Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Pashure pokurwiswa kwePearl Harbor, Hamlett akaunganidzwa kuti ave mukuru mukuru wezvombo zvehondo zveII Corps. Muna 1942 akaburuka ne1st Infantry Division paArzew Beach pedyo neOran, Morocco munguva ye
Kupinda kweAllied muNorth Africa. Achishandisa ruzivo rwake somurayiridzi paFort Sill, akabatsira kurongazve uto remapurisa raimbova risingabatsiri, achibatsira kuriumba kuva ruoko runosarudza. Yakanga ichinyanya kuzivikanwa nokuda kwekugona kwayo kuunganidza moto wakabatanidzwa muHondo yeEl Guettar.