USS Marvin H . McIntyre ( APA - 129 ) USS " Marvin H . McIntyre " ( APA - 129 ) was a " Haskell " - class attack transport of the US Navy . She was built and used during World War II . She was of the VC2 - S - AP5 Victory ship design type . Originally designated " Arlington " for Arlington County , Virginia , she was renamed in memorial to Marvin H . McIntyre , Secretary to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt , who died in office in 1943 , becoming the only " Haskell " - class ship not named for a US County . World War II service . " Marvin H . McIntyre " , built under Maritime Commission contract ( M . C . V . hull No . 45 ) , was launched by the California Shipbuilding Corp . , Wilmington , California , 21 September 1944 ; sponsored by Mrs . F . H . Warren , daughter of McIntyre ; acquired by the Navy on loan charter 27 November 1944 ; and commissioned 28 November 1944 , Captain John J . Hourihan in command . After shakedown , " Marvin H . McIntyre " stood out of Los Angeles Harbor , 18 January 1945 , on her first war mission . She arrived at her destination , Lunga Point , Guadalcanal , 4 February and commenced intensive amphibious training operations in preparation for the invasion of Okinawa . Departing the Solomons 15 March , " McIntyre " steamed in convoy for the advanced staging area at Ulithi . There she rendezvoused with her task unit and sailed for the Ryukyus 27 March . At Okinawa on 1 April , she discharged passengers and cargo for the initial attack . The attack transport remained off Okinawa until 5 April , when she retired to the Marianas with wounded marines as passengers . She arrived at Saipan on the 9th , debarked the casualties , and got underway against the next day for Pearl Harbor . " McIntyre " reached Pearl Harbor 19 April , remaining for 2 weeks before continuing on to San Francisco . At San Francisco she embarked Army Air Corps men and equipment for passage to the Philippines and sailed on 18 May . She entered Manila Bay 14 June , debarked the troops , and then steamed for Leyte , discharging cargo at Tacloban on the 19th . The ship then headed for New Guinea . Arriving Milne Bay , 30 June , she embarked medical supplies and a hospital detachment and got underway for Manila . Next ordered to Ulithi , the transport took on veteran Army Air Corps troops for return to the United States . " McIntyre " entered the harbor at San Pedro , California , 2 August . The cessation of hostilities brought no immediate change in " McIntyre " ’ s operations . Proceeding to Guam 21 August , she continued to transport troops and cargo to and among the islands of the western and central Pacific for the next 2 months . On 30 October , she reported , at Nagasaki , for “ Magic Carpet ” duty , returning men to the United States , arriving Seattle 21 November . The following month she returned to the western Pacific , arriving at Samar , Philippine Islands , 10 January 1946 . She remained in Philippine waters until mid ‑ February . On 11 February , she departed Manila , called at Subic to embark passengers and then proceeded on to the west coast . Arriving San Francisco , 3 March , she debarked her passengers and prepared to get underway for Norfolk , Virginia . " McIntyre " entered Hampton Roads 13 April , decommissioned there 6 June 1946 , and returned to the Maritime Commission on the 12th . Her name was struck from the Navy list on the 19th . Fate . " Marvin H . McIntyre " entered the National Defense Reserve Fleet at James River , Virginia , on 12 June 1946 . In 1955 " McIntyre " was withdrawn from the Reserve Fleet as part of a Repair Program , GAA - So . Atl . SS Co . , and then returned . On 9 April 1973 she was sold to Union Minerals & Alloys Corp . , for US $ 111 , 560 , to be scrapped . At 1235 EDT , on 24 July 1973 she was withdrawn from the Reserve Fleet and sent to the breaker ' s yard . All that remains of " McIntyre " is her brass builder ' s plate . Award . " Marvin H . McIntyre " received one battle star for World War II service .