Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Mushure mokudzokera kwake kuUnited States pakati pa1942, Wilkes akapinda Chikoro cheHondo cheNaval, ndokuzova Mutungamiri Mukuru wezvitsva zvitsva zvitsva, achimuendesa kuGungwa reMediterranean kuti atore chikamu mukupinda kweSicily munaJuly 1943. Kubvira muna August 1943 Rear Admiral Wilkes akanga ane mauto anodzora muEngland neFrance, achiita basa rinokosha mukugadzirira kupinda muNormandy muna June 1944, uye
kupinda kweSouthern France mwedzi miviri gare gare. Sezvo kurwisa kweAllied kwakatamira kuGermany, Wilkes akanga ari mutariri weUnited States Ports uye Bases muFrance, achibatsira kutambudza nekutarisira kwake kwezvinhu.