Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Nyochaa 7th Fleet flagship n'oge
na mbuso agha nke Leyte Gulf, "Mullany" gbagburu iji nyere aka chụpụ mwakpo ikuku ndị iro itoolu dị iche iche site na 20 ruo 29 Ọktọba, wee gaa maka nrụzi na San Francisco. Mgbe ọ zụchara ọzụzụ na nso Hawaii na Jenụwarị 1945, ọ sonyeere Task Force 54 (TF 54) maka mwakpo nke Iwo Jima, nke o sooro ndị agha na-ebugharị. Mgbe ọ gbasịrị bọmbụ tupu mbuso agha ahụ, ọ kwadoro ndị agha na-agbadata ma na-alụ ọgụ n'ikpere mmiri, na-eti ọgba na ọgba egbe igwe na Ugwu Suribachi na February 19.