Tuhia tētahi tohutoro mō tēnei wāhanga - He mema ia o te United States Naval Academy class of 1915. Ko te mahi i roto i nga pou nui ake i runga i te moana me te whenua i whakarite ia mo tana mahi hei rangatira o te Ropu Amphibious 6 i nga whakaeke i Leyte
, Luzon, Mindanao, me Borneo i te Pakanga o te Moananui a Kiwa i te 1944 me te 1945. Ko tana whakamahere me te whakatutukitanga o enei mahi nui i mohiotia ki te Tohu Ratonga Motuhake, me te tohu i muri i tana matenga (i mate ia i te mate ngakau i runga i tana kaipuke matua) o te Whetu Koura hei utu mo te Tohu Ratonga Motuhake tuarua. I tohua hoki ia hei Knight Commander Honorary o te Order o te Emepaea o Ingarangi mo tana mahi mo te take o te hoa.