Arrived Philippine Islands. Guarding Leyte Gulf in company with:
NEW MEXICO (BB 40)
COLORADO (BB 45)
MARYLAND (BB 464)
WEST VIRGINIA (BB 48) CTG 77.2
MINNEAPOLIS (CA 36)
ST. LOUIS (CL 49)
COLUMBIA (CL 56)
MONTPELIER (CL 57)
DENVER (CL 58)
CONY (DD 508)
WALLER (DD 4646)
EATON (DD 510)
PRINGLE (DD 477)
MUSTIN (DD 413)
EDWARDS (DD 619)
LANG (DD 399)
AULICK (DD 569)
RENSHAW (DD 499)
SAUFLEY (DD 465)
NICHOLAS (DD 449)