▁pat rol ▁Caval la , ▁en ▁route ▁to ▁her ▁station ▁in ▁the ▁eastern ▁Philippines , ▁made ▁contact ▁with ▁a ▁large ▁Japanese ▁task ▁force ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁June . ▁Caval la ▁track ed ▁the ▁force ▁for ▁several ▁hours , ▁relay ing ▁information ▁which ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁victory ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁Sea ▁( comm only ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" Mar ian as ▁Turkey ▁Sho ot ") ▁on ▁ 1 9 – 2 0 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁On ▁ 1 9 ▁June , ▁she ▁caught ▁the ▁car rier ▁Sh ō k aku ▁recover ing ▁plan es , ▁and ▁quickly ▁fired ▁a ▁spread ▁of ▁six ▁tor ped o es , ▁with ▁three ▁hits . ▁Sh ō k aku ▁s ank ▁at ▁. ▁After ▁a ▁severe ▁depth ▁charg ing ▁by ▁three ▁destroy ers , ▁Caval la ▁escaped ▁to ▁continue ▁her ▁pat rol , ▁having ▁suffered ▁relatively ▁minor ▁damage ▁by ▁depth ▁charges ▁from ▁the ▁. ▁The ▁fe at ▁earned ▁her ▁a ▁President ial ▁Unit ▁C itation . ▁ ▁Second ▁pat rol ▁Caval la ' s ▁second ▁pat rol ▁took ▁her ▁to ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁Sea ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁a ▁w olf pack ▁operating ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁invasion ▁of ▁Pe le li u ▁ 1 5 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁ ▁Third ▁pat rol ▁On ▁ 2 5 ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁during ▁her ▁third ▁pat rol , ▁Caval la ▁encountered ▁two ▁Japanese ▁destroy ers ▁and ▁made ▁a ▁surface ▁attack ▁which