Tuhia he whakamāramatanga mō tēnei wāhanga - I mahi ia ki te 74th Company i te 6th Regiment o te USMC i Wīwī, i reira i mōhiotia ai tana mahi toa i te pakanga i muri i tana matenga e te Cross Service Distinguished. "I te whakaeke ki te Bois de Belleau
I te 12 o Pipiri 1918 i whara kino ia engari i oti i a ia te whakariterite i tana roopu i raro i te pupuhi kaha. Ko nga whara i pa ki a ia i te whakatutukitanga o tenei mahi whakahere-a-tangata i mate ai ia i muri mai". I whakawhiwhia hoki ia ki te Navy Cross me te Silver Star citation.