Dee ihe na-aga n'ihu maka paragraf a - Nyochaa ụgbọ mmiri nke 7th Fleet n'oge mbuso agha nke Leyte Gulf
, "Mullany" gbagburu iji nyere aka chụpụ mwakpo ụgbọelu ndị iro 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.