Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Bayan kamfen din Guadalcanal da Tarawa, an sanya Janar Bourke a matsayin jami'in bindiga na V Amphibious Corps don mamayewar Saipan. Daga nan sai ya horar da rukunin mayakan da ke cikin rundunar soji da na sojan ruwa don rundunar soji ta XXIV, sannan ya shirya don
Aikin Leyte. Tare da Leyte da aka tabbatar, ya dauki umurnin 5th Marine Division wanda ke shirin mamaye Japan.