Nyorai mberi kweiyi ndima - Musi wa20 Kurume zvikamu zve4th Marine Regiment, zvakatakurwa na"Mutungamiri Hayes", zvine rugare zvakatora chitsuwa cheEmirau
. Muna April naMay akaendesa mauto anotsiva maMarine kuNew Britain. Musi wa 4 Chikumi akafamba nechikepe, nezvikwata zve 3rd Marine Division yakapinda muchikepe, kuenda kuMarshall Islands kunogadzirira kurwiswa kweGuam. Kurwisa kwomuvengi mukati meSaipan operation kwakakonzera kunonoka kufamba kwechikepe, asi musi wa 21 Chikunguru akaburitsa mauto ake nezvokuyamura kumabvazuva kweApra Harbor.