Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Mukati mokurwiswa kweJapan pachiteshi chemberi paMidway, "Monssen" akatora rutivi mu
mabasa okuzvidzivirira musi waJune 4<unk>7, 1942 uye akadzokera kuPearl Harbor kuzorora uye kugadziridza, izvo zvakatora mwedzi unopfuura mumwe. Smoot akabva aenda ne"Monnsen" kuJapan yakabata Solomon Islands uye yakapa chifukidzo panguva yekumhara kweMarine paGuadalcanal neTulagi musi waAugust 7. "Monssen" akaramba ari munharaunda yakapoteredza kuburikidza neHondo yeEastern Solomons, iyo yakadzivisa kusimbiswa kweJapan kusvika kuGuadalcanal. Nokuda kwebasa rake muSolomon Islands, Smoot akashongedzwa neBronze Star Medal neCombat "V". Akakwidziridzwa kuva Commander musi waJune 30, 1942.