<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - Eshiya iPearl Harbor ngo-September, i-Walker yadluliselwa ku- 7th Fleet njengesikebhe sokusekela umlilo ekuhlaselweni kwePhilippines  <response>: . futhi. Leli qembu lezithuthi kanye nabahlaseli lasuka eManus futhi lafika eLeyte Gulf ngo-Okthoba 20. Phakathi nalomsebenzi, i-Walker yabhekana nesenzo sayo sokuqala sasemoyeni futhi yawisa indiza eyodwa yezitha kanye nokuhlinzeka ngosizo lokudubula endaweni yaseDulag. Izithuthi zakhishwa ngokushesha futhi zahamba ne Walker nezinye izihambeli ngaphambi kokufika kwamabutho asolwandle aseJapane kanye neMpi yaseLeyte Gulf eyalandela kusukela ngomhlaka 24 kuya ku-25 Okthoba 1944. 