Kammala wannan jumla: A ranar 8 ga Yuli, "Melvin" ya tashi zuwa Eniwetok a matsayin wani ɓangare na allon jigilar kayayyaki da ke ɗauke da sojoji zuwa Guam, sai ta bincika jigilar kayayyaki da man fetur daga 22 ga Yuli zuwa 7 ga Agusta. Bayan shirye-shirye a Guadalcanal, daga 8 zuwa 21 ga Satumba ya shiga cikin kamawa da kuma mamaye kudancin tsibirin Palau kafin ya shiga TG 33.19 don mamaye Ulithi. Bayan bin LSTs zuwa Hollandia, ta isa tsibirin Manus don shirya don
mamayewar Leyte, Philippines.