Kammala wannan magana: Bayan shakedown, "Guavina" an cire shi a cikin kogin Mississippi a cikin wani jirgin ruwa mai tasowa ta hanyar "Minnesota", ya isa New Orleans 24 Janairu 1944. Ta halarci horon horo a New Orleans da kuma a Balboa,
C.Z., kafin ya isa Pearl Harbor ranar 5 ga Afrilu don shirya don aikinsa na farko na yaki.