Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Kuongorora 7th Fleet flagship panguva ye
Mukupinda kweLeyte Gulf, "Mullany" akapfurwa kuti abatsire kudzinga mapfumbamwe mapfumbamwe emhepo anorwa nemuvengi kubva musi wa20 kusvika 29 Gumiguru, akabva aenda kunovandudzwa kuSan Francisco. Pashure pokudzidziswa pedyo Hawaii muna January 1945, iye akabatana Task Force 54 (TF 54) nokuda nechisimba Iwo Jima, iyo iye akaperekedza mauto anotakura. Mushure mekupfura mu preinvasion bombardment, akatsigira mauto kumhara uye kurwira kumahombekombe, achirova mapako uye zvidhoma zvidhoma paGomo Suribachi musi waFebruary 19.