 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Pana 1 February 1943, De Haven akaongorora matanhatu LCTs uye seaplane tender ichigadzira beachhead paMaravovo paGuadalcanal. Achiperekedza maviri emidziyo yekumhara kudzokera kunzvimbo yavo masikati, De Haven yakanyeverwa nezvekurwiswa kwemhepo kuri kuuya nendege dzeJapan dzichitsigira Operation Ke. Akaona ndege pfumbamwe dzisingazivikanwi uye akavhura pfuti sezvo nhanhatu dzakatendeuka dzakananga kwaari. Akapfura ndege nhatu idzi, asi kwete dzose nhanhatu dzisati dzadonhedza mabhomba adzo. De Haven yakarohwa nemabhomba matatu uye yakakuvadzwazve nokurohwa kwakapotsa kwaitika. Rimwe bhomba rakarova chivako chacho, richiuraya mukuru mukuru wacho pakarepo. Nzira yose yakarasika pashure pokurova kwokutanga uye ngarava yacho yakatanga kugara nokukurumidza, ichinyura anenge mamaira maviri kumabvazuva kweSavo Island. Imwe yeLCTs yaakanga aenda nayo yakaponesa vapukunyuki. De Haven yakarasikirwa na167 vakaurawa uye 38 vakakuvadzwa. 