Kammala jumla mai zuwa: A ranar 8 ga Yuni, 1943, "Maddox" ya bar Norfolk zuwa Oran, Algeria, inda ya zama wani ɓangare na Task Force 81 (TF 81), rundunar hare-haren da aka yi wa 'yan tawaye.
mamayewar Sicilian. Yayin da sojojin da ke kai hare-haren suka fara yakin amphibious na Gela a ranar 10 ga watan Yuli, "Maddox" ya kasance a kan jirgin ruwa mai zurfi a kusa da kilomita 16 daga bakin teku. Da yake yin amfani da shi kadai, wani jirgin saman Jamus mai suna Junkers Ju 88 ya kai hari a kan jirgin saman KG 54. Daya daga cikin bama-baman ya fashe da "Maddox" na baya, yana sa jirgin ya juye ya nutse a cikin minti biyu. An ba Lieutenant Commander Sarsfield lambar yabo ta Navy Cross don nuna jaruntaka a cikin kula da jirgin da aka watsar. Ayyukansa ne ke da alhakin ceton rayukan mutane 74 na ma'aikatan jirgin.