Kammala jumla mai zuwa: A ranar 17 ga Maris, jigilar kayayyaki ta ɗauki abubuwa na 2d Battalion, 4th Marines, a Guadalcanal kuma ya tashi tare da rundunar amphibious zuwa Tsibirin St. Matthias. Sojojin Ruwa
sun mamaye Emirau cikin lumana a ranar 20 ga Maris, kuma "Talbot" ya koma Purvis Bay. Ta tafi New Guinea a ranar 4 ga Afrilu don shiga cikin aikin saukowa tare da 168th Army Regimental Combat Team (RCT). Makonni biyu bayan haka, ta ɗauki mutane 145 na wannan rundunar kuma ta tashi tare da TG 77.3, Ƙungiyar Taimakon Wuta, don kai hari kan Aitape. A ranar 22 ga Afrilu, "Talbot" ya sauko da dakarunta; harbe Tumleo Island; kuma ya koma Cape Cretin. Ta biye da jigilar kayayyaki zuwa yankin saukowa har zuwa ranar 10 ga Mayu lokacin da rundunar ta 7 ta saki jigilar kayayyaki.