It was also said that he was not readily given to a show of emotion but when his personal runner of several months' service was killed at the Matanikau River on Guadalcanal, witnesses said he "cried like a baby", and later stated that the man could never be replaced.
Det blev også sagt, at han ikke var tilbøjelig til at vise følelser, men da hans personlige stafet gennem adskillige måneders tjeneste blev dræbt ved Matanikaufloden på Guadalcanal "græd han som et barn", sagde vidner og hævdede senere, at den mand var uerstattelig.