<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - uRobinson wasuka eSikhumulweni SaseSeeadler ngomhla ka-12, waya eziQhingini zasePhilippines. Ngo-17 Okthoba 1944, wajoyina iDinagat Attack Group. Ngama-cruiser alula Denver CL-58 no Columbia CL-56, namanye ama-destroyer amathathu, uRobinson wasekela i-Dinagat Attack Group futhi wabeka inkambo eya eDinagat naseziqhingini ezintathu ezincane, iCalicoan, iSuluan, neHomonhon, ezahlukanisa iminyango emibili eya eLeyte Gulf futhi kusolwa ukuthi ivikela i-radar yokusesha yesitha. Ukuze lezi ziteshi zokuxwayisa isitha zingasebenzi, iqembu elihlaselayo lafika eziqhingini ekuseni ngo-Okthoba 17. I-cruiser iDenver yaba nelungelo lokudubula isibhamu sokuqala sokukhululwa kweLeyte  <response>: ngo-08: 00 futhi i-D Company yama-Ranger ayisithupha yafika eSuluan Island cishe imizuzu engu-20 kamuva - amaMelika okuqala abuyela ePhilippines. I-Robinson yahamba neqembu le-Ranger laya esiqhingini saseDinagat lapho lafika khona ngaphandle kokuphikiswa. Wabe esemboza ama-sweepers eGulf of Leyte kwaze kwaba yilapho bethatha umhlalaphansi ekuseni ngo-19 Okthoba. Izibhamu zakhe zashaya amabhishi okuhlasela ngaphambi kokuthi amabutho afike eLeyte, ngo-Okthoba 20, 1944, futhi waletha umlilo wokukhanyisa ogwini olusempumalanga yeLeyte ubusuku bonke. Ngo-Okthoba 22, wasindisa umshayeli wezindiza waseMelika owabulawa. Ngo-October 24 uRobinson wabhubhisa izikhungo zesitha emthambekeni weCatmon Hill, eLeyte. 