Dhameystir weedha soo socota: Musiibadii Pearl Harbor ka dib, Kimmel waxaa badalay Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, kaasoo haystay dhamaan shaqaalaha Kimmel. McCormick wuxuu noqday sarkaalka qorsheynta dagaalka ee Nimitz bishii Abriil 1942, isagoo xilkaas ka soo shaqeeyay intii lagu jiray dagaalada
Badda Coral, Midway iyo Guadalcanal. Bishii Juun 30, 1942, McCormick wuxuu ku dhaawacmay shil diyaaradeed oo ka dhacay markii uu la socday Nimitz oo ku sii jeeday Saldhigga Ciidamada Badda ee Alameda. In kasta oo uu dhaawacmay lafdhabarka, McCormick waligiis ma gelin liiska bukaanka, isagoo doortay inuu sii wado adeegga firfircoon isagoo xiran qalaji saddex bilood.