<prompt> Bhala ukuqhubeka kwalesi sigaba - Ngo 4 September 1944, iSouthard yahlangana neqembu elisebenza eGuadalcanal, yafika ePalau Islands ngo 12 September 1944, futhi yasusa izimayini ogwini lwasePeleliu naseAnguar ukulungiselela ukuhlasela iPeleliu ngo 15 September 1944 kanye ne-Angaur ngo 17 September 1944. Ngo-September 24, 1944, wagcwalisa futhi wagcwalisa eManus e-Admiralty Islands, wabe esebuyela ePalaus ukuze ahlole futhi ahlole imisebenzi. Wabuye wangena eSeaadler Harbor ngo-4 Okthoba 1944 ukuze alungiselele ukuhlasela  <response>: yasePhilippines eLeyte. 