sentences:  "LST-981" was laid down on 9 December 1943, at the Boston Navy Yard; launched on 27 January 1944; sponsored by Miss Helen Madden; and commissioned on 11 March 1944, Lieutenant Clyde A. Wilson in command.During World War II, "LST-981" was assigned to the European Theater and participated in the invasion of Normandy in June 1944.Transferred to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater, she engaged in the assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto in May and June 1945.