 Nyorai kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Musi wa14 Gumiguru 1942, zvikamu zve2 6th zvakabhururuka kubva ku14-Mile Drome kuyambuka makomo kuenda kuWanigela Airfield, Wangiela. Kubva kuWanigela kambani yacho yakatamira kuPongani. Nokurwiswa kwakatanga muHondo yeBuna Gona, 26th yakatenderera pamberi peUnited States Armys 1st Battalion, 126th Infantry Regiment, mumahombekombe kubva kuPongani kuenda kuBuna. Kusvika pamutsara wepamberi paBuna musi wa20 Mbudzi 1942, 26th yakabatanidzwa mukurwisana kwakasimba kumativi eNew Strip airfield kusvikira kutanga kwaDecember 1942 panguva iyo yavakashandiswa zvikuru mumutambo wechiuto. Pakati paDecember, 26th yakadzoserwa kuSoputa uyezve kuPort Moresby, kwavakapedza Krisimasi vasati vadzokera kuAustralia kunogadzirisazve nekugadzirisa. 