Oriole stood north from Seattle, Washington, on 22 October 1941 for duty in Alaskan waters, and arrived at Dutch Harbor on 3 November to begin vital support operations in those waters that lasted through the entrance of the United States into hostilities in December 1941 and continued until the end of World War II in 1945. She was assigned to the Northwest Sea Frontier Force on 15 July 1942 following her reclassification to Ocean Tug AT-136 on 1 June.
Oriole was stationed north of Seattle, Washington, on October 22, 1941, to carry out essential support operations in Alaskan waters, and arrived at Dutch Harbor on November 3 to initiate these operations that continued until the United States' entry into World War II in December 1941 and lasted through its conclusion in 1945. She was assigned to the Northwest Sea Frontier Force on July 15, 1942, after being reclassified as an Ocean Tug AT-136 on June 1.