I muri i te whakahoutanga o te takutai ki te hauauru, ka uru atu a "Dyson" ki te TF 38 i Ulithi i te marama o Noema ka uru ki nga whakaeke i Luzon, Formosa, te takutai o Haina, me te Nansei Shoto i whakaritea ki te pakanga mo Leyte
me te whakaekenga o Luzon.