<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: Ngemva kokuphuma eNorfolk, eVirginia, uMellena wathatha izimpahla ngeGuantanamo Bay nasePanama waya ePearl Harbor lapho afika khona maphakathi no-March. Waqeqeshwa emanzini aseHawaii kwaze kwaba ngu-8 ku-Ephreli; futhi kulandela ukugijima kwempahla eya eSan Francisco futhi yaqhubeka nokuzivocavoca ukuqeqeshwa kwe-amphibious support kuze kube yilapho ihamba ngomkhumbi iya ePhilippines ngo-13 Juni. Wafika eGuiuan, eSamar, ngoJuni 28. Phakathi namasonto okugcina okulwa entshonalanga yePacific, wenza uhambo lwezimpahla oluya ePalau, e-Admiralties, naseMarianas, nase  <response>: Ngemva kokuphela kwezimpi, yayibekwe e-Iwo Jima. Ngemva kokuthutha ama-Seabees eSaipan, wabuyela eLeyte Gulf ngo-August 28 ukuze athwale amabutho okuhlala eJapane. 