Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Mushure mekudzokera kuUnited States pakati pa1942, Wilkes akapinda Chikoro cheHondo cheNaval, ndokuzova Mutungamiriri weNew Light Cruiser, achimuendesa kuGungwa reMediterranean kunopinda mukupinda kweSicily muna Chikunguru 1943. Kubvira muna August 1943 Rear Admiral Wilkes akanga aine mauto eamphibious muEngland neFrance, achiita basa rinokosha mukugadzirira kupinda muNormandy muna June 1944, uye kupinda muSouthern France
mwedzi miviri gare gare. Sezvo kurwisa kweAllied kwakatamira kuGermany, Wilkes akanga ari mutariri weUnited States Ports uye Bases muFrance, achibatsira kutambudza nekutarisira kwake kwezvinhu.