The USS Charles Carroll (APA-28) was a Crescent City-class attack transport built during World War II, originally launched as Deluruguay on March 24, 1942, by Bethlehem Steel at Sparrows Point, Maryland. The ship was acquired by the U.S. Navy and commissioned on August 13, 1942. She measured approximately 455 feet in length and was capable of carrying troops, vehicles, and equipment for amphibious assaults. Initially classified as AP-58, she was reclassified as APA-28 on February 1, 1943. The vessel played a significant role in numerous key operations across both the Atlantic and Pacific theaters. Her service began with the North Africa landings at Fedhala, French Morocco, in November 1942, where her untried boat crews successfully executed a beach landing despite challenging conditions. During this operation, she sustained a mine strike near the Panama Canal Zone, necessitating repairs before returning to service. In 1943, Charles Carroll participated in the Sicily invasion, supporting landings at Scoglitti, and later took part in the Salerno invasion in Italy, where her crews demonstrated resilience amid heavy German resistance. The ship's most notable contribution was during the Allied invasion of Normandy in June 1944, where she supported the Omaha Beach landings, successfully landing troops of the 29th Division under intense enemy fire. Following her European operations, she supported the invasion of southern France in August 1944, landing troops at Saint Raphael and assisting with subsequent troop movements until November. After overhaul, she transferred to the Pacific, participating in the Okinawa campaign in April 1945, where she landed elements of the 1st Marines at Hagushi Beach and provided support during the fierce fighting that followed, including kamikaze attacks. Post-war, Charles Carroll transported occupation troops and returning servicemen across the Pacific and to the Far East, including ports in Japan, China, and the Philippines. She was decommissioned on December 27, 1946, and eventually sold for scrap in 1977. Throughout her service, she earned six battle stars for her participation in World War II.

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