<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - Ngemva kokuhlala endaweni yaseHollandia, iDivision 24 yabelwa i-X Corps ye-Sixth United States Army ukuze ilungiselele ukuhlasela kwePhilippines. Ngo-20 Okthoba 1944, lo mkhakha wahlanganiswa ne-1st Cavalry Division ngaphakathi kwe-X Corps, futhi lezi zigaba zombili zenza ukuhlaselwa kokwehla eLeyte, ekuqaleni zihlangabezana nokumelana okuncane kuphela. Ngemva kokunqotshwa olwandle ngo-October 26, amaJapane aqala ukuhlasela okukhulu, okungahleliwe  <response>: ngokumelene neButho Lesithupha. I- 24th Division yakhuphuka iLeyte Valley, yathuthukela eJaro futhi yathatha iBreakneck Ridge ngoNovemba 12, 1944, empini enzima. 