<prompt> Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Muna July wose, Iowa yakaramba iri kure neMarianas ichitsigira kurwisa kwemhepo paPalau nokumhara paGuam. Mushure memwedzi wezororo, Iowa yakabva kuEniwetok sechikamu cheTatu Fleet, uye yakabatsira kutsigira kumhara paPeleliu musi wa17 Gunyana. Akabva adzivirira vatakuri vengarava pavairwisa nechepakati pePhilippines kuti vaparadze masimba emhepo evavengi pakurwiswa kwakanga kwakamirirwa kwenguva refu kwePhilippines. Musi waOctober 10, Iowa yakasvika kuOkinawa nokuda kwezvikwata zvehondo dzendege paRyukyu Islands neFormosa. Akabva atsigira kurwisa kwemhepo kuLuzon musi wa18 Gumiguru uye akaramba achiita basa iri panguva yaGeneral Douglas MacArthurs  <response>: kumhara paLeyte musi wa20 October. 