<prompt> Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Pakati paSeptember 29 naOctober 6, Witter yakaita rwendo rwekutenderera ichibva kuMilne Bay ichipfuura neTreasuries ichidzokera kuNew Guinea kuHumboldt Bay. MuHumboldt Bay, akazivisa basa kuTU 77.7.1 nokuda kwebasa reLeyte  <response>: . 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. 