LST-458 was laid down on 18 September 1942 at Vancouver, Wash., by Kaiser, Inc.; launched on 26 October 1942; and commissioned on 10 February 1943, Lt. F. W. Hinrichs, USNR, in command.
During World War II, LST-458 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the following operations:
Eastern New Guinea operation:
(a) Lae occupation-September 1943
(b) Saidor occupation-February 1944
Bismarck Archipelago operation:
(a) Cape Gloucester, New Britain-December 1943, January and February 1944
(b) Admiralty Islands landings-March 1944
Hollandia operation-April 1944
Western New Guinea operations:
(a) Toem-Wakde-Sarmi area operation-May 1944
(b) Biak Island operation-June 1944
(c) Noemfoor Island operation-July 1944
(d) Cape Sansapor operation-August 1944
(e) Morotai landings-September 1944
Leyte landings-October and November 1944
Mindanao Island landings-April 1945
Following the war, LST-458 performed occupation duty in the Far East until mid-October 1945. Upon her return to the United States, she was decommissioned on 15 April 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 3 July 1946. On 31 October 1947, the ship was sold to the Luria Steel & Trading Corp., of Philadelphia, Pa., and subsequently scrapped.
LST-458 earned six battle stars and the Navy Unit Commendation for World War II service.
