 On the evening of the 31st, "Sage "returned to San Pedro Bay, whence she conducted sweeps from 3 to 7 November.She then shifted her operations to an area north of Suluan and, on the 13th, returned to Leyte.On the 19th, she assumed antisubmarine patrol duties between Homonhon and Manicani, where a party from the ship provided the first medical assistance to the inhabitants in over three years.