Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Kubva pana April 5 kusvika pana September 28, 1942, "Kearny" akaperekedza ngarava dzaienda kuGreat Britain, kuPanama Canal, uye kuGalveston, Texas. Pakupera kwaSeptember, akapiwa basa ku
Kupinda muNorth Africa. Ikoko akavhara uye pamoto kutsigira mishoni, akapfura pasi ndege yemuvengi, uye akaperekedza ngarava dzevarwi kuSafi, French Morocco. "Kearny" akabva munhandare yokurwisa ndokuperekedza konvo kudzokera kuNew York, achisvika 3 December 1942.