Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Achibvisa Philadelphia musi wa19 January 1944, "Darby" akafamba achienda kuBora Bora, Society Islands, uye Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides, ndokusvika kuGuadalcanal musi wa20 March. Yakashanda neTask Force 31 muSolomon Islands kusvika musi wa 23 Chikunguru, pakati pemamwe mabasa kuongorora
kumhara pachitsuwa cheEmirou musi wa10 April. Kubvira musi wa23 July, yakafambisa ngarava dzaienda kuzvitsuwa zveGuadalcanal, Eniwetok, New Hebrides, Manus, uye Majuro. Mushure mekugadziriswa kwenguva pfupi paPearl Harbor kubva musi wa8 kusvika musi wa24 Gumiguru, akashanda pabasa rekutakura pakati peGuam neEniwetok kusvika pakati paNovember. Musi wa15 Mbudzi, akafambisa muvhimi-muurayi patrol kubva kuPonape, akabva apfura bhomba pamhenderekedzo yeTanga Islands asati adzokera kuEniwetok. Mazuva matatu gare gare, akafamba nenzira yeKwajalein, Guadalcanal, uye Manus nokuda kwekudzidzira muMilne Bay, New Guinea kubva musi wa 7 kusvika 26 December mukugadzirira kurwiswa kweLingayen.