 Nyorai mberi kweiyi ndima - 3rd Battalion 3rd Marines yakashanda musi wa 1 Chikumi 1942 paNew River, North Carolina se5th Training Battalion, Chikamu Chakakosha Chemauto, 1st Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force. Musi wa 16 Chikumi, vakagadziridzwazve se3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, Fleet Marine Force. Kubva muna Nyamavhuvhu kusvika munaGunyana 1942, 3rd Battalion yakatumirwa pamwe chete ne3rd Marine Regiment kuTutuila, American Samoa uye yakatumirwa ku2nd Marine Brigade. Muna 1943, vakagoverwazve kuFleet Marine Force. Muna Chivabvu 1943, vakaendeswa kuAuckland, New Zealand uye muna Chikumi, vakaendeswa ku3rd Marine Division. Kubva muna July kusvika muna August 1943, vakaendeswa kuchitsuwa cheGuadalcanal kunotanga kurovedzwa mukugadzirira kupinda muBougainvillemuna November. 