Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Muna July wose, "Iowa" yakaramba iri kure neMarianas ichitsigira kurwisa kwemhepo paPalau nokumhara paGuam. Mushure memwedzi wezororo, "Iowa" yakabva kuEniwetok sechikamu cheTatu Fleet, uye yakabatsira kutsigira kumhara paPeleliu musi wa17 Gunyana. Akabva adzivirira vatakuri vengarava pavairwisa nechepakati pePhilippines kuti vaparadze masimba emhepo evavengi pakurwiswa kwakanga kwakamirirwa kwenguva refu kwePhilippines. Musi waOctober 10, "Iowa" yakasvika kuOkinawa nokuda kwezvikwata zvehondo dzendege paRyukyu Islands neFormosa. Akabva atsigira kurwisa kwemhepo kuLuzon musi wa18 Gumiguru uye akaramba achiita basa iri panguva yaGeneral Douglas MacArthur's
kumhara paLeyte musi wa20 October.