Kammala wannan jumla: A ranar 20 ga Maris, raka'a na 4 na Rundunar Sojan Ruwa, wanda "Shugaba Hayes" ya kai,
sun mamaye tsibirin Emirau cikin lumana. A watan Afrilu da Mayu ta yi jigilar kayayyaki na soja don Marines a New Britain. A ranar 4 ga Yuni, ta tashi, tare da raka'a na 3 na Marine Division, zuwa tsibirin Marshall don shirya don kai hari kan Guam. Tsayayyar abokan gaba a lokacin aikin Saipan ya jinkirta tafiya, amma a ranar 21 ga watan Yuli ta sauko da dakarunta da kayayyaki a gabashin Apra Harbor.