<prompt> Bhala ukuqhubeka kwalesi sigaba - Ukuhlala kwakhe eHawaii kwaqhubeka kwaze kwaba ngomhlaka 23 Okthoba lapho ephuma khona eParl Harbor ehamba nomkhumbi wempi, eya emsebenzini entshonalanga yePacific ne-Fast Carrier Task Force. Njengoba yayihamba nge-Eniwetok, umshayisibhamu wangena echibini lase-Ulithi ngoNovemba 5. U-Allen M. Sumner wahlala e-Ulithi kwaze kwaba ngu-19 Novemba lapho ashiya khona i-atoll ukuze ajoyine i-Task Group TG 38.4 olwandle. Ngemva kokuhlangana nabaphathi bezindiza, wahamba nabo waya emanzini aseduze nesiqhingi saseYap lapho abathwali bezindiza baqala khona ukuhlasela emoyeni ngoNovemba 22 ngaphambi kokungena e-Ulithi ngalo lolo suku. Lo mkhumbi-mkhumbi wahlala lapho izinsuku ezingu-5 wabe esephindela olwandle, ebheke eLeyte eyayisanda kuhlasela  <response>: ePhilippines. Wafika eSan Pedro Bay ngoNovemba 29 futhi waqala ukuqapha iLeyte Gulf. Leyo misebenzi, eyayihamba ngezikhathi ezithile ngezexwayiso zezindiza, yaqhubeka kwaze kwaba kusihlwa ngoDisemba 2 lapho i- Allen M. Sumner yahlela indlela eya e-Ormoc Bay ihamba nabacimi kanye nezikhali zezindiza. 