 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Pashure pokupinda muzvidzidzo zvokusvika kumhenderekedzo yegungwa munharaunda yeSan Diego, ngarava yakamira paPort Hueneme, uye paSan Francisco, kuti itakure zvinhu. Akabva kumhenderekedzo yokumadokero musi wa15 October, akananga kuHawaii, akasvika kuPearl Harbor musi wa25 October, ndokutanga kutakura zvinhu. Apo basa iri rakapedzwa, LST-31 zvakare yakasimudza anchor musi wa 5 November, uye yakaumba nzira yeGilbert Islands. Senhengo ye5th Amphibious Force, ngarava yakanga yakarongerwa kutora chikamu pakurwiswa kwe Makin Island. LST-31 yakasvika kure Makin, musi wa 20 November, uye yakatanga kubvisa mauto nemitoro kumhenderekedzo. Akagara kure nechitsuwa ichocho kusvikira pana 3 December, paakazotanga kudzokera kuPearl Harbor. Nguva pfupi asvika, ngarava yacho yakapinda muPearl Harbor Navy Yard kuti igadziriswe. Apo injini dzayo dzakanga dzichigadziridzwa, pfuti dzokuwedzera dzeBofors uye zvombo zveOerlikon zvakaiswa. Nguva yechikepe yakaguma mukuvamba kwaJanuary 1944, uye ngarava yakagadziridzwa yakabva yatora rutivi mukurovedza kunze kweMaui, mukugadzirira kupinda kweMarshall Islands kwaizouya. 