<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: Emuva emsebenzini osebenzayo, iMassachusetts yasuka eParl Harbor ngo-August 1. Ijoyina i-Task Force 38, yasekela amabutho atholakala eduze kweLeyte Gulf, futhi yanikeza ukuvikelwa kwamaqembu omsebenzi ahlasela imikhumbi yempi yaseJapane eMpini yaseLeyte Gulf, Okinawa, naseFormosa. Njengoba yayithuthela ePhilippines, le nqola yempi yavikela imikhumbi namabutho ama-Allied phakathi no  <response>: Impi yaseMindoro futhi yayiyingxenye yebutho elahlasela iManila. IMassachusetts, kanye nalo lonke i-TF 38, yahlangana neSiphepho iCobra, esasinemimoya engaba ngu-. Waqhubeka nokusebenza ne-TF 38 kusukela ngo-30 Disemba nango-23 Januwari 1945; imikhumbi yashaya iFormosa ne-Okinawa, yanikeza isembozo sokuhlaselwa kwe-amphibious eLingayen, futhi yenza ama-forays oLwandle lwaseNingizimu China ukuhlasela imikhumbi yaseJapane nezindawo zezindiza. 