Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Musi wa12 Gumiguru, mutakuri wekufambisa akabva kuManus muRear Admiral Thomas L. Sprague's Escort Carrier Group kuti ape rubatsiro rwemhepo ku
kumhara paLeyte Gulf. Yakasvika kuPhilippines mazuva akati gare gare, uye ndege dzayo dzakatanga kurwisa zvivako zvemuvengi muVisayas kusvika 25 October. Yakapa rutsigiro rwemhepo kumasimba ekurwisa ne anti-submarine uye kurwisa mhepo patrol uye kurwisa zvivako zveJapan pamhenderekedzo.