Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Coursey na ndị agha ya nyere ụgbọelu ụgbọelu nke ndị ọrụ, akụrụngwa, na ihe onwunwe, gụnyere mwepụ ụgbọelu na-agwọ ọrịa n'oge ọgụ na
Mgbasa ozi nke Northern Solomons, nke ka ukwuu na Bougainville Island. 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.