 Brown and Lt. J. D. McCormich, USNR.On 4 April, "Van Valkenburgh" retired almost to the east of Okinawa with the feint group whose maneuvers had accomplished their purpose.That group remained as a floating reserve, occasionally detaching transports to disembark their needed troops and marines on Okinawa, until they sailed back to the Marianas, reaching Saipan on 15 April.