Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: "Dextrous" yakabva kuNorfolk, Virginia, musi wa14 November 1943 sechifambiso chemotokari, ichisvika kuBizerte, Tunisia, musi wa3 January 1944. Mazuva gumi gare gare yakaenda kuNaples, Italy, kunotsvaira muGulf of Salerno. Pana 21 January iye akasiya Naples nokuda Anzio-Nettuno beachhead apo iye swept zvimbambaira pamberi kurwiswa mangwana, uye patrolled uye akapa anti-ndege moto panguva kurwa kwakakasharara pamhenderekedzo. Kunze kworwendo rwemaviri rwokuenda kuBizerte kuzadza, "Dextrous" akashanda Anzio kusvikira 12 August 1944 paakafamba kubva kuNaples nokuda kwe
zvimbambaira zvakatangira kupinda kwehondo zvakaparadza mhenderekedzo yegungwa yokumaodzanyemba kweFrance. Yakatsvaira ndokufambira ikoko kutozosvikira 1 October apo yakaisa muBizerte. Achiperekedza boka reLSTs, akadzokera kuNorfolk, Virginia, musi wa11 December kunovandudzwa.