Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Ya shiga cikin hare-haren Pacific na Fabrairu da Maris na 1942 kuma ya tashi jirginsa na bincike a cikin
Yaƙin Tekun Coral, 7 zuwa 8 ga Mayu. Rashin dawowa daga wannan manufa, an yi zaton Hale ya mutu a cikin aikin kuma an ba shi lambar yabo ta Flying Cross don samun nasara a cikin yakin basasa da kuma "... ƙarfin zuciya da ƙuduri da kuma tashin hankali... kai hare-haren jiragen sama na abokan gaba duk da tsayayyar adawa da yaki".