Qoraal sii wata faqradan - 14 Abriil 1942, wuxuu la wareegay amarkii Torpedo Squadron Saddexaad (VT-3) markab, ka dibna wuxuu saldhigiisu ahaa Saldhigga Cirka ee Kaneohe. Bishii Maajo 27, 1942, VT-3 waxaa loo wareejiyay ka dib Dagaalkii Badda Coral, isagoo badalaya markabka gaarka ah ee Torpedo Squadron 5 (VT-5). "Yorktown" waxay la socotay VT-3 oo ku socotay Jasiiradda Midway waxayna gashay dagaal
4-tii Juun 1942-kii. Intii lagu guda jiray kulankaas muhiimka ah, Massey ayaa la dilay isagoo hogaaminaya dufcaddiisa weerar heer hoose ah oo ka dhan ah diyaaradaha xambaara diyaaradaha Japan ee Hiryu. Waxaa la arkay markii ugu dambeysay oo ay la socdaan lix dagaalyahan oo F4F Wildcat ah, oo uu hogaaminayo Taliye Kuxigeenka John Thach, toban ka mid ah laba iyo tobankii TBD ee VT-3 ayaa lumay. Halgankii uu ku qaaday weerarkii "Hiryu", Massey waxaa si posthumous ah loogu abaalmariyay Saldhigga Ciidamada Badda.