Dee ihe ọzọ maka paragraf a - Coursey na ndị otu ya nyere ụgbọelu nke ndị ọrụ, akụrụngwa, na ihe ndị ọzọ, gụnyere mwepụ nke ndị ọrụ ahụike n'oge ọgụ na Northern Solomons
, nke ka ukwuu n'Agwaetiti Bougainville. Ọ nọgidere na-achịkwa ndị agha ahụ ruo mgbe agha ahụ biri ma jee ozi dị ka onye nnọchi anya US n'oge nkwenye nke onye isi ndị agha Japan, Masatane Kanda, Onye isi ndị agha nke 17 na-arụ ọrụ na Bougainville na Septemba 8, 1945. Maka ọrụ ya na VMR-152, a kwadoro Coursey na Bronze Star Medal na Combat "V" ma nwetakwara Air Medal maka isonye na ụgbọ elu ọgụ.