Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: O jere ozi na 74th Company na 6th Regiment nke USMC na France, ebe a na-eji Cross Distinguished Service Cross mara ya n'agha. "N'agha ahụ a lụrụ megide
Bois de Belleau June 12, 1918 ọ merụrụ ahụ nke ukwuu mana o mezue nhazi nke ndị agha ya n'okpuru ọkụ ọkụ. Ihe ndị o merụrụ mgbe ọ na-arụ ọrụ a nke ịchụ onwe onye n'àjà mesịrị kpatara ọnwụ ya". E nyekwara ya ihe nrite Navy Cross na Silver Star.