<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: Ekupheleni kuka-October, amaJapane ahlasela kathathu ukuze axoshe ama  <response>: ukuhlasela kwePhilippines ukuze kuphoqelelwe impi yempi enqumayo yasolwandle. Impi eyalandela kwakuyi-Battle of Leyte Gulf eyayihlanganisa izingxenye ezine, lapho i-Ingersoll neqembu layo lomsebenzi nabo bahlanganyela khona. Lapho u-Admiral Halsey ethumela ingxenye yomkhumbi wakhe eningizimu ukuyohlasela imikhumbi yaseJapane eSamar ngo-25 Okthoba 1944, u-Ingersoll wajoyina iqembu lomsebenzi lika-Admiral Dubose ekufuneni izinsalela ezibalekile zomkhumbi waseJapane. Phakathi nokujaha isikhathi eside, i-Ingersoll yadubula i-torpedo eyodwa ibanga elide, kodwa iqembu alizange lihlasele imikhumbi esindayo yaseJapane eyayisele. 