Bishii Abriil 1944, isagoo ku wareejiyay taliska qeybta 2aad ee Gaashaaman Major General Edward H. Brooks, waxaa loo magacaabay madaxa shaqaalaha ee ciidanka saddexaad, isagoo mar kale u adeegaya kormeeraha guud George Patton. Gaffey wuxuu xilkan ka soo shaqeeyay intii lagu jiray ololihii Galbeedka Yurub
, laga soo bilaabo markii ciidankii saddexaad uu ka soo degay Faransiiska bishii Luulyo 1944 wuxuuna door muhiim ah ka ciyaaray Howlgalkii Cobra iyo Dagaalkii Falaise Gap, oo ay ku xigtay horumarka Allied-ka ee ka yimid Paris ilaa Rhine iyo Dagaalkii Metz. Bishii Diseembar 1944 wuxuu beddelay Major General John Shirley Wood oo ahaa CG ee Qaybta 4aad ee Gaashaaman, oo door muhiim ah ka ciyaaray Dagaalkii Bulge, isagoo gacan ka geystay jebinta go'doominta Bastogne. Wuxuu sii joogay amarkii qeybta ilaa Maarso 1945, dhamaadkii dagaalka Yurub, markii uu noqday CG ee XXIII Corps. Wuxuu iska casilay taliskii Ciidanka XXIII ee bishii Sebtember, markii dagaalku dhammaaday sababtuna tahay ka bixitaanka Japan.