<prompt> Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Musi wa4 Gunyana 1944, Southard yakasangana neboka revashandi kuGuadalcanal, yakasvika muPalau Islands musi wa12 Gunyana 1944, uye yakatsvaira zvimbambaira pamhenderekedzo dzePeleliu neAnguar mukugadzirira kupinda kwePeleliu musi wa15 Gunyana 1944 uye Angaur musi wa17 Gunyana 1944. Pana 24 September 1944, iye refueled uye replenished pana Manus muna Admiralty Islands, ipapo vakadzokera Palaus nokuda patrol uye screening mabasa. Akapindazve muSeeadler Harbor musi wa 4 October 1944 kuti agadzirire  <response>: kupinda muPhilippines paLeyte. 