During World War II,
LST-471 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the following operations: the
Lae occupation in September 1943; the
Leyte operation in October and November 1944; the
Lingayen Gulf landings in January 1945; the
Mindanao Island landings in March 1945; and the
Balikpapan operation in June and July 1945. Following World War II,
LST-471 returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 26 February 1946, and struck from the
Navy list on 12 April, that same year. On 21 January 1948, the tank landing ship was sold to
Hughes Bros., Inc.,
New York City, for scrap. She was beached during a storm while under tow off
Rodanthe, North Carolina. The wreck is located at ==Honors and awards==