<prompt> Carson City yakabva kuLos Angeles, California, musi wa19 July 1944, ichienda kuEspiritu Santo neMilne Bay, kuNew Guinea, uko musi wa13 August 1944, yakashuma kuti iite basa rokufambisa uye kuperekedza munzvimbo yeNew Guinea neUnited States Seventh Fleet. Akatora rutivi mukumhara kusina kupikiswa  <response>: paMorotai musi wa16 Gunyana 1944, akabva atora chikamu mukudzivirira ngarava, varume, uye zvinhu zvaiunganidzwa kuti zviburuke paLeyte muPhilippine Islands. Iye pachake akaenda kuLeyte Gulf kubva kuHumboldt Bay, New Guinea, musi wa16 Gumiguru 1944, achitsigira yekutanga yekuwedzera kwekuwedzera kweNorthern Attack Force kuLeyte. Musi wa22 Gumiguru 1944, akaenda kunzvimbo yekumhara, uye zuva rakatevera akatanga rwendo rwekudzosa ngarava dzisina chinhu kudzokera kuHumboldt Bay. 