 The transport embarked a contingent of the Army 33rd Infantry Division and departed for Japan on 9 September.The troops were landed at Wakayama, Honshū, on 25 September; and "Sumter" headed back to the Philippines for more Army occupation troops which were disembarked at Matsuyama, Japan.She returned to Subic Bay on 1 November and embarked Navy veterans for transportation to the United States.