March 10, 1945 - Passed Leyte. Evening - going through Suragio Straits.

January 25, 1945 - 0800 - Got underway for destination. After noon passed through Surgao Straits. Evening - passing Mindanao and another small island. Night - had another flash red, but saw no planes. We got a message today to put more screening ships out due to increased sightings of Jap subs in the area. We are in a convoy with 44 other ships, mostly LST’s with a bunch of LCI’s, LCS’s, LSM’s, transports and escorts. One of the ships in the front of the column broke down and we had to stop to avoid hitting the ships in front of us. We are in task unit 78.3.4.