 "LST-1108" was laid down on 16 December 1944 at Evansville, Indiana, by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.; launched on 1 February 1945; sponsored by Mrs. Edward H. Barnard; and commissioned on 27 February 1945, Lt. C. V. Lieb in command.Following World War II, "LST-1108" performed occupation duty in the Far East until early December 1945.She was decommissioned on 15 August 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 25 September that same year.