Kossol Roads
On 28 October, "Bowers" witnessed a plane miss the flight deck of escort carrier USS "Kadashan Bay" and raced to rescue the pilot. The fueling group stood into Kossol Roads on the last day of October; and, for the remainder of the year, "Bowers" escorted convoys of oilers and supply ships between Kossol Roads, Leyte GuIf, Humboldt Bay, Seeadler Harbor, and Ulithi.