The USS General C.C. Ballou was a transport ship for the US navy in World War 2. It was named in honor of U.S. Army general Charles Clarendon Ballou. The ship later was transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service on March 1, 1950. The ship returned around 3,000 World War 2 veterans after the Japanese surrender. The ship made many other trips around the world returning a lot soldiers to the U.S. in 1945-1950. General C.C. Ballou was reacquired by the U.S. Navy in March 1, 1950 for nearly 2 years sailed between Europe and the United States with refugees. Beginning in 1952, the ship began transporting troops from the West Coast to Korea serve in the Korean War. She was placed out of service in September 1954 and was later sold to Navieras
