A shekara mai zuwa, "Pennsylvania" ta ba da ruwan bama-bamai a lokacin yakin Makin, Kwajalein,
Eniwetok, da Saipan, tare da Kamfen na Palau Islands. Har ila yau, jirgin ya shiga cikin saukowa a kan Leyte da kuma yakin Leyte Gulf. A wannan lokacin, "Pennsylvania" ya kasance a yakin karshe tsakanin jiragen ruwa, yakin Surigao Strait. Jirgin bai harba wani salvos ba saboda jiragen ruwa na Japan sun juya ko sun nutse a nesa mai nisa, fiye da "Pennsylvania" wanda ya tsufa da wuta amma a cikin sauran jiragen ruwa na radar.