Waxay ku soo biireen ciidanka BPF ee Sydney (oo hadda ku xiran Maraykanka 3aad ee Maraykanka) iyo 31 Luulyo waxay raacday markabka dagaalka ee Guam, oo ay weheliyaan "Wager", halkaas oo ay gaareen 9 Ogosto. Admiral Bruce Fraser, oo ah Taliyaha Guud ee BPF, ayaa la wareegay Admiral Chester Nimitz, oo ah Taliyaha Guud ee Madaxtooyada Ciidanka Badda Baasifigga. Markabka ayaa ka dib la kulmay ciidanka ugu badan ee Japan 16-kii. "Whelp" waxay ahayd markabkii ugu horreeyay ee Allied-ka ee soo gala Sagami Bay 27kii Ogosto, isagoo hormuud u ah "Duke of York" iyo maraakiibta dagaalka ee Mareykanka iyo. Waxay ka qeyb gashay Tokyo munaasabada rasmiga ah ee Japan ay is dhiibtay.
2da Sebtember. Waxay ka tagtay Tokyo 9kii Sebtember, kadibna waxay joogsatay habeenkii Okinawa 11/12 Sebtember, waxay timid Hong Kong iyadoo la socota Admiral Fraser. Wuxuu aqbalay in ciidamada Japan ay isku dhiibaan Hong Kong 16kii Sebtember.