Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Musi wa 23 October 1942, Conner nedhipatimendi rake vakabva kuUnited States vachibva kuNorfolk, Virginia, kunorwa muEurope-Africa-Middle East theatre of operations kusvika musi wa 8 November nokuda kwe
kupinda kweFrance muNorth 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.