Whakakiia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I waenganui i te 18 me te 24 o Oketopa, ko "Taylor" he wae o te mata mo te rua o nga taumata whakakaha mo te
Te whakaekenga o Leyte. I te whakaekenga ā-rererangi a Hapanihi i te 24 o nga ra, ka whakatakotoria e te kaipuke whakangaromanga he arai paowa hei tiaki i te waka. I taua po, i te whakatuwheratanga o te Pakanga o Surigao Strait, ko "Taylor" me etahi atu kaipuke whakangaromanga o tana wehenga i whakatere i te tomokanga o San Pedro Bay. Ahakoa kaore ia i uru atu ki te whakaeke mata, "Taylor" i uru atu ki te kaha tautoko i te ata i muri mai. Whai muri i tera, ka tirotiro ia i te taha o Dinagat Island me tetahi waahanga e mohiotia ana ko te "torpedo attack force". I te 27 me te 28 o Oketopa, i tirotirohia e te kaipuke pakanga a TG 77.4, te roopu kaikawe kaikawe. I taua mahi, i whakaorangia e ia tetahi paerata whawhai o te "Enterprise" (CV-6) me tetahi kaipuke mai i te "Petrof Bay" (CVE-80). He maha nga wa, i awhina ia ki te aukati i nga whakaeke rererangi a Hapani.