<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - Ngemuva kokwehla okungeyona eyokulwa esiqhingini saseLeyte ePhilippines, i-503rd Regimental Combat Team RCT yenze ukwehla okukhulu kwe-amphibious esiqhingini saseMindoro maphakathi nePhilippines ngoDisemba 15, 1944. Ekuqaleni, kwakuhloswe ukuthi i-503th igxume eMindoro, kodwa ngenxa yezindawo zokwehla kwezindiza ezinganele eLeyte, ukwehla emoyeni kwakungeke kwenzeke. Phakathi neMpi YaseMindoro  <response>: , i-503th yabhekana nezenzo ezinamandla zomoya nezasolwandle, kwesinye isikhathi yabhekiswa ngombhobho imizuzu engama-25 yiqembu lomsebenzi wasolwandle laseJapan. Enye inkampani ye-503rd RCT yahlanganyela empini enzima ngokumelene nebutho elikhulu laseJapane elivikela isiteshi sokuxwayisa ukuhlasela kwesitha enyakatho yesiqhingi. Impumelelo yomsebenzi waseMindoro yanika amandla i-United States Army Air Forces ukuthi yakhe futhi isebenzise ama-air strips kanye nezisekelo zezindiza eziphambili ukusekela ukufika kamuva ePhilippines eLingayen Gulf, eLuzon. 