I cannot find any record of VC-66's involvement at Leyte in either:
- the book "Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors"
https://books.google.com.au/books?id...0vc-68&f=false
(If the rather lengthy link doesn't work, try a google-book search for the title for a preview.)
- or in the Military Unit History website:
http://www.ourwarveterans.net/miluni...pe=S&cpage=125
So, I'm afraid I can't help much with VC-66.
...geoff