Kammala wannan jumla: Duk da yake a tsibirin Manus, "Petrof Bay" an sanya shi zuwa Task Unit 77.4.1, ko "Taffy 1" na Task Group 77.4, Ƙungiyar Carrier Group. An umurce shi da Rear Admiral Thomas L. Sprague, ya ƙunshi s, wanda shine flagship na Sprague,,,, da kuma "Casablanca"-class escort carriers "Saginaw Bay" da "Petrof Bay" a cikin Carrier Division 28, wanda aka raba daga sauran masu sufuri, amma har yanzu a cikin wannan aikin. Kamfanin Carrier 28 ya umurce shi da Rear Admiral George R. Henderson, wanda har yanzu yana dauke da tutar a kan jirgin "Saginaw Bay". A ranar 14 ga Oktoba, ta tashi daga Seeadler Harbor, ta nufi Leyte Gulf don tallafawa bude
Saukowa a kan Leyte, wanda ya kamata ya zama dawowar sojojin Amurka zuwa Philippines, kuma wanda zai fara yakin Philippines.