 However, before her passengers went ashore, she was ordered out of the area because of an approaching typhoon.The ship finally put into port at Nagoya, Japan, on 28 October and proceeded to debark her troops for occupation duty.On that same day, the transport was assigned to Service Force, Pacific Fleet for Operation Magic Carpet, transporting "high-point" military personnel from Japan and the Philippines to the West Coast of the United States for discharge.