Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Musi waApril 18, "Arkansas" yakaenda kuNorthern Ireland, kwaakadzidzira mabasa epamhenderekedzo yegungwa, sezvo akange apiwa basa rekuputika kwegungwa mukutsigira Operation Overlord, kupinda kuchamhembe kweFrance. Yakagoverwa kuBoka II, pamwe chete ne"Texas" nevanoparadza vashanu. Her float ndege artillery mucherechedzi vezvikepe vakanga kwenguva kupiwa VOS-7 achibhururuka Spitfires kubva RNAS Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus). Musi waJune 3, akasiya zvigaro zvake, uye mangwanani aJune 6, akatora nzvimbo kubva kuOmaha Beach. Pana 05:52, pfuti dzechikepe chehondo dzakapfura nehasha kwenguva yokutanga mubasa racho. Akapfura nzvimbo dzeGerman dzakatenderedza Omaha Beach kusvika 13 Chikumi, paakaendeswa kunotsigira mauto epasi muGrandcamp les Bains. Musi waJune 25, "Arkansas"
yakarova Cherbourg, mukutsigira kurwiswa kweAmerica pachiteshi; pfuti dzeGermany dzomumhenderekedzo yegungwa dzakamupwanya kanoverengeka, asi dzisina kubudirira. Cherbourg yakawira kuvaAllies zuva rakatevera racho, pashure pacho "Arkansas" yakadzokera kuchiteshi chengarava, kutanga muWeymouth, England, uye ipapo kuBangor, Wales, pana June 30.