Wax ka sii qor faqradan - Ka dib musiibadii Pearl Harbor, Kimmel waxaa badalay Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, oo haystay shaqaalaha Kimmel oo dhan. McCormick wuxuu noqday sarkaalka qorsheynta dagaalka ee Nimitz bishii Abriil 1942, isagoo u adeegay xilkaas intii lagu jiray dagaalladii 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 Cirka 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.