Dee ihe na-aga n'ihu na paragraf a - N'abalị iri na anọ n'ọnwa Eprel n'afọ 1942, ọ malitere ịchị ndị otu ụgbọelu torpedo nke atọ (VT-3) n'ụgbọelu, nke dị na ọdụ ụgbọelu nke Kaneohe. Na 27 Mee 1942, e zigara VT-3 na-eso Agha nke Oké Osimiri Coral, na-anọchi ụgbọ mmiri nke onwe ya Torpedo Squadron 5 (VT-5). "Yorktown" ji VT-3 kwọga n'àgwàetiti Midway ma banye n'agha
na June 4, 1942. N'oge ọgụ a dị oke mkpa, e gburu Massey mgbe ọ na-eduga ndị agha ya n'otu ọgụ dị ala megide ụgbọ elu ụgbọelu ndị Japan bụ Hiryū. A hụrụ ya na nke ikpeazụ. Ndị agha F4F Wildcat isii na-eso ya, nke Lieutenant Commander John Thach na-edu, iri n'ime TBD iri na abụọ nke VT-3 furu efu. N'ihi ike ya n'ịchụso mwakpo ahụ na "Hiryu", e nyere Massey ihe nrite nke Navy Cross.