Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Pana 15 September, mukugadzirira kurwiswa kweLeyte
, "Twiggs" akabva Pearl Harbor senhengo yeDestroyer Squadron 49 (DesRon 49), achiongorora Task Group 79.2 (TG 79.2), Transport Attack Group "Baker", iyo yakafamba nemhepo kuburikidza neEniwetok kuenda kuManus muAdmiralty Islands. Mushure mekugadzirira kwekupedzisira kwekupinda kwakanga kwava kuda kuitika, akabva kuSeeadler Harbor musi wa14 Gumiguru. Paakasvika paLeyte musi wa20 October, "Twiggs" akabatsira kupa kudzivirirwa kwezvikepe zvinotakura zvinhu panguva yekumhara. Mumazuva akatevera basa guru muvengi mhepo, iye akaramba kutsigira nechisimba uye, pane imwe nguva, akanunura akadonha flyer kubva "Petrof Bay" (CVE-80). "Twiggs" yakabva kuLeyte musi wa25 Gumiguru, ichipfuura neMios Woendi Island ichienda kuManus, ndokusvika paSeeadler Harbor musi wa1 Mbudzi.