Complete the following sentence: He reported for duty on October 2 in time to command his ships<unk>part of Rear Admiral Jesse B. Oldendorf's bombing group<unk>during the
Vice Admirals Shoji Nishimura's Force "C" and Kiyohide Shima's 2d Striking Force<unk>in the Surigao Strait phase of the Battle for Leyte Gulf.