ðə θˈɜːd pˈæɹəʃˌuːt bɐtˈæliən sˈɔː ɪts fˈɜːst kˈɑːmbæt ðɛɹ æt bˈaʊɡeɪnvˌɪl ænd ðˈɛn ɪn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tə ɡwɑːdˈælkənəl fɹʌm wˈɛns ɪt sˈeɪld fɚðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts ɐbˈoːɹd ðə .
The 3rd Parachute Battalion saw its first combat there at Bougainville and then in January returned to Guadalcanal from whence it sailed for the United States aboard the .