 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Pana 1 August, muparadzi akadzokera kuEniwetok, ipapo akananga kuSolomon Islands kunodzidzira basa rePalau. Pana 6 September iye akabva Purvis Bay muna Task Group 32.5 TG 32.5, Western Fire Support Group. Kunze kwePeleliu mambakwedza musi wa12 September, Ross yakavhara ngarava dzakasimba sezvo dzakatanga kurwisa mahombekombe ekumhara akasarudzwa. Mangwanani e13, akavhara mahombekombe eWhite neOrange kuti ape rutsigiro rwemoto kuUnderwater Demolition Teams UDTs kubvisa nzira dzezvipingamupinyi uye kuburikidza nezuva iro uye rinotevera iye akasiyanisa pakati pebasa iroro uye basa rekuongorora. Pausiku hwa14-15 Gunyana, akapfura Ngesebus Island uye akaitisa mapurisa kuti abate chikepe chevavengi. Ipapo, pamberi pokumhara pa 08:30, akapfura panzvimbo dzokucherechedza dzomuvengi munharaunda yokurwisa. Pashure pokunge mauto asvika pamhenderekedzo dzegungwa, akachinja kuti ashevedze rutsigiro rwemoto uye kusvikira musi wa20 akachinjana basa iroro nemapurisa ehusiku uye basa rokurinda. 