Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - An ba da lambar yabo ga mai ba da shawara a watan Yuni, Sprague ya umurci Carrier Division 22, wanda ya rufe hare-haren da aka yi a Guam daga Yuli zuwa Agusta da Morotai
a watan Satumba. A karkashin umurnin Task Group 77.4 da Task Unit 77.4.1 ("Taffy 1") a lokacin yakin Leyte Gulf daga Oktoba 24 zuwa 25, Sprague ya yi umurni da dan lokaci na horo na Pacific a karkashin Carrier Division 11, kafin ya jagoranci Carrier Division 3 daga Okinawa daga Afrilu zuwa Yuni 1945. Ya umurci Task Force 38.1 a lokacin da ake gudanar da ayyukan iska na karshe a kan Japan a karshen yakin.