Rubuta ci gaba ga wannan sakin layi - Ya ba da rahoto don aiki a ranar 2 ga Oktoba a lokacin da zai jagoranci jiragensa - wani ɓangare na rukunin fashewar jirgi na Rear Admiral Jesse B. Oldendorf - a lokacin mamayewar Leyte
kuma ya taimaka wajen kawar da rukunin hare-haren kudancin Japan - Force "C" na Mataimakin Admirals Shoji Nishimura da Kiyohide Shima's 2d Striking Force - a lokacin Surigao Strait na yakin Leyte Gulf.