Kammala wannan jumla: A ranar 31 ga Agusta, 1944, aikin farko na jirgin ya zo ne yayin da aka kai hare-haren yaƙi daga cikin jirgin saman F6F Hellcats a kan tsibirin Bonin. An biyo bayan hare-haren zuwa Yap da Palau Islands, Peleliu Island, Okinawa, Formosa, Luzon, da Leyte. VF-20 ya shiga cikin ayyukan mamayewa na farko a cikin Philippines, gami da almara
Yaƙin Leyte Gulf daga 24 zuwa 25 ga Oktoba 1944. Jirgin saman VF-20 ya buge wasu bangarori na dukkanin rundunonin sojin Japan guda uku wadanda suka hadu a Leyte Gulf.