Kammala jumla mai zuwa: An cire shi daga babban jikin a ranar 24 ga Oktoba, "Benham" ya raka "Bunker Hill" zuwa tsibirin Manus a cikin Admiralties don gyarawa. Saboda haka ya rasa jerin manyan alkawurra a ciki da kewayen Philippines a ranar 24 da 25 ga Oktoba da aka sani da Battle for Leyte Gulf. A halin yanzu, bayan wani ɗan gajeren lokaci a Manus, mai hallaka ya tashi zuwa Saipan inda ta sake komawa rundunar sojan sama don ayyukan a farkon watan Nuwamba. Lokacin da ya isa Luzon a ranar 11 ga watan Nuwamba, "Benham" ya taimaka wajen kare masu sufuri yayin da suke ba da tallafin iska ga
Ayyukan ƙasa na Leyte. Wadannan sun ci gaba har zuwa ranar 22 ga Nuwamba, lokacin da masu saurin jigilar suka koma Ulithi.