<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - Ukuhlola umkhumbi oyinhloko we- 7th Fleet ngesikhathi sokuhlasela kweLeyte Gulf  <response>: I Mullany yadutshulwa ukuze isize ekuqedeni ukuhlaselwa kwezitha ezihlukene eziyisishiyagalolunye kusukela ngo-Okthoba 20 kuya ku-29, bese ihamba ngomkhumbi ukuze ilungiswe 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. 