<prompt> Pashure pokubudiswa muNorfolk, Va., Mellena yakatakura zvinhu ichipfuura neGuantanamo Bay nePanama ichienda kuPearl Harbor uko yakasvika pakati paMarch. Yakadzidzira mumvura yeHawaii kusvika musi wa 8 Kubvumbi; uye ichitevera kutakura zvinhu kuenda kuSan Francisco nekudzoka yakaenderera mberi nekudzidzira kudzidzira amphibious support kudzamara yaenda kuPhilippines musi wa 13 Chikumi. Yakasvika kuGuiuan, Samar, musi wa 28 June. Mukati memavhiki okupedzisira ehondo kumadokero kwePacific, akaenda kunotakura zvinhu kuPalau, Admiralty, uye Marianas, uye pakamira hondo  <response>: yakanga yakamira paIwo Jima. Pashure pokutakura Seabees kuSaipan, akadzokera kuLeyte Gulf musi waAugust 28 kuti atakure mauto ekubata kuJapan. 