<prompt> Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: August 1944 akapedzerwa paSydney uye pakuita miitiro yezvikepe zvegungwa pedyo neNew Guinea. Pashure penguva yechikepe chakaoma, Hutchins yakabva kuHumboldt Bay musi wa12 September kuti iite chikamu muMorotai landings, danho-dombo kuPhilippines. Akabhomba airstrips musi wa16 Gunyana ndokudzokera kuSeeadler Harbor musi wa29 Gunyana kugadzirira kupinda kwePhilippines. Ngarava huru yokurwisa yakaenda kunosvika kuLeyte Gulf musi wa20 October. Hutchins yakapa pre-invasion bombardment uye pfuti rutsigiro, uye yakatenderera mukova mushure mematanho ekutanga e  <response>: kurwiswa. 