<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: Ngemva kokuthungatha nokuthungatha indawo yokwakha imikhumbi, i-Burlington yaqala ukusuka eSan Pedro, eCalifornia, ngo-August 1, 1944. Isabelo sakhe sokuqala samyisa e-Espiritu Santo, lapho enza khona imisebenzi yokuqapha nokuhambisa ukusekela imisebenzi entshonalanga yeNew Guinea. Khona-ke, kusukela ngo-16 Okthoba 1944 kuya ku-18 Novemba 1944, wahamba nama-convoys phakathi kweNew Guinea neziQhingi zasePhilippines ukusekela i-United States.  <response>: ukuhlasela iLeyte. Washiya indawo yempi ngoDisemba 3, 1944 ukuze abuyele eCalifornia futhi wafika eSan Francisco, eCalifornia, ngoDisemba 25, 1944 ukuze alungiswe. 