Rubuta ci gaba ga wannan sakin layi - By 24 Oktoba, ya bayyana cewa mamayewar Leyte
ya haifar da wani babban ƙoƙari na ƙarshe daga ɓangaren Jafananci don halakar da rundunar Amurka. Manyan rukunin jiragen ruwanta guda uku sun matsa zuwa Philippines don yaƙin tarihi na Leyte Gulf, da niyyar karkatar da masu jigilar Admiral William F. Halsey zuwa arewa da kuma buga sojojin da ke kai hari a cikin kogin da ya mutu. "Healy" ya shiga Rear Admiral Frederick C. Sherman's Task Group 38.3 (TG 38.3), kusa da Luzon 24 Oktoba wanda aka kai hari a farkon rana ta jirgin sama mai tushe. Jiragen sama na rukunin aikin sun kai hari a kan jiragen ruwa na Mataimakin Admiral Takeo Kurita a cikin Tekun Sibuyan, suna nutsewa da lalata wasu manyan rukunin sojojin Japan.