3 5 ▁British ▁surv iv ors ▁from ▁both ▁ships . ▁In ▁April , ▁K aw ak aze ▁assist ed ▁in ▁the ▁invasion ▁of ▁Pan ay ▁and ▁Neg ros ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines . ▁From ▁ 1 0 ▁May , ▁K aw ak aze ▁was ▁re ass igned ▁to ▁the ▁I J N ▁ 1 st ▁Fle et ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁S ase bo ▁Naval ▁Ar sen al ▁for ▁rep airs ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁month . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Mid way ▁on ▁ 4 – 6 ▁June , ▁K aw ak aze ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Ale ut ians ▁Guard ▁Force ▁under ▁Admir al ▁Sh ir ō ▁Tak as u , ▁however , ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁July ▁she ▁was ▁assigned ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁I J N ▁ 2 nd ▁Fle et ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁Tru k ▁in ▁mid - August ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁aircraft ▁car rier ▁. ▁On ▁ 2 1 ▁August , ▁while ▁pat rolling ▁off ▁of ▁Gu adal can al , ▁K aw ak aze ▁s unk ▁the ▁American ▁destroy er ▁. ▁She ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁Bomb ard ment ▁of ▁Hend erson ▁Field ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁August ▁and ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁esc ort ▁for ▁Japanese ▁tro op ▁ships ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Sol om ons . ▁In ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁August ▁through ▁early ▁November , ▁K aw ak aze ▁participated ▁in ▁ten ▁" T ok yo ▁Express " ▁high ▁speed ▁transport ▁runs ▁or ▁surface ▁attack ▁miss ions ▁to ▁Gu adal can al , ▁as