According to the U.S. Naval Historical Center site, the USS Cullman, was a 4,247-ton Gilliam-class attack transport built at Wilmington, California, and commissioned in January 1945.

The USS Cullman sailed from San Francisco, California, in March of 1945 for Pearl Harbor, where she operated in training and inter-island transport duties. In July she sailed for San Pedro, where she embarked troops and cargo for Eniwetok, Ulithi, and Luzon.

Cullman then traveled to the Philippines and loaded Army occupation troops, which she delivered to Tokyo Bay in September. Cullman was present in Tokyo Bay during the Japanese Surrender Ceremony on September 2, 1945.

After stops at Okinawa and Guam, the USS Cullman landed Marines at Taku Bar, China, in September and October for the reoccupation of northern China. During two voyages in October and November she lifted Chinese troops from Hong Kong to Taku and Tsingtao.

She then carried out two "Magic Carpet" voyages, returning one load of returning servicemen to San Francisco from Manila in December 1945 and another from Okinawa in February 1946.

Cullman was decommissioned at San Francisco in May 1946. In July she was stricken from the Navy list and returned to the Maritime Commission. Placed in reserve, she was sold for scrapping in August 1965.

Further Reading:

• Department of the Navy - Naval Historical Center: USS Cullman

• Department of the Navy - Naval Historical Center: Allied Ships Present in Tokyo Bay

• NavSource Naval History