<prompt> Ramba uchiverenga ndima ino - Akagara muHawaii kusvikira musi wa23 October paakabuda muPearl Harbor pamwe chete nengarava yehondo, achienda kunoshanda kumadokero kwePacific neFast Carrier Task Force. Achipfuura nepane Eniwetok, muparadzi akapinda mugungwa reUlithi musi wa5 November. Allen M. Sumner akaramba ari kuUlithi kusvika musi wa19 Mbudzi panguva iyo akabva paatoll kuti abatane neTask Group TG 38.4 pagungwa. Pashure rendezvous pamwe vatakuri, iye akavaperekedza kumvura pedyo Yap Island kubva apo vatakuri ndege yakatanga airstrikes musi 22 November asati adzoka kupinda Ulithi kuti zuva iroro. Muparadzi wacho akagara ikoko kwamazuva 5 uye ipapo akadzokera kugungwa, akananga kuLeyte yakanga ichangobva kupindirwa  <response>: muPhilippines. Yakasvika muSan Pedro Bay musi wa29 Mbudzi ndokutanga kutenderera Leyte Gulf. Basa iroro - raipindirana nguva nenguva nokunyeverwa nendege - rakapfuurira kusvikira manheru aDecember 2 apo Allen M. Sumner akaenda kuOrmoc Bay pamwe chete nevanoparadza uye. 