<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - Ibutho lalibambe iqhaza eMpini yaseLeyte Gulf elihlasela iJapan Northern Force eyayakhiwe ikakhulukazi ngabathathi bezindiza, okwaholela ekutholeni ama-Navy Cross angama-25. Ibutho lasekela ukufika ePalau, Morotai naseLeyte  <response>: . futhi. Abashayeli bezindiza be-Squadron nabo bahlasela amaCarolines, ePhilippines, eBonin Islands, e-Okinawa, eMindanao, eLuzon naseFormosa ngenkathi beqala i-. 