 On the 3d, "Bosque" departed Okinawa with Japan-bound occupation troops embarked.The attack transport arrived at Iyo-nada, Japan, on 5 October and, on October 6, moved to Aki Nada where she disembarked the troops.She departed Japan on 11 October and headed south—first to the Russell Islands and thence to Nouméa, New Caledonia.