<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo:  <response>: Ukuzinikela kweJapane, wasuka eSeattle ngo-Agasti 31 futhi, ehamba ngePhilippines, wafika e-Yokohama ngo-September 24 namabutho okuhlala. Lapho, wathatha amasosha angu-3 052 wahamba ngemva kwezinsuku ezingu-5 njengengxenye ye-Operation Magic Carpet, ukubuyisela amakhulu ezinkulungwane zamadoda aseMelika asempini e-United States ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka. Phakathi kukaDisemba 3 noMashi 3, 1946 wahamba kabili waya eMpumalanga Ekude lapho aqala khona ukubuyela kuma-veteran eYokohama naseManila futhi wabayisa eSan Pedro naseSan Francisco. Esuka eSan Francisco ngoMashi 23, wabe esedlula eManila naseSingapore eya eKalcutta, eNdiya, naseColombo, eCeylon, lapho aqala khona amabutho e-Magic Carpet. Waphuma eColombo ngo-Ephreli 28, wahamba ngomkhumbi ngeSuez Canal, futhi wafika eNew York ngoMeyi 21. Wakhishwa emsebenzini eNew York ngoJuni 1 futhi wadluliselwa ku-War Shipping Administration WSA ngoJuni 6 ukuze agcine esetshenziswa njengendlela yokuthutha yi-Army Transportation Service. 