<prompt> Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Musi wa 16 February, Arkansas yakanga iri panzvimbo paIwo Jima, uye na 06:00, yakazarura moto pazvinzvimbo zveJapan pamhenderekedzo yokumadokero yechitsuwa chacho. Kurwisa kwakaramba kuchienderera mberi kusvikira musi wa19 February, kunyange zvazvo yakaramba iri kure nechitsuwa chacho munguva yose yeHondo yeIwo Jima, yakagadzirira kupa rubatsiro rwemoto kuAmerica Marines pamhenderekedzo. Akabva musi wa7 Kurume, akananga kuUlithi, ndokusvika musi wa10 Kurume, kwaakashongedzazve zvombo ndokuzadza mafuta achigadzirira basa guru rinotevera muHondo yePacific, kupindirwa kweOkinawa. Yakasiya Ulithi, musi wa 21 Kurume, ndokusvika paOkinawa, mazuva mana gare gare, apo yakatanga kubhomba pamwe chete navamwe vose veTask Force 54. Varwi navaMarines vakaenda kumhenderekedzo musi wa 1 April, uye Arkansas yakaramba ichipa rutsigiro rwekuvhota kwemazuva 46 munguva yose yeHondo yeOkinawa. Kamikaze dzakarwisa ngarava yacho kakawanda, kunyange zvazvo isina kumurova. Yakasiya chitsuwa chacho muna May, ichisvika kuGuam musi wa14 May. Akabva aenda kuLeyte Gulf, musi wa12 June, achisvika mazuva mana gare gare. Ikoko, iye akagoverwa kuTask Group 95.7, pamwe chete neTexas uye matatu cruisers. Akagara muPhilippines kusvikira musi wa 20 August, paakaenda kuOkinawa, achisvika kuBuckner Bay musi wa 23 August, panguva iyoyo  <response>: Japan yakanga yakundwa, ichigumisa Hondo yeNyika II. Mukati mehondo, Arkansas yakawana nyeredzi ina dzehondo. 