Mushure mekudzidzira kudzidzira muChesapeake Bay, panguva iyo yaakashandawo sechikepe chekudzidzisa vashandi kuti vapiwe kune dzimwe ngarava dzekutakura zvikepe, LST-389 yakabva kuNorfolk musi wa19 Kukadzi 1943, yakananga kuBayonne, New Jersey kwaakatora bhodhi rimwe rekutakura zvikepe (LCT), mauto eUnited States Army, uye mutoro wezvekurapa. Achifamba nechikepe UGS 6A musi wa19 March, akaenderera mberi achipfuura neBermuda kuenda kuNorth Africa ndokusvika kuNemours, Algeria musi wa13 April. Nokukurumidza achienda kuArzew Naval Base, Algeria ngarava yakava mureza weCaptain Frank Adams, Mutungamiri, LST Group 5, Flotilla 2. Nokukurumidza LST-389 yakabatanidzwa mumushandirapamwe wokupinda muSicily
, danho rokutanga kuenda kuItaly.