Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: "Overton" yakasvika kumadokero zvakare musi wa15 September 1944, nguva ino kuManus, uye kubva ipapo, musi wa12 October 1944, kuPhilippines kunofukidza vashandi veUnderwater Demolition Team (UDT) vakaiswa pamhenderekedzo yegungwa pamberi pe
kumhara paLeyte. Basa rokutakura zvombo rakatangira basa rake rakatevera rokurwisa ngarava, rokupinda muLingayen Gulf. Musi waDecember 27, 1944, yakabva muHumboldt Bay pamhenderekedzo yeNew Guinea. Pana 6 January 1945, akapinda Lingayen Gulf uye pana 7 January 1945 kamwe zvakare akafukidza UDT vashandi pamhenderekedzo. Mukati mokumhara uye kusvikira pana 12 January 1945, "Overton" akavhara mauto anorema uye anotakura, ipapo akaenda kuLeyte.