ɪn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ, ðə jˈuːnɪt wˌɪtʃ wʌz nˈaʊ kˈʌmpəni ˈɛl, θˈɜːd pˈæɹəʃˌuːt bɐtˈæliən, fˈɜːst mɚɹˈiːn pˈæɹəʃˌuːt ɹˈɛdʒɪmənt, aɪ mɚɹˈiːn æmfˈɪbiəs kˈɔːɹ, bˈoːɹdᵻd ʃˈɪp ænd mˈuːvd ˌɔn tə ðə nˈuːli wˈʌn vˈɛlə leɪvˈɛlə ˈaɪlənd ɪnðə sˈʌðɚn sˈɑːlɑːmənz.
In October, the unit which was now Company L, 3rd Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Parachute Regiment, I Marine Amphibious Corps, boarded ship and moved on to the newly won Vella Lavella island in the Southern Solomons.