Cika wannan jumla: "St. Lo" ya tashi daga Seeadler Harbor a ranar 12 ga Oktoba, don shiga cikin
'yanci na Leyte. An umurce shi da samar da iska da kuma goyon bayan iska a lokacin bombardment da amphibious landings, ya isa Leyte a ranar 18 ga Oktoba. Ta kaddamar da hare-haren iska don tallafawa ayyukan mamayewa a Tacloban, a arewa maso gabashin Leyte. Yin aiki tare da rukunin masu jigilar jirgi na Rear Admiral Clifton Sprague, "Taffy 3" (TU 77.4.3), wanda ya kunshi masu jigilar jirgi shida da kuma allon masu hallaka uku da masu hallaka hudu, "St. Lo" ya tashi daga gabar gabashin Leyte da Samar kuma jirginsa ya tashi daga 18 zuwa 24 ga Oktoba, ya kai hari kan wuraren da abokan gaba suka kafa da filayen jirgin sama a tsibirin Leyte da Samar.