 "LST-802" departed Guadalcanal on the 18th; transported Marines to Guam; then arrived Saipan on 3 April to prepare for the Okinawa invasion.She embarked over 150 Seabees at Saipan and sailed on the 12th for the Ryukyu Islands.Arriving off Chimu Wan, Okinawa Shima on 17 April she unloaded men and equipment to strengthen the beachhead and facilitate the flow of supplies to the troops.