Editing USS Algol (AKA-54) (section)

====1945====
On 2 January 1945, the attack cargo ship put to sea as an element of Task Unit (TU) 78.11.7. Along the way, many reports came in of submarines, torpedoes, and unidentified aircraft. However, no verified attacks occurred. ''Algol'' and her colleagues arrived safely in Lingayen Gulf on 11 January. Her boats and boat crews went immediately to help unload {{USS|President Monroe|AP-104|2}}. The attack transport began her own unloading the following day. She completed cargo operations on 13 January and got underway for [[Leyte]] on the 15th. During that voyage, she also towed ''President Monroe'' which had suffered a main propulsion plant casualty. The two ships arrived in San Pedro Bay on 20 January. There, she immediately began loading for a second invasion of Luzon. When she arrived off the coast of [[Zambales]] province on the western coast of Luzon just north of [[Subic Bay]], she and the other ships found things very peaceful. And so, it was. The entire area was in the friendly hands of Filipino guerrillas. The pre-landing bombardment was cancelled, and troops and cargo moved ashore easily.{{sfn|DANFS|2015}}

Upon her return to Leyte on 3 February, ''Algol'' spent about six weeks catching up on minor ship repairs, and her crew enjoyed more frequent liberty. By mid-March, however, it was time to get back in the war, and she began preparations for the assault on the [[Ryukyu Islands]]. On 27 March, the attack cargo ship departed Leyte with cargo and elements of the [[184th Infantry Regiment (United States)|184th Regimental Combat Team]] (RCT), [[7th Infantry Division (United States)|7th Infantry Division]], embarked. She arrived off [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]] early in the morning of 1 April and began unloading soon after the invasion started. That night, instead of retiring with the other transports and cargo ships, ''Algol'' moved into the inner transport area to serve as a tender for the landing craft.{{sfn|DANFS|2015}}

The ship remained at Okinawa until 10 April at which time she shaped a course for [[Guam]] in company with TU 51.29.12. From Guam, ''Algol'' continued east to [[Hawaii]] and thence to [[San Diego]], California, where she arrived on 4 May. A three-week availability followed. On 28 May, the attack cargo ship embarked upon a voyage to Hawaii, from which she returned to the west coast at [[San Francisco]] on 18 June. She put to sea once again on 6 July bound for the western Pacific. After stops at Eniwetok and [[Ulithi]] en route, the ship arrived at [[Kerama Islands|Kerama Retto]] off Okinawa on 9 September. From there, she moved down to the northern Solomons, arriving at [[Cape Torokina]], [[Bougainville Island|Bougainville]], on 4 October. There, she loaded cargo and equipment for Marine Air Group (MAG) 25 for transportation to China. ''Algol'' arrived in [[Qingdao|Tsingtao]], China, early in November, unloaded her cargo, and departed that port at the end of the third week in November.{{sfn|DANFS|2015}}