 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Aiva mutezo weUnited States Naval Academy kirasi ya1915. Kushumira munzvimbo dzinokosha zvikuru dziri pamusoro nepamhenderekedzo yegungwa kwakamugadzirira basa rake somutungamiriri weAmphibious Group 6 mukurwisa Leyte, Luzon, Mindanao, neBorneo mukati meHondo yePacific muna 1944 na1945. Kuronga kwake nokuitwa kwemabasa aya anokosha kwakazivikanwa neDistinguished Service Medal, uye mushure mekufa akanga afa nechirwere chemwoyo ari mungarava yake mubairo weGold Star panzvimbo yechipiri Distinguished Service Medal. Akagadzwawo mushure mekufa Honorary Knight Commander weOrder yeBritish Empire nekuda kwebasa rake reAllied cause. 