USS Sanborn ( APA - 193 ) USS " Sanborn " ( APA - 193 ) was a " Haskell " - class attack transport acquired by the U . S . Navy during World War II for the task of transporting troops to and from combat areas . World War II service . " Sanborn " ( " APA - 193 " ) was laid down on 10 March 1944 under Maritime Commission contract ( MCV hull 661 ) ; launched on 19 August 1944 by the Kaiser Shipbuilding Corp . , Vancouver , Washington ; sponsored by Mrs . Eric Johnson ; acquired by the Navy and commissioned on 3 October 1944 , Comdr . Sidney Hugenin , USNR , in command . After embarking her landing craft at San Francisco , California , conducting shakedown training at San Pedro , California , and amphibious training at San Diego , California , " Sanborn " left for Pacific Ocean duty , arriving at Honolulu on 16 December 1944 . Exchanging her construction battalion passengers for Army troops and Marines , she joined the Amphibious Force , Pacific Fleet , under Vice Adm . Richmond K . Turner . Landing on Iwo Jima . Sailing via Eniwetok , Marshall Islands , " Sanborn " arrived at Saipan on 11 February 1945 to participate in preinvasion rehearsals for the forthcoming assault on Iwo Jima . On 18 February , the landing boats of " Sanborn " lowered their ramps on Blue Beach , Iwo Jima . Ten boats were lost , one by enemy fire and nine broached in the treacherous surf . Her beach party also suffered from enemy action ; all of the party ' s officers were lost . Boatswain ' s Mate 1st Class William D . Maroney took charge and was later awarded the Silver Star for his " extraordinary leadership and gallantry " in carrying out his duties under Japanese fire from 19 to 27 February 1945 . Okinawa operations . Carrying 232 casualties , " Sanborn " sailed for the Marianas on 28 February . There , she transferred the wounded to shore - based hospitals , then prepared for Operation Iceberg , the invasion of the Ryukyus . In late March , " Sanborn " sailed west for Okinawa with the largest amphibious task force of the Pacific campaign . After participating in a feint attack , " Sanborn " served as part of the floating reserve until 11 April , when she returned to Saipan . End - of - war operations . She then sailed to Tulagi , Solomon Islands , and Noumea , New Caledonia , to embark new landing craft , and returned to Saipan . She next headed for San Francisco to embark troops of the U . S . 86th Infantry Division , transporting them to Batangas , Luzon , via Eniwetok and Ulithi . With hostilities ended , " Sanborn ' s " mission was now transportation of occupation troops to Japan , and participation in Operation Magic Carpet bringing troops home from the Pacific and Alaska . " Sanborn " was then decommissioned and , on 14 August 1946 , placed in the Pacific Reserve Fleet , berthed at Stockton , California . Korean War service . Recommissioned at San Diego on 6 January 1951 , " Sanborn " conducted shakedown training off southern California before transiting the Panama Canal and joining the Amphibious Force , Atlantic Fleet , at Norfolk , Virginia . She conducted numerous landing exercises at Vieques , Puerto Rico , and Onslow Beach , North Carolina , for the next three years . In May 1953 , " Sanborn " joined the Service Force , Atlantic Fleet , and transported construction battalions between Davisville , Rhode Island , Guantanamo Bay , Cuba , and Casablanca , French Morocco . After July 1954 , she once more participated in landing exercises along the U . S . East Coast and in the Caribbean . Sixth Fleet service in the Mediterranean . On 7 January 1955 , " Sanborn " departed Norfolk bound for the Mediterranean to serve with the amphibious force of the U . S . 6th Fleet . During the next five months , she showed the flag in ports in Italy , Greece , Turkey , Crete , Sardinia , France , and Spain . Between these visits , " Sanborn " participated in landing exercises to maintain both the ship ' s company and embarked U . S . Marines in combat readiness . Stars in Hollywood movie as the “ USS " Belinda " ” . After her return to Norfolk , she continued to conduct amphibious training ; this routine was interrupted , however , when " Sanborn " starred as the " USS " Belinda " ( APA - 22 ) " in the movie " Away All Boats " produced by Universal International Pictures . Final decommissioning . " Sanborn " was decommissioned and placed in reserve for the last time and berthed at Orange , Texas . Her name was struck from the Navy list on 1 July 1960 and was scrapped in 1971 . Military awards and honors . " Sanborn " earned two battle stars for her service at Iwo Jima and Okinawa .