Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Simpson akazorayirwa kudzokera kunharaunda yePacific ndokubatanidzwa kumuzinda weSouth West Pacific Area pasi paGeneral Douglas MacArthur. Akashanda semubatsiri wemukuru wezvekufambisa panguva yePhilippines Campaign uye akatora chikamu mu
Hondo dzeLeyte neManila. Simpson akaramba ari pachinzvimbo ichocho kusvikira muna January 1946 uyewo akabatanidzwa Mukubatwa kweJapan. Nokuda kwebasa rake muuto raMacArthur, Simpson akapiwa menduru yeLegion of Merit.