Nyorai mberi kweiyi ndima - Musi wa23 Gumiguru 1942, Conner nedhivhizheni yake vakabva kuUnited States vachibva kuNorfolk, Virginia, kunorwa muEuropean-African-Middle Eastern theatre of operations vachisvika musi wa8 Mbudzi nokuda kwekupinda muFrench North Africa
. Akatora chikamu mune mana amphibious kurwisa kumhara uye masere mishandirapamwe kusanganisira Anzio Campaign muItaly panguva iyo akawana yake yechipiri Silver Star (Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster). Akakwidziridzwa kuva musoja wehunyanzvi musi wa13 Ndira 1944. Akadzingwa basa musi wa 27 Chikumi 1944, ndokupiwa basa rechipiri rechipiri musi wa 28 Chikumi 1944. Pana 29 December 1944, akasimudzirwa kuva 1st lieutenant.