<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - Wabelwa Umkhumbi Wezempi Wesi-7, wahlolwa ukuze kutholakale izindawo eziseningizimu eLeyte  <response>: 20 Okthoba. Ngesikhathi ehamba nezithuthi ezingalandiwe eziya eHollandia, eNew Guinea, wafafaza indiza eyodwa ngo-Okthoba 24. Lapho ezwa ngezindaba zeMpi Yesiqhingi SaseSamar, uPicking waphuthuma ukuyovikela. Yena nomoya indiza eyodwa ngo-Okthoba 25. Ngemva kweMpi YaseLeyte Gulf, waya eManus Island futhi wabuyela eLeyte ngoNovemba 20 ukuvikela ama-Allied convoys aletha izinsiza. 