USS Kishwaukee ( AOG - 9 ) USS " Kishwaukee " ( AOG - 9 ) was a acquired by the U . S . Navy for the dangerous task of transporting gasoline to warships in the fleet , and to remote Navy stations . " Kishwaukee " had the distinction of being one of the few ships serving in World War II , the Korean War , and the Vietnam War , and returned home proudly with battle and campaign stars to their credit . " Kishwaukee " was launched 24 July 1943 , by Cargill Shipyard , Savage , Minnesota ; sponsored by Mrs . John Shipp ; and commissioned 27 May 1944 , Francis M . Hillman , USNR , in command . World War II service . After shakedown , " Kishwaukee " cleared Norfolk , Virginia , 8 July 1944 , and joined the Service Squadron at Pearl Harbor 10 August . She completed a two - month shuttle among the central Pacific islands before sailing west to support the reconquest of the Philippine Islands . " Kishwaukee " arrived off Leyte late in October and operated as station tanker , fueling ships in the vicinity . She supported the Philippine campaign until she sailed 1 February 1945 , for operations in the Palau and Caroline Islands . Supporting the fleet at Okinawa . Late in March , as the war moved closer to Japan , " Kishwaukee " sailed for the Ryukyus to fuel ships engaged in the invasion of Okinawa . In spite of the constant enemy air raids , the oiler remained as station tanker until after Okinawa had been secured and continued servicing Allied ships in Okinawa until sailing for Japan , arriving Sasebo 22 December . Following six months as station tanker in the Far East , " Kishwaukee " cleared Japan 5 July and put into San Pedro , California , 31 July . Post - war operations . From 1946 to 1950 " Kishwaukee " remained on active service with the U . S . Pacific Fleet . Based at Pearl Harbor she alternated tours in the Far East with cruises among the islands off the South and Central Pacific . Korean War service . During the Korean War , she supplied vital fuel to Pacific Ocean staging areas and operated as a station ship out of Sasebo November through December 1950 . Upon cessation of Korean hostilities , " Kishwaukee " resumed fuel shuttles from Pearl Harbor to the Pacific Islands and Alaska . Post - Korean War activity . During 1954 the oiler unloaded cargo in French Indochina as the war in that country was nearing an end . That August she sailed to Formosa with a supply of aviation gasoline in anticipation of a possible Red Chinese attack on Nationalist held islands in the Formosa Straits . " Kishwaukee " returned Pearl Harbor 17 October and for the next three years continued runs between Hawaii and the Marshall Islands before sailing for the U . S . West Coast 10 November 1957 . She arrived Astoria , Oregon , 11 December and decommissioned at Seattle , Washington , 2 April 1958 . Her name was struck from the Navy List 1 July 1960 . " Kishwaukee " remained with the Maritime Administration Reserve Fleet until October 1965 , when her name reappeared on the Navy List . Reactivated during the Vietnam crisis . The ship underwent extensive overhaul at Swan island shipyard , Portland , Oregon , and recommissioned 1 September 1966 . After fitting out , " Kishwaukee " arrived Pearl Harbor , her homeport , 7 October 1966 . Following shakedown training , she sailed to the Far East 5 December and arrived , via Guam , at Subic Bay 22 December . The gasoline tanker entered the combat zone the last day of the year and supplied fuel for naval aircraft for strikes against Communist targets ashore . From 2 January 1967 into April she operated out of Da Nang , Vietnam , before departing for Yokosuka , Japan , arriving 30 April . " Kishwaukee " continued on to Pearl Harbor and joined ServRon 5 after her arrival 15 May . End - of - service activity . " Kishwaukee " was decommissioned on 15 January 1970 at Naval Station Pearl Harbor , Hawaii , and laid up at INACTSHIPMAINTFAC West Lock , Pearl Harbor , Hawaii . On 1 August 1974 , she was struck from the Naval Register . " Kishwaukee " was disposed of by MARAD sale , 12 December 1978 to Mid Pacific Sea Harvesters , LTD for $ 56 , 480 , for conversion to a fishing vessel . " Kishwaukee " was converted to the fishing vessel Vicky Rae , serving as such until 1997 when she was scrapped in Shanghai , China . Military awards and honors . " Kishwaukee " received two battle stars for World War II service : During the Vietnam War , she was awarded seven campaign stars : " Kishwaukee ’ s " crew was eligible for the following citations , medals and ribbons ( shown in order of precedence ) :