 On 3 February 1945, "Arenac" was designated the flagship for Combat Transport Division (COMTRANSDIV) 68, under the command of Commodore Chauncey Crutcher.She arrived at Pearl Harbor on 17 March 1945 and during the next two months operated out of Pearl Harbor carrying personnel and cargo to Eniwetok and Guam.On 12 May, "Arenac" arrived at Ulithi, Caroline Islands, and there embarked troops and took on supplies for support of the invasion of Okinawa.