Buuxi weedha soo socota: "Capps" waxaa laga soo saaray Scapa Flow 22kii Nofeembar 1943 wuxuuna u ambabaxay Boston, isagoo yimid 4kii Diseembar. Labaatan maalmood ka dib waxay u ambabaxday New Orleans, halkaas oo ay ku biirtay gaadiidkii ciidamada ee ku sii jeeday Pearl Harbor, waxayna timid 20kii Janaayo 1944. Markabka Capps wuxuu ilaalinayay kolonyo kale, wuxuu u sii gudbay Funafuti, halkaas oo uu ka bilaabay howlo kormeer oo ka dhan ah Tarawa, Makin, iyo Kwajalein maadaama jasiiradahaas lagu weeraray si loo furo hawlgalka Jasiiradaha Marshall. Waxaa lagu qasbay San Francisco iyadoo ay sabab u tahay khasaare ka dhashay kuleylka, "Capps" ayaa ku soo laabtay ficilkii Majuro 23 Abriil, waxaana loo xilsaaray raacitaanka aagga, maraakiibta maraakiibta maraakiibta iyo duullimaadyada ka hortaga diyaaradaha. Shaqada gaadiidka ayaa u qaaday Pearl Harbor bishii Maajo, waxayna ku soo noqotay Eniwetok 14 Juun. Iyada oo saldhigeedu yahay halkaas, burburiyaha ayaa shaashadeeyay ciidamada adeegga ee taageeraya duulaankii Marianas, ka dibna wuxuu u gudbay Manus bishii Agoosto si uu u sii wado hawlgallada shaashadda kooxda saadka ee 3aad ee hawlgallada galbeedka Carolines. Maraakiibta ay ciidamada "Capps" ilaalinayeen ayaa fuliyay weeraradii xasaasiga ahaa ee saldhigyada Japan ee u diyaargaroobayay dagaalkii sokeeye.
Howlgalka Leyte, iyo "Capps" lafteeda waxay ku biireen shaashadda koox sidayaal ah oo duqeymo cirka ah ku qaaday Manila 25kii Nofeembar. Waxay sii waday hawlaheeda la socota Ciidanka 3aad ilaa dhamaadka sanadka, markii ay soo wargelisay muddo bil ah oo ay ka shaqeyneysay saldhigga radar, badbaadinta hawada-badda, iyo raacida kolonyo ka socota Saipan ilaa Guam, Eniwetok, iyo Ulithi. 1 Febraayo 1945, waxay ka warbixisay Ulithi si ay ugu tababarto kooxaha burburinta biyaha hoostooda ee duulaanka Iwo Jima, oo ay u ambabaxday 14 Febraayo.