 "Kankakee" departed the West Coast on 24 August; she arrived at Kossol Roads, Palaus, on 10 October to serve as station tanker until 1 November when she shifted her base to Ulithi, Western Carolines.From there she provided logistics support to ships that were hitting the enemy from the Philippines to the "home islands".Throughout November and December 1944 and January 1945 she replenished Task Force 38.