 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Pashure pokurwiswa kwePearl Harbor neJapan, Masters akasimudzirwa kuva kaputeni muna January 1942 uye akabatanidzwa mumabasa euto reRussianeBritish Home Fleet muNorwegian Sea. Paakakwidziridzwa kuva mukuru munaGunyana 1942, Masters akaburitswa kubva ku Tuscaloosa ndokurairwa kuenda kuChina, kwaakagadzwa kuve Mutungamiriri weUS Naval Unit One, US Naval Group China pasi peRear Admiral Milton E. Miles. Mukati mebasa iri, akapiwa basa rekudzidzisa maGomindang guerrillas uye akasimudzirwa kuva lieutenant colonel muna Ndira 1944. 