese ▁sh ipping ▁in ▁B ung o ▁Su ido . ▁At ▁this ▁late ▁stage ▁in ▁the ▁war , ▁the ▁rem n ants ▁of ▁the ▁Japanese ▁merchant ▁marine ▁provided ▁few ▁targets , ▁and ▁none ▁was ▁contact ed ▁by ▁Dragon et . ▁She ▁res cu ed ▁a ▁down ed ▁naval ▁av i ator ▁near ▁Ok ino ▁Sh ima . ▁Put ting ▁into ▁Sa ip an ▁at ▁the ▁close ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁she ▁sa iled ▁on ▁to ▁Pear l ▁Har bor ▁and ▁San ▁Francisco . Drag on et ▁was ▁de comm ission ed ▁and ▁placed ▁in ▁reserve ▁at ▁Mare ▁Island ▁ 1 6 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁and ▁laid ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁Pacific