I should state I think the article has some details mixed up. The sinking of an escort vessel was on June 12, 1944 when he and others strafed and sunk the Otori DE, I don't believe that VF-15 attacked any shipping on 10 September but the day before he flew low over the water shooting at Japanese sailors in the water (with his revolver!) when a coastal convoy was massacred. No escorts were sunk during that attack but several small vessels were.
I have also found that Duncan did indeed lead a strike against the Japanese Fleet later in the day on 24 October 1944. They bombed and strafed several enemy ships. Interestingly the war diary lists the
Musashi as only "probably" sunk
