▁Marian as . ▁She ▁arrived ▁at ▁Sa ip an ▁on ▁ 2 ▁March , ▁called ▁at ▁Gu am ▁the ▁next ▁day ▁to ▁off - load ▁ 3 3 ▁battle ▁cas ual ties , ▁and ▁then ▁proceeded ▁to ▁the ▁Sol om ons . ▁ ▁In vas ion ▁of ▁Ok ina wa ▁Th ur ston ▁called ▁at ▁Tul agi ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁Esp ir itu ▁Santo ▁to ▁load ▁elements ▁of ▁the ▁Army ' s ▁ 2 7 th ▁Infantry ▁Division . ▁From ▁there , ▁her ▁it iner ary ▁took ▁her ▁via ▁Ul ith i , ▁to ▁Ok ina wa . ▁The ▁ship ▁deb ark ed ▁her ▁troops ▁at ▁the ▁H ag ush i ▁Be aches ▁on ▁ 9 ▁April ▁and , ▁five ▁days ▁later , ▁head ed ▁for ▁the ▁Marian as , ▁wh ence ▁she ▁was ▁rout ed , ▁via ▁Ul ith i ▁and ▁Man us , ▁to ▁New ▁C aled onia . ▁She ▁emb ark ed ▁ 9 1 7 ▁home ward - bound ▁passengers ▁and ▁battle ▁cas ual ties ▁at ▁N ou mé a ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁May ▁and ▁deb ark ed ▁them ▁at ▁San ▁Francisco ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁May . ▁ ▁After ▁host ilities ▁Th ur ston ▁took ▁on ▁Army ▁troops ▁on ▁ 9 ▁June ▁and ▁proceeded , ▁via ▁En iw et ok ▁and ▁Ul ith i , ▁to ▁the ▁Philippines . ▁She ▁arrived ▁at ▁Man ila ▁on ▁ 8 ▁July , ▁dis charg ed ▁her ▁troops ▁and ▁cargo ▁there , ▁moved ▁to ▁T