 Kutevera kubviswa kwaKimmel, Curts akaenderera mberi semukuru wezvekutaurirana pachigaro chemutsivi waKimmel, Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, achiendesa mameseji kuna Nimitz kubva kunhandare panguva yehondo dzeCoral Sea neMidway. Curts akapiwa Bronze Star nokuda kwokuronga nokugadza gadziriro inoshanda zvikuru yekukurukurirana kwemauto nemauto ehondo apo mukuru wezvokukurukurirana wePacific Fleet. 