Iā Novema 1943, na avea ai o ia ma taʻitaʻiʻau aoao o le Tactical Group One, lea na aofia ai le Twenty-Second Marine Regiment ma nisi vaega o le Army ma taʻitaʻia lenei faalapotopotoga i le osofaʻiga ma le puʻeina
o Eniwetok Atoll, Marshall Islands, mai ia Fepuari 6 e oo iā Mati 22, 1944, lea na ia maua ai le pine o le Distinguished Service Medal.