Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Kugara kwake muHawaii kwakatora kusvikira 23 October paakabuda muPearl Harbor mukambani nehondo yehondo, yakaenda kunoshanda kumadokero kwePacific ne Fast Carrier Task Force. Achipfuura nepane Eniwetok, muparadzi akapinda mugungwa reUlithi musi wa5 November. "Allen M. Sumner" akaramba ari kuUlithi kusvika musi wa19 Mbudzi panguva iyo akabva paatoll kuti abatane neTask Group (TG) 38.4 pagungwa. Pashure rendezvous pamwe vatakuri, iye akavaperekedza kumvura pedyo Yap Island kubva apo vatakuri ndege yakatanga airstrikes musi 22 November asati adzoka kupinda Ulithi kuti zuva iroro. Muparadzi wacho akagara ikoko kwamazuva 5 uye ipapo akadzokera kugungwa, akananga
vachangobva kupinda muLeyte muPhilippines. Yakasvika muSan Pedro Bay musi wa29 Mbudzi ndokutanga kutenderera Leyte Gulf. Basa iroro - raipindirana nguva nenguva nokunyeverwa nendege - rakapfuurira kusvikira manheru aDecember 2 apo "Allen M. Sumner" akaenda kuOrmoc Bay pamwe chete nevanoparadza uye.