sentences:  There she took on board, because of her medical facilities, a large group of American, British, and Canadian servicemen who had been prisoners of war on Japanese-held islands, some since 1941.She carried these veterans via Pearl Harbor to Seattle, where she arrived 12 October.Gosper then joined the "Operation Magic Carpet" fleet for the gigantic task of bringing home the combat-weary soldiers from the Pacific, sailing from Seattle 26 October.