 From the 23d to the 29th, the AM patrolled off the entrance to Leyte Gulf; then, after a week's rest, departed San Pedro Bay to support operations against Japanese facilities at Ormoc Bay.On 6 December, she moved through Canigao Channel and conducted sweeps in the Camotes Sea.On the 7th, she patrolled off the entrance to Ormoc Bay as the 77th Infantry Division was landed.