 "Guam" and "Alaska" bombarded Oki Daitō for an hour and a half on 9 June, after which they steamed to San Pedro Bay in the Leyte Gulf, arriving on 13 June.After returning to Okinawa in July, "Guam" was assigned to Cruiser Task Force 95, where she served as the flagship, along with her sister "Alaska", under the command of Rear Admiral Francis S. Low.On 16 July, "Guam" and "Alaska" conducted a sweep into the East China and Yellow Seas to sink Japanese shipping.