<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - Njengoba kwakuhlelelwe ukuba i-Philippines ihlasele maphakathi no-October 1944, i-Callaghan yavela esikrinini sebutho elinesithwali elaliqhuba ukulwa okubalulekile kokuqala kwezindawo zezindiza zaseJapane eFormosa nase-Okinawa. Ngesikhathi kuhlaselwa isitha esinamandla ngo-Okthoba 14, uCallaghan wajoyina ekuqothulweni kwezindiza eziningana. Ukuhamba ngomkhumbi ukuqapha indawo yokuhlasela eLeyte, amandla ka Callaghan anikela ngamandla omoya eMpini enqumayo yeLeyte Gulf, esiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ama-Allied athuthuka ePhilippines ngokumelene nemizamo yamaJapane yokuqeda ukufika. Ngemva kokujaha amaJapane ayeya enyakatho, i-Callaghan yaphindela ukuyosekela imisebenzi yasePhilippines  <response>: , kanye ne-3rd Fleet, yokuhlasela emoyeni eLuzon. Endleleni ngomhlaka 3 Novemba, yahlaselwa ngama-torpedo, futhi i- Callaghan yama ukuvikela umkhumbi ohamba ngezindiza omncane ohluphekile kuze kufike amabutho okusiza, lapho i- Callaghan yakwazi ukujoyina iqembu layo ukuze lihlasele. NgoDisemba, wabamba iqhaza ekuhlaselweni kwezindiza eziningi eCentral Philippines, kwathi ngoJanuwari 1945, umshayeli wasolwandle wahamba no-3rd Fleet ukuhlaselwa kwezindiza eFormosa, eLuzon, e-Indo-China, eHong Kong, naseNansei Shoto. 