 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Musi wa27 Gumiguru, Task Force 38 yakapa kufukidza kwemhepo nokuda kwekupinda muTreasury Islands, rutivi rwemibato yokutanga yokupinda muBougainville Island yakarongwa mazuva mashomanene gare gare. Mangwanani aNovember 1, ndege dzeSaratoga dzakaparadza nhandare dzendege dzeJapan kumucheto kuchamhembe kwechitsuwa uye paBuka Island. Vakaparadza ndege dzeJapan 15 apo vakarasikirwa neHellcats nhatu, imwe Dauntless, uye Avenger mbiri nokuda kwezvikonzero zvose. Apo boka rebasa rakanga richizadza mafuta musi wa 3 kusvika 4 November, ndege dzokuongorora dzakawana ngarava dzeJapan dzichiungana paRabaul uye Admiral Halsey akarayira Task Force 38 kuti ivarwise nesimba guru vasati vapinda mumotokari dzokuBougainville. Izvi zvakashandurwa kuva boka rekurwisa re23 Avengers uye 22 Dauntlesses, rakaperekedzwa nemurwi wese aripo ari mungarava mbiri dzinotakura musi wa5 Mbudzi; CAP pamusoro pevatakuri yaipiwa nevarwi vanobhururuka kubva kuNew Georgia. Kurwisa kwacho kwakashamisa vaJapan uye kwakakuvadza zvikuru ngarava huru ina, ngarava mbiri dzakareruka, uye muparadzi nokuda kwokurasikirwa nendege pfumbamwe chete. 