 From 9 to 27 March, "James O'Hara" sailed via the Solomons and the New Hebrides to New Caledonia where, during the next month, she practiced amphibious attacks.Between 3 May and 15 July she transported men and supplies from New Caledonia and New Guinea to the Philippines.After loading cargo at Guiuan, Samar, she sailed for the United States 18 July and reached San Francisco 4 August.