lˈeɪɾɚ ðæt mˈʌnθ sækˈɑːwə wʌz jˈuːzd tʊ ɪvˈækjuːˌeɪt wˈʌn,θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi nˈaɪn ɪmpˈɪɹiəl dʒˌæpənˈiːz ˈɑːɹmi tɹˈuːps stɹˈændᵻd ˌɔn fˈoːɹ smˈɔːl ˈaɪləndz sˈɑːnsoːɹˌɑːl, fˈænə, mˈɛɹɪɹ ænd hˈæɾoʊhˌoʊbaɪ ɪnðə sˈʌðɚn pˈælaʊ ɡɹˈuːp.
Later that month Sakawa was used to evacuate 1,339 Imperial Japanese Army troops stranded on four small islands (Sonsorol, Fanna, Merir and Hatohobei) in the southern Palau group.