 Kunyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Pashure pokuedza muMarshalls nokuda kwekupinda kweMariana, New Jersey yakaenda mugungwa 6 June muboka rokutsvaga nokuputirwa kwebasa raAdmiral Mitscher. Pazuva rechipiri rokurwiswa nendege, musi wa12 June, New Jersey yakadonhedza torpedo bomber yemuvengi, uye mumazuva maviri akatevera pfuti dzayo dzakarova Saipan neTinian, pamberi pekumhara kwemauto eMarine musi wa15 June. Mhinduro yeJapan kumubato weMarianas yakanga iri murairo kumhenderekedzo yayo huru yegungwa wokurwisa nokuparadza simba rokupinda reAmerica. Ngarava dzepasi pemvura dzeAmerica dzaitevera ngarava dzeJapan muGungwa rePhilippine sezvo Admiral Spruance akabatana neboka rake rebasa naAdmiral Mitscher kuti vasangane nemuvengi. New Jersey yakamira mumadziro anodzivirira akapoteredza vatakuri musi wa19 June 1944 sezvo vatyairi veAmerica neJapan vakatarisana muHondo yeGungwa rePhilippine. Zuva iroro nerinotevera raizoremadza ndege dzehondo dzegungwa dzeJapan; mune izvo zvaizozivikanwa seMarianas Turkey Shoot, maJapan akarasikirwa nendege dzinenge 400 nokuda kwendege dzeAmerica dzisingasviki makumi maviri. Kurasikirwa uku kwavatyairi vakadzidziswa uye ndege kwakaenzana nenjodzi nekunyura kwevatakuri vendege veJapan uye nezvikepe zvegungwa uye, zvichiteerana, uye kurasikirwa kwendege dzakatangwa kubva kunotakura ndege dzakareruka. Kuwedzera pakurasikirwa uku, mauto eAllied akabudirira kukuvadza vatakuri vaviri veJapan uye ngarava yehondo. Moto unorwisa ndege weNew Jersey nemamwe ngarava dzokuongorora wakaratidza kuti haupindiki; ngarava mbiri dzeAmerica dzakakanganiswa zvishoma muhondo yacho. Ndege dzeAmerica 17 chete ndidzo dzakarasika muhondo. 