 Departing Norfolk, Virginia, on 20 April 1943, "Millicoma" steamed via the Dutch West Indies and the Panama Canal to carry a cargo of fuel oil and gasoline to the Fiji Islands.During the remainder of 1943 she continued to carry vital liquid cargoes to American bases in the South Pacific.Operating out of San Pedro, California, she made several runs to the Society Islands, the New Hebrides, New Caledonia, and New Zealand.