1 world war ii pacific theatre operations 1.1 invasion of philippines 1.2 okinawa operations 1.3 struck kamikaze 1.4 return stateside repairs world war ii pacific theatre operations following extensive fitting out , shakedown, uss pinkney, evacuation transport, departed san diego, california, pearl harbor , south pacific ocean, 27 january 1943. in mid-february, arrived @ espiritu santo, whence sailed purvis bay deliver reinforcements , replacements veteran units of fight tulagi , gavutu. throughout remaining battles solomon islands, among them munda, vella lavella, shortlands, bougainville, , numerous engagements in slot , brought men, food , ammunition forward , evacuated casualties field hospitals better facilities on new caledonia , in new zealand. transported american , new zealand nurses , between various southwest pacific ocean hospitals. by august 1944, island hopping had carried allies , past marshall islands , mariana islands. on 8 september, uss pinkney departed guadalcanal ...