Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - Barin Pearl Harbor a watan Satumba, "Walker" an canja shi zuwa 7th Fleet a matsayin jirgin ruwa na wuta don mamayewa na Philippines
Ka yi haƙuri. Wannan rukuni na sufuri da masu hallaka sun tashi daga Manus kuma suka isa Leyte Gulf a ranar 20 ga Oktoba. A lokacin wannan aikin, "Walker" ya sami aikinsa na farko na iska kuma ya saukar da jirgin saman soja guda daya na abokan gaba da kuma bayar da tallafin bindiga a yankin Dulag. An sauke jigilar kayayyaki da sauri kuma suka tashi tare da "Walker" da sauran masu rakiyar kafin zuwan sojojin ruwan Japan da kuma yakin Leyte Gulf daga 24 zuwa 25 ga Oktoba 1944.