Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Sechikamu cheSouthern Attack Force, TF 79, "Luce" yakabva kuManus, Admiralty Islands, 11 October. Mukati
Kurwisa Leyte 20 kusvika 23 October, iye patrolled kunze LST-kutakura nzvimbo kupa mhepo rutsigiro. Pakati paNovember 1 naDecember 12, "Luce" akafamba kubva kuManus kuenda kuNew Guinea pakufambisa uye ASW mapurisa, uye kubva munaDecember 12 kusvika 27 akatsigira Huon Gulf, New Guinea, kushanda. Musi wa27 Zvita akaenda kunotsvaga zvikepe zvekuenda kunorwisa Lingayen Gulf nekumhara.