Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - Urban ya fara shiga yaƙi lokacin da ya sa rairayin bakin teku ya sauka a ƙarƙashin wuta tare da wani soja a kan raft a ranar 8 ga Nuwamba, 1942, ranar farko ta mamaye Arewacin Afirka
, na Yakin Arewacin Afirka. Tare da Purple Heart, daya daga cikin lambobin farko da ya samu a lokacin yakin shine Silver Star.