 Achidzokera kuhondo pakati pa1943, Portland akaona chiito mukubatana kukuru kweHondo yePacific, achiitisa kubhomba kwegungwa mukutsigira mishandirapamwe paAleutian Islands, Gilbert neMarshall Islands, Mariana Islands, uye New Guinea. Akapinda muhondo yeLeyte Gulf muna Gumiguru 1944, achirwisa ngarava dzeJapan muhondo inokosha yeSurigao Strait. Akabva atanga kurwisa mhenderekedzo yegungwa muLingayen Gulf neCorregidor Island, uye muna 1945 akatsigira kunodzikisa ngarava panguva yeHondo yeOkinawa kusvikira hondo yapera. 