Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Musi wa 17 Kurume, kutakura kwakatakura zvinhu zve 2d Battalion, 4th Marines, paGuadalcanal ndokufamba nechikepe chine amphibious kuenda kuSt. Matthias Islands. Mauto Omumvura
vakagara murunyararo Emirau musi wa 20 Kurume, uye "Talbot" akadzokera kuPurvis Bay. Akaenda kuNew Guinea musi wa4 Kubvumbi kunotora chikamu mukudzidzira kumhara ne168th Army Regimental Combat Team (RCT). Mavhiki maviri gare gare, akatakura varume 145 vechirongwa ichocho ndokuenda neTG 77.3, Fire Support Group, nokuda kwekurwiswa kweAitape. Musi waApril 22, "Talbot" akaburitsa mauto ake; akapfura Tumleo Island; ndokudzokera kuCape Cretin. Iye akaperekedza resupply echelons kunzvimbo yekumhara kusvika 10 Chivabvu apo kutakura kwakasunungurwa ne7th Fleet.