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Rear Admiral [[Clifton Sprague|Clifton A. F. Sprague]], commander of Taffy 3, later described the next surprising development: "At 0925 my mind was occupied with dodging torpedoes when near the bridge I heard one of the signalmen yell, '... dammit, boys, they're getting away!' I could not believe my eyes, but it looked as if the whole Japanese fleet was indeed retiring.... At best, I had expected to be swimming by this time." The Japanese — damaged and fearing heavier air attack — had indeed reversed course. Though the escort carriers lost two of their number and three escorts, their valiant fight had stopped the Japanese from attacking the transports in Leyte Gulf.
After rescuing survivors from {{USS|St. Lo|CVE-63|2}}, ''John C. Butler'' escorted the surviving carriers of Taffy 3 via Manus to Pearl Harbor, then returned to Manus on 17 December. Departing with escort carriers on 31 December, she protected amphibious [[transport]]s steaming to the invasion of [[Luzon]]. During the voyage through the [[South China Sea]], the ships encountered and drove off determined ''[[kamikaze]]'' attacks. On the evening of 8 January 1945, ''John C. Butler'' and other escorts splashed several ''kamikazes''. She operated off [[Lingayen Gulf]] from
===Iwo Jima and Okinawa===
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