Approximately 100,000 Chinese troops had surrounded 15,000 U.S. troops, and Brown and other pilots on Leyte flew dozens of close air support missions every day to prevent the Chinese from overrunning the U.S. troops.
Aproximadamente 100 000 soldados chineses rodearan a 15 000 soldados estadounidenses, polo que Brown e o resto de pilotos do Leyte realizaron decenas de misións de apoio aéreo diarias para evitar que as tropas chinesas excedesen as liñas estadounidenses.