Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Paaiva paManus Island, "Petrof Bay" yakapiwa kuTask Unit 77.4.1, kana kuti "Taffy 1" yeTask Group 77.4, Escort Carrier Group. Inotungamirirwa naRear Admiral Thomas L. Sprague, yaive ne s, yaive mureza weSprague,,,, pamwe ne "Casablanca" -class escort vatakuri "Saginaw Bay" uye "Petrof Bay" muCarrier Division 28, yakakamurwa kubva kune vamwe vatakuri, asi vachiri mukati meimwe basa rimwe chete. Carrier Division 28 yakarayirwa naRear Admiral George R. Henderson, ane mureza wakanga uchiri kukwidzwa pa "Saginaw Bay". Musi wa14 October, akabuda muSeeadler Harbor, akananga kuLeyte Gulf achitsigira kuvhurwa kwe
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