Kammala wannan jumla: An sanya Sprague a matsayin kwamandan Carrier Division 25 a ranar 23 ga Yuli, 1944, tare da tutar sa a, ya maye gurbin Rear Admiral Gerald F. Bogan. A watan Satumbar 1944 aikinsa ya goyi bayan
Jirgin ruwan Morotai ya sauka.