I te marama o Akuhata ka tīmata ia i ngā whakangungu whakangungu i ngā Moutere o Hawaiki hei whakarite mō ngā whakaeke tuatahi ki ngā Piripi. I waenga i te 20 o Oketopa me te 18 o Noema 1944 i uru ia ki te mahi a Leyte
, te taenga mai o ētahi rau hoia.