<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: Phakathi kuka-September 29 no-October 6, i-Witter yenza uhambo olujikelezayo olusuka eMilne Bay nge-Treasuries futhi ibuyele eNew Guinea eHumboldt Bay. E-Humboldt Bay, wabhalisa emsebenzini ku-TU 77.7.1 we-  <response>: Umsebenzi waseLeyte. Iyunithi yakhe yomsebenzi, eyingxenye ye-7th Fleet Service Force, yasuka eHumboldt Bay ngo-Okthoba 12 ukuthatha isiteshi sokuvuselela olwandle cishe ngamamayela angama-280 entshonalanga yeziQhingi zasePalau esezivele zisetshenzisiwe. Maphakathi nenyanga, abathwali bamafutha ayebaphelekezela bagcwalisa amabutho okuhlasela aseLeyte olwandle futhi, ngomhla ka-18, balibangisa endaweni yokumisa imikhumbi eKossol Passage ePalau. Ngemva kwezinsuku ezimbili esePalau, uWitter namathikithi akhe baqala ukuhamba ukuze bajoyine ibutho eliyinhloko eGulf of Leyte. Bafika eGulf izinsuku ezintathu ngemva kokuhlasela kuka-October 20. 