Buuxi weedha soo socota: Intii ay ku jirtay jasiiradda Manus, "Petrof Bay" waxaa loo qoondeeyay Task Unit 77.4.1, ama "Taffy 1" oo ka tirsan Task Group 77.4, Kooxda Xamuulka. Waxaa hogaaminayay Admiral Thomas L. Sprague, waxay ka koobnayd maraakiibta xamuulka qaada ee "Casablanca" iyo "Saginaw Bay" iyo "Petrof Bay" oo ka tirsan qaybta 28. Qeybta Gawaarida 28 waxaa hogaaminayay Admiral George R. Henderson, oo calankiisu wali ku yaal Saginaw Bay. Bishii Oktoobar 14, waxay ka soo baxday Dekedda Seeadler, waxayna ku sii jeeday Gacanka Leyte si ay u taageerto furitaanka
kasoo dagida Leyte, taasoo aheyd soo laabashada ciidamada Mareykanka ee Filibiin, taasoo sidoo kale bilaabi laheyd ololaha Filibiin.