USS Charles Carroll ( APA - 28 ) = ] | module = USS " Charles Carroll " ( APA - 28 ) was a that served with the US Navy during World War II . " Charles Carroll " was named after a signatory to the American Declaration of Independence . Initially classified a transport ship , AP - 58 , the ship was launched as " Deluruguay " 24 March 1942 by Bethlehem Steel of Sparrows Point , Maryland ; acquired by the Navy 13 August 1942 ; and commissioned the same day , Commander H . Beisemeier in command . World War II . Mediterranean Theatre . Invasion of French Morocco . The transport departed Norfolk , Virginia , 24 October 1942 in the Center Attack Group for the landings in North Africa , and on 8 November arrived off Fedhala , French Morocco , to begin the difficult landing of soldiers and their equipment over a beach whose narrow entrance was confined by rocky entrances . Her untried boat crews completed their part in the landing successfully , and on 15 November , " Charles Carroll " got underway for Norfolk , which she reached 26 November . Damaged by mine . After replenishment , she sailed 27 December , bound for the Pacific , but while approaching the Canal Zone , struck a mine , and had to put into Balboa for repairs . On 1 February 1943 , she was reclassified APA - 28 , and in March 1943 returned to Chesapeake Bay for training operations . On 8 June , the attack transport sailed for action once more . Invasion of Sicily . Arriving at Oran 22 June 1943 , " Charles Carroll " rehearsed , then loaded , for the assault on Sicily , and on 10 July , began putting troops ashore through the heavy surf of the Scoglitti beaches . Remaining off Sicily for 6 days , the attack transport repeatedly fired on attacking planes in the furious German air attacks on the assault forces . Invasion of Italy . After ferrying reinforcements from North Africa , she returned to Oran 18 August to prepare for the invasion of Italy itself , for which she sailed 5 September . Operating with the Southern Attack Force , " Charles Carroll " began landing the initial attack waves at Salerno 9 September , where a strong defense of the beach called for , and received , skill and determination from the boat crews . As resistance stiffened , " Charles Carroll " joined in bringing fresh troops into action , continuing support until 17 November . Western Theatre . Normandy landings . After short overhaul in Norfolk from 2 January 1944 to 11 February , on 22 February , she arrived in British waters to begin her share of the long and intricate preparations for the return to the continent . On 5 June 1944 , " Charles Carroll " left England astern headed for formidably protected Omaha Beach with the initial landing force . Overcoming the difficult obstacles placed by the Germans there , her boat crews successfully landed troops of the 29th Division under enemy fire , and all through that historic 6 June plied back and forth , landing additional troops and equipment , and evacuating casualties . " Charles Carroll " sailed for England that evening . Invasion of Southern France . After training off Scotland and in Italian waters , " Charles Carroll " sailed from Naples 13 August 1944 for the invasion of southern France , assigned to the thoroughly mined , well - defended beaches of Saint Raphael , where she got her troops ashore without mishap on 15 August . Until October , she continued to support the advance of troops in southern France with voyages to Marseilles from Naples and Oran with French , British , and American troops , and Italian labor battalion s . Pacific Theatre . " Charles Carroll " returned to Norfolk 8 November 1944 for overhaul , and to prepare for Pacific deployment . The veteran of five major assaults reached Espiritu Santo , Noumea , 19 January 1945 . Invasion of Okinawa . On 27 March 1945 , she sailed from Ulithi in the Northern Attack Force for Okinawa , carrying elements of the 1st Marines to the Hagushi beaches . She landed her troops 1 April in the deceptively quiet opening hours of this later fierce campaign , and remained to support the rapid advance of the Marines across the island for 4 days , firing on the many kamikaze attacks which began to sketch the bloody pattern of this operation . She returned by way of Saipan to Pearl Harbor , where she embarked passengers for San Francisco , arriving 22 August . After hostilities . After the war , " Charles Carroll " made five voyages from the west coast to the Philippines and the Far East , carrying occupation troops west - bound , and returning servicemen east - bound . Ports of call included Manila ; Nagoya , Sasebo , and Yokosuka , Japan ; Tientsin , Shanghai , Tsingtao , and Taku , China ; and Guam . Decommission . She was decommissioned and placed in reserve at San Francisco 27 December 1946 . She was transferred to the Maritime Commission 29 October 1958 . The vessel was sold for scrap on April 1 , 1977 and was broken at General Metals Inc . in Tacoma , Wash . , in 1978 . Awards . " Charles Carroll " received six battle star s for World War II service .