Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Pana 18 February 1944 Ropa rakanga richishumira mu22nd Marine Regiment apo rakasvika paEngebi Island sechikamu che
kupinda muEniwetok Atoll. Paakanga achitungamirira boka rake mukupamba munzvimbo yakavhurika mukutarisana nemoto wakaoma wechiJapan wemapfuti, zvombo zvehondo, uye pfuti kuti abvise maJapan akadzika midzi, akaurayiwa muhondo. Akapiwa posthumously Silver Star nePurple Heart.