Complete the following sentence: Back on active duty, "Massachusetts" departed Pearl Harbor on 1 August. <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> Moving to the Philippines, the battleship protected Allied ships and troops during the Battle of the Philippine Sea.
Battle of Mindoro and was part of a force that struck Manila.<unk> "Massachusetts",<unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> She continued to operate with TF 38 from 30 December and 23 January 1945; the ships struck Formosa and Okinawa, provided cover for an amphibious assault on Lingayen, and made forays into the South China Sea to attack Japanese shipping and airfields.<unk> She continued to operate with TF 38 from 30 December and 23 January 1945; the ships hit Formosa and Okinawa, provided cover for an amphibious assault on Lingayen, and made forays into the South China Sea to attack Japanese shipping and airfields.