 On 30 June, "Gulf Star" took her in tow at San Francisco and departed for Pearl Harbor, arriving on 13 July.Three days later, the barge was towed to Eniwetok.towed her from there to Ulithi where she remained from 16 October 1944 to 7 May 1945. towed her to the Philippine Islands where she remained until August when she was towed to Okinawa.