Ka dib, Wilkinson wuxuu kasbaday xiddig kale oo dahab ah halkii uu ka heli lahaa DSM saddexaad, isaga oo amar ku bixiyay Task Force 79 (TF 79) oo ka shaqeynayay Filibiin intii u dhaxeysay Oktoobar 1, 1944 iyo Janaayo 18, 1945 <unk> hawlgallada ay ka mid ahaayeen soo degitaanka ay fuliyeen Koonfurta Weerarka Koofureed ee Leyte
Bishii Oktoobar 1944 iyo Bishii Janaayo 1945 oo lagu qabtay Lingayen.