Tuhia he tomokanga mō tēnei wāhanga - I tae mai ia ki te mahi i te 2 o Oketopa i te wā ki te whakahau i ana kaipuke - he wāhanga o te rōpū whakaeke a Rear Admiral Jesse B. Oldendorf's bombing group - i te wā o te whakaekenga o Leyte
I awhina ia ki te whakahoki i te roopu whakaeke o te tonga o Hapani - te Kaitohutohu a Shoji Nishimura's Force "C" me te 2d Striking Force a Kiyohide Shima - i te waahanga o Surigao Strait o te Pakanga mo Leyte Gulf.