 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - New Mexico uye Idaho vakatora rutivi mumushandirapamwe weMariana nePalau Islandskutanga muna June 1944, kunyange zvazvo Mississippi yakanga isiri kushanda nokuda kwokuvandudzwa mukati mechikamu chokutanga cheshambadziro. Dzakapfura nzvimbo dzeJapan paSaipan, Tinian, neGuam sezvo mauto anobhururuka achirwisa chitsuwa chimwe nechimwe. Ngarava mbiri dzehondo dzakaramba dziine ngarava yekupinda kuti dzivhare kubva pakurwiswa kweJapan apo Fast Carrier Task Force yakasangana uye yakanyatsokunda yeJapan 1st Air Fleet muHondo yePhilippine Sea. Pakazosvika September, Mississippi yakanga yadzokera kumhenderekedzo yegungwa kuti isunungure New Mexico nokuda kwekugadziriswa kwayo, uye iye ne Idaho vakapfura chitsuwa chePelelieu, hondo yokupedzisira yeMarianas campaign. Ngarava yacho yakabva yadzokera kuManus Island kunogadzirira kupinda kwePhilippines, nepo New Mexico yakaenda kunogadziriswazve paPuget Sound Navy Yard. 