A subsequent attempt to ship an infantry and an artillery battalion to the Admiralties was frustrated by Allied air and submarine attacks, but 530 soldiers of the 38th Division's 1st Battalion, 229th Infantry Regiment arrived there on the night of 2 February.
Et senere forsøg på at afskibe en infanteri og en artilleribataljon til Admiralitetsøerne blev forstyrret af allierede luft- og undervandsbådsangreb, men 530 soldater fra 38. divisions 1. bataljon af 229. infanteriregiment ankom til øerne om aftenen den 2. februar.