<prompt> Mushure mekugadziriswa uye kudzidziswa paPearl Harbor, Colahan akafamba musi wa31 May 1944 kuti adzokere ku5th Fleet, akabatwa pa radar picket, shore bombardment uye moto rutsigiro basa panguva yekurwisa, kutora, uye basa reGuam kubva musi wa12 Chikunguru kusvika musi wa15 Nyamavhuvhu uye akavhara kurwisa kwemhepo mukutsigira kupindirwa kwekumaodzanyemba kwePalau kubva musi wa29 Nyamavhuvhu kusvika 28 Gunyana. Colahan yakaratidza Fast Carrier Task Force ipapo 3rd Fleets TF 38, gare gare 5th Fleets TF 58 sezvo yakagadzirira kurwisa Leyte  <response>: nokurwiswa nendege paNansei Shoto neFormosa kubva musi wa10-14 Gumiguru, ndokuzotanga kurwiswa muPhilippines kusvika musi wa20 Gumiguru, zuva rokumhara. Vatakuri vaakarinda vakarova mauto eJapan aienda pamudyandigere mushure meHondo yeSurigao Strait chikamu cheHondo huru yeLeyte Gulf ya24-26 Gumiguru. Kuenderera mberi kwemabasa emhepo muPhilippines kwakatora mabasa ake kusvikira aenda kuUlithi nokuda kwekugadzirisa mukupera kwaDecember mushure mokunge Halseys Typhoon yabuda. 