 Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Pashure pokupinda kweUnited States muHondo yeNyika II, ONeil akapinda mukudzivirirwa kweatoll pakurwiswa kungaitwa Japan, uko chaizvoizvo kwakaitika pakati paJune 47, 1942. Nokuda kwechikamu chake muMuhondo yeMidway, ONeil akagamuchira menduru yeBronze Star neCombat V. Akakwidziridzwawo pachinzvimbo chenguva pfupi chelieutenant colonel musi waAugust 7, 1942. 