A ranar 16 ga watan Nuwamba, 32 ya zama na farko da sojojin Amurka suka kaddamar da wani hari a kan sojojin Japan. An bi su da rukunin mayakan na 163 na rukunin soji na 41, wanda ya isa Port Moresby, New Guinea a ranar 27 ga Disamba, kuma rukunin farko sun tashi sama da Owen Stanley Range zuwa gaban Buna Gona a ranar 30 ga Disamba. A gaban Atlantic, ƙungiyoyi na farko da suka shiga cikin hare-haren ƙasa sune 1st Infantry, 3rd Infantry, 9th Infantry, 1st Armored da 2nd Armored Divisions a
Arewacin Afirka a ranar 8 ga Nuwamba.