Tuhia he tomokanga mō tēnei wāhanga - I kawea e te "Sobieski" te rārangi ki Halifax, Nova Scotia, i reira i whakawhiti ai te 135th Fd Rgt me te 53rd Brigade ki te USS "Mount Vernon" me te CT5 i rere atu mā Port of Spain ki Cape Town. Ngā rongo mō ngā whakaeke a Hapani ki Pearl Harbor me Malaya
i riro mai, a ka hurihia te taunga o te rerenga mai i te Middle East ki Inia, kātahi ka wehea te "Mount Vernon" ka tukuna tika ki Malaya.