The ship took part in the landings at Salerno on 9 September 1943.

This campaign saw them take part in the amphibious landings at Balikpapan on 1 July 1945.

The ship also took part in the landings on Kiska 15 August, only to find that the Japanese had evacuated.

On April 1, 1945, he took part in the landings on Okinawa.

They also took part in the landings at Lae.

She was scheduled to take part in the landings in North Africa.

The heaviest casualties were taken by the infantry, tanks and engineers in the first landings.

TheGatling guns would take their place in the landings and attacks in the west because they could attack alongside the infantry.

Fourteen US divisions were scheduled to take part in the initial landings.

In 1943 the globe trotting stopped and the division took part in the landings on Sicily.