sentences:  "LST-986" was laid down on 15 January 1944 at the Boston Navy Yard; launched on 5 March 1944; and commissioned on 14 April 1944, with Lt. Harold G. Waite, USNR in command.During World War II, "LST-986" was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the following operations; capture and occupation of Guam (July and August 1944), Lingayen Gulf landings (January 1945), assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto (April and May 1945).Following the war, "LST-986" performed occupation duty in the Far East until early March 1946.