Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Bayan gyare-gyare na ɗan gajeren lokaci, "Cavalier" ya shiga cikin gwaje-gwaje a cikin Hawaiians, kuma a ranar 15 ga Satumba, 1944, ya tashi zuwa Manus, da kuma shirye-shiryen karshe don
Leyte landings, mataki na farko a cikin 'yanci na Philippines. Tare da Rundunar Sojan Kudancin, ta tashi a ranar 14 ga Oktoba, kuma bayan da ya wuce, ya isa Dulag, Leyte a ranar 20 ga Oktoba. Shirya da kuma koyarwa sosai sun kawo sakamako mai kyau. Jirgin ruwan "Cavalier" ya sauko da sojoji da kayan aiki ba tare da matsala ba. Ta kasance a bakin rairayin bakin teku, ta kammala sauke kaya da karɓar raunin da ya faru, har zuwa ranar 23 ga Oktoba, lokacin da ta share Manus a ranar da ake yakin Leyte Gulf.