Nharireyomurindi yaMarch 17, zvikepe zvacho zvakatakura zvinhu zveBhatani reChipiri, 4th Marines, paGuadalcanal ndokuenda nezvikepe zveamphibious kuSt. Matthias Islands. Varwi vomugungwa vakagara murunyararo muEmirau
musi wa20 March, uye "Talbot" yakadzokera 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.