 "Procyon" participated in the invasion landings at Sicily in July and at Salerno in September.Unloading army vehicles at Naples, following the invasion at Salerno, "Procyon" moved to Arzew, Algeria and commenced a program of shipboard indoctrination and practice assault landings for the training of Free French Forces, including Algerian and Senegalese troops.When this training ceased 22 November, she shifted to Oran and joined a convoy headed for the Clyde River in Scotland.