Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Site na Philadelphia na 19 Jenụwarị 1944, "Darby" gara ọrụ escort na Bora Bora, Society Islands, na Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides, wee rute Guadalcanal na 20 Machị. Ọ rụrụ ọrụ na Task Force 31 na Solomons ruo 23 July, n'etiti ọrụ ndị ọzọ na-enyocha ndị
ụgbọ mmiri ndị ahụ rutere n'àgwàetiti Emirau n'April 10. Site na 23 Julaị, o sooro ndị njem n'etiti agwaetiti Guadalcanal, Eniwetok, New Hebrides, Manus, na Majuro. Mgbe a obere overhaul na Pearl Harbor si 8 ka 24 October, ọ na-eje ozi na convoy ọrụ n'etiti Guam na Eniwetok ruo n'etiti November. N'abalị iri na ise n'ọnwa Nọvemba, o duziri ndị na-achụ nta na-egbu egbu na Ponape, wee gbaa bọmbụ n'ikpere mmiri na Tanga Islands tupu ịlaghachi Eniwetok. Ụbọchị atọ ka e mesịrị, o jiri ụgbọ mmiri gaa Kwajalein, Guadalcanal, na Manus maka mmega ahụ na Milne Bay, New Guinea site na 7 ruo 26 Disemba iji kwadebe maka mwakpo Lingayen.