▁same ▁day . ▁She ▁reached ▁Se ead ler ▁Har bor ▁on ▁ 5 ▁October ▁and , ▁after ▁a ▁brief ▁avail ability ▁alongside ▁, ▁head ed ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁Pal aus ▁where ▁she ▁arrived ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁October . ▁During ▁the ▁following ▁month , ▁W int le ▁performed ▁pat rol ▁and ▁esc ort ▁duties ▁in ▁the ▁Pal aus . ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁November , ▁she ▁rel ieved ▁ ▁off ▁D eng es ▁Pass age ▁and ▁fired ▁star sh ells ▁over ▁the ▁passage ▁and ▁nearby ▁N ger eg ong ▁Island ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁troops ▁emb ark ed ▁in ▁landing ▁craft ▁pat rolling ▁against ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁enemy ▁rein for c ements ▁reaching ▁Pe le li u ▁from ▁N ger eg ong . ▁That ▁duty ▁last ed ▁until ▁ 1 2 ▁November ▁when ▁she ▁left ▁station ▁to ▁assist ▁PC - 1 2 6 0 , ▁dam aged ▁in ▁a ▁collision ▁with ▁. ▁ ▁Oper ating ▁on ▁the ▁Sa ip an ▁Pat rol ▁ ▁The ▁destroy er ▁esc ort ▁ex ited ▁K oss ol ▁Pass age ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁November ▁and ▁ste amed ▁via ▁Ul ith i ▁to ▁the ▁Marian as . ▁She ▁entered ▁Ap ra ▁Har bor , ▁Gu am , ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 8 th ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁unit ▁of ▁the ▁Sa ip an ▁Pat rol ▁and ▁Esc ort ▁Force . ▁For ▁about ▁ 1 2 ▁weeks , ▁the ▁war ship ▁pat rolled ▁the ▁Marian as , ▁primarily ▁between ▁Gu am ▁and ▁Sa ip an . ▁On ▁Christmas ▁night , ▁she