Kammala jumla mai zuwa: An sanya Fairbourn a kan jirgin ruwa mai nauyi USS "Chester" a matsayin kwamandan kwamandan Marine kuma an ba shi mukamin kyaftin a watan Afrilu na 1941. Ya kasance a cikin wannan jirgi, lokacin da Jafananci suka kai hari kan Pearl Harbor a watan Disamba na 1941 kuma daga baya ya shiga cikin ayyukan Tulagi,
Tekun Coral ko kuma Midway.