Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Musi wa20 March zvikamu zve4th Marine Regiment, zvaifambiswa na"President Hayes",
vakagara murunyararo paEmirua Island. 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.