<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - Ngemva kokuxoshwa eNorfolk, eVirginia, i-Mellena yathutha izimpahla ngeGuantanamo Bay nasePanama iya ePearl Harbor lapho yafika 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, futhi lapho kuphela izimpi  <response>: yayiboshelwe e-Iwo Jima. Ngemva kokuthutha ama-Seabees eSaipan, wabuyela eLeyte Gulf ngo-August 28 ukuze athwale amabutho okuhlala eJapane. 