 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Dashiell akasvika paPearl Harbor 24 Chikunguru 1943 kujoina Fast Carrier Task Forces yekurwisa paMarcus Island ye31 Nyamavhuvhu kusvika 1 Gunyana; Tarawa, 18-20 Gunyana; uye Wake Island, 5-6 Gumiguru. Asvika paEfate, New Hebrides, 5 November, akagadzirira kupinda kweGilberts uye aiva mumwe wokutanga kupinda mudziva pakurwiswa kweTarawaMusi waNovember 20. Yakapinda mugungwa iri kupfurwa nemuvengi zvakanyanya, ndokutora nzvimbo padyo neTarawas reef, ndokubva yavhurazve moto pamabatiri emumhenderekedzo yegungwa, nzvimbo dzakasimba dzevavengi uye nzvimbo yekuchengetera zvombo kuti vabatsire mauto pamhenderekedzo kwemazuva matatu. Pashure pokuguma kwehondo paTarawa, Dashiell yakatumirwa kumhenderekedzo yokumadokero yeU.S. nokuda kwokuvandudzwa. 