 Kunyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Kudzokera kunorwa pakati pa1943, Portland yakaona chiito mukubatana kukuru kweHondo yePacific, kuitisa mabhomba emhenderekedzo mukutsigira mishandirapamwe paAleutian Islands, Gilbert neMarshall Islands, Mariana Islands, uye New Guinea. Akapinda muhondo yeLeyte Gulf muna Gumiguru 1944, achirwisa ngarava dzeJapan muhondo inokosha yeSurigao Strait. Akabva atanga kurwisa mhenderekedzo yegungwa muLingayen Gulf neCorregidor Island, uye muna 1945 akatsigira kunodzikisa ngarava panguva yeHondo yeOkinawa kusvikira hondo yapera. 