Tuhia he tomokanga mō tēnei wāhanga - I muri i ngā pakanga o Guadalcanal me Tarawa, i tohua a General Bourke hei rangatira puhi o te V Amphibious Corps mō te whakaekenga o Saipan. I muri mai ka whakangungu ia i nga waahanga pupuhi Army-Marine mo te XXIV Army Corps, ka whakarite mo te mahi a Leyte
He aha? I a Leyte e tiakina ana, ka riro ia hei rangatira mo te 5th Marine Division e whakamahere ana mo te whakaekenga o Japan.