 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Pana 1 November 1943, 3rd Battalion yakasvika paCape Torokinanavamwe vose ve3rd Marines, kumabvazuva kweRwizi rweKoromokina. Nepo kurwisa kwakanga kusinganyanyi kuoma, mafungu akasimba uye masango akaoma aiwanzosvika kumvura munzvimbo dzakawanda akaita kuti ngarava zhinji dzinosimuka dziparare kana kuti dzikanganiswe zvokusagona kugadziriswa. Kwemavhiki maviri akatevera, battalion yakabatsira kuvaka nhevedzano yenzira dzaibatanidza beachhead nezvikamu zvaifambira mberi, uye zvakaita kuti kugovera kuve nyore zvikuru. Musi wa16 Mbudzi bataiyoni yakasvika paNuma Numa Trail ndokutanga kutsvaga maJapan. Musi wa18 Mbudzi mushure mekupfurana kwakasimba pedyo nemugwagwa weJapan, bataiyoni yakawana mepu yeJapan ine ruzivo rwakakosha pamusoro pekudzivirirwa kweJapan. Kubva muna 19-21 Mbudzi, 3rd Battalion yakaramba ichitsvaga zvikamu zveJapan, izvo zvaive zvazivikanwa sechinhu che23rd Infantry Regiment, uye vachipinda mukurwa kwepfuti. Mukutungamira kweHondo yePiva Forks, 3rd Battalion yakakwanisa kutora nzvimbo yakakwirira yakakosha iyo yaizopa Marines mukana muhondo iri kuuya. Hondo chaiyo, kubva 22 kusvika 26 Mbudzi, yakaona dzimwe dzehondo dzepedyo dzakashata kwazvo dzakasangana muPacific War kubva musi iwoyo. Bhatani rechitatu rakatamburawo kurasikirwa kukuru kubva pamoto wechiJapan uye pfuti. Mazuva maviri gare gare, pashure pemazuva 27 okuenderera mberi kwechiito, 3rd Battalion yakaendeswa kune imwe nzvimbo yakanyarara pane 3rd Divisions flank uko yakaramba iri kwezvasara zvebasa racho. 