Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Mushure mekubviswa kwaKimmel, Curts akaramba ari mukuru wezvekufambiswa kwemashoko pachigaro chemutsivi waKimmel, Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, achiendesa mameseji kuna Nimitz kubva kunhandare panguva yehondo yeCoral Sea uye
Pakati nepakati. Curts akapiwa Bronze Star nokuda kwokuronga nokugadza gadziriro inoshanda zvikuru yekukurukurirana kwemauto nemauto ehondo apo mukuru wezvokukurukurirana wePacific Fleet.