 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Akaendeswa kuPhilippines muna January 1940 uye akagadzwa kuva mutevedzeri womukuru mukuru anoona nezvokukurukurirana weChikamu chechitanhatu cheNaval District Cavite pasi paRear Admiral John M. Smeallie. Roeder akashanda munzvimbo iyi kusvika munaNovember 1940, paakabatanidzwa nevashandi veMutungamiri Mukuru, United States Asiatic Fleet. Roeder akashanda pasi paAdmiral Thomas C. Hart somukuru mukuru anoona nezvekuchengeteka uye anobatsira mukuru mukuru anoona nezvekufambiswa kwemashoko uye akanga ari pamhenderekedzo yegungwa apo maJapan akarwisa Philippinesmuna December 1941. 