Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: "Heermann" akabva apiwa Third Fleet uye Task Force 39 musi wa 18 March 1944 mushure mokumira paMajuro Lagoon uye ipapo Port Purvis paFlorida Island, muSolomon Islands. Kwemwedzi wakatevera muparadzi akaperekedza mapoka ayo akanga
vachipinda muEmirau Island uye vachitsvaka ngarava dzevavengi dzinotakura zvinhu kumhenderekedzo yeNew Hanover. Mushure mokumira paPurvis musi wa 3 June, "Heermann" akabatanidzwa mukuputika kwepurazi retangi paFangelawa Bay, New Ireland musi wa 11 June, uye akabva aita ASW mapurisa kubva kuSolomon Islands kuenda kuAdmiralty, Caroline, uye Marshall Islands kusvikira musi wa 26 June. Pakati pa1944, "Heermann" yaiperekedza ngarava dzokutengesa kubva kuEspiritu Santo, New Hebrides neNouméa, New Caledonia. Mudzvanyiriri akadzokera kuPort Purvis ndokuenda musi wa6 Gunyana 1944 neRear Admiral William Sample's escort carrier force, ichipa escort panguva yekupinda kwePalau Islands. Pashure paikoku, muparadzi wacho akaparadzaniswa nokuda kwemibato muPhilippine Islands.