"hercules" sailed from guadalcanal 8 september to participate in the invasion of peleliu, palau islands, 15 september. after this hard fought operation she continued on to hollandia, new guinea, discharged her cargo, and 13 october sailed for the philippines. "hercules" remained in the philippines, with several trips back for supplies, for both the initial invasion of san pedro bay 20 october and the landings on lingayen gulf 9 january 1945, as american forces returned victorious to the philippines.