<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: Ukuhlola umkhumbi omkhulu we- 7th Fleet ngesikhathi  <response>: ngesikhathi sokuhlasela kweLeyte Gulf, Mullany wadutshulwa ukuze asize ekuvimbeleni ukuhlaselwa kwezitha ezihlukene eziyisishiyagalolunye kusuka ngo-Okthoba 20 kuya ku-29, wabe esehamba ngomkhumbi ukuze alungiswe eSan Francisco. Ngemva kokuqeqeshwa eduze kwaseHawaii ngoJanuwari 1945, wajoyina iTask Force 54 TF 54 yokuhlasela i-Iwo Jima, lapho ahamba khona nezithuthi zamasosha. Ngemuva kokudubula ngesikhathi sokudubula ngaphambi kokuhlasela, wasekela amabutho asuka futhi alwa ogwini, washaya imihume nezidleke zemishini eNtabeni iSuribachi ngoFebhuwari 19. 