"Hoggatt Bay" arrived at Leyte Gulf on 27 June, and after a month of training sailed on 28 July for Adak, Alaska. The surrender came while the carrier was en route, however, and the planned operation was replaced by occupation plans. After her arrival on 18 August, "Hoggatt Bay" sailed for Ominato. She arrived September and supported the occupation of Hokkaidō and northern Honshū. During this period aircraft from the ship discovered many Japanese prison camps, and the ship had the pleasure of evacuating Lieutenant Colonel James Devereux, Marine Commander at Wake Island when captured by the Japanese. "Hoggatt Bay" also participated in the occupation of Aomori before anchoring in Tokyo Bay on 27 September.