sentences:  "LST-997" was laid down on 27 March 1944 at the Boston Navy Yard; launched on 12 May 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Victoria V. Lynn; and commissioned on 27 May 1944, Lt. L. R. Dhuyvetter, USNR, in command.During World War II, "LST-997" was assigned to the European theater and participated in the Operation Dragoon, the invasion of southern France, in August and September 1944.Following the war, she performed occupation duty in the Far East until mid-November 1945.