Dee ihe na-aga n'ihu maka paragraf a - E nyere Ridderhof iwu ka ọ laghachi na mpaghara Pacific na June 1944 ma nọchie onye otu klas ya na ụlọ akwụkwọ ụzụ, William L. McKittrick dị ka onye isi ndị ọrụ, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing. O sonyere ndị agha ahụ n'oge a na-alụ ọgụ n'elu igwe n'Emirua ma mesịa soro lụọ ọgụ n'elu igwe na Solomon Islands
N'okpuru onyeisi ndị agha bụ Ralph J. Mitchell. Ridderhof natara Ọla Bronze Star Medal na Combat "V" maka ọrụ ya na ngwụcha 1944.