<prompt> Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Pakati paSeptember 29 naOctober 6, Witter akaita rwendo rwekutenderera kubva kuMilne Bay kuburikidza neTreasuries uye kudzokera kuNew Guinea paHumboldt Bay. PaHumboldt Bay, akazivisa basa kuTU 77.7.1 nokuda kwe  <response>: Basa reLeyte. Basa rake rebasa, chikamu che7th Fleet Service Force, yakabva kuHumboldt Bay musi wa12 Gumiguru kuti itore nzvimbo yekuzadzazve mugungwa anenge makiromita mazana matatu kumavirira kwePalau Islands yakatove yakashandiswa. Pakati pemwedzi wacho, vatakuri vemafuta vaaiperekedza vakazadza mafuta euto raipinda muLeyte mugungwa uye, musi wa18, vakananga kunogara paKossol Passage muPalau. Pashure pamazuva maviri muPalau, Witter nezvitoro zvake vakafamba kuti vabatane nesimba guru muLeyte Gulf. Ivo vakasvika mubani mazuva matatu pashure pokurwisa kwaOctober 20. 