<prompt> Ukubuyela ePearl Harbor ukuyoqeqeshwa kuze kube mhlaka 15 Septhemba 1944, iComet yabe isivakashela eManus Island, lapho yaphuma khona ngomkhumbi mhlaka 14 Okthoba 1944 ihlose ukufika  <response>: eLeyte eziQhingini zasePhilippines. Wafaka amabutho akhe ogwini lwaseLeyte phakathi kuka-20 Okthoba 1944, usuku lokuhlaselwa kokuqala, no-22 Okthoba 1944, ngaleyo ndlela esusa iLeyte Gulf ngaphambi kweMpi enkulu yasolwandle yaseLeyte Gulf kulawo manzi. Wabuyela eLeyte ngoNovemba 1944, ethwele izinsiza ezivela eNew Guinea. 