Dee ihe na-aga n'ihu maka paragraf a - Dịka otu nke Southern Attack Force, TF 79, "Luce" si Manus, Admiralty Islands, 11 October. Mgbe a na-awakpo Leyte
Site na 20 ruo 23 Ọktọba, ọ na-agagharị na mpụga mpaghara njem LST na-enye mkpuchi ikuku. N'agbata Nọvemba 1 na Disemba 12, "Luce" si Manus gaa New Guinea na escort na ASW patrol, na site na Disemba 12 ruo 27 kwadoro Huon Gulf, New Guinea, na-ebute ọrụ. N'abalị iri abụọ na asaa n'ọnwa Disemba, ọ malitere ịnya ụgbọ mmiri maka mwakpo na ibata na Lingayen Gulf.