 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Mukupera kwezhizha ra1944, Sample akasimudzirwa kuva rear admiral, achidyara mureza wake ari mungarava inotakura seMukuru, Carrier Division 27 CarDiv 27, yekupinda kwePalau. Muna Gumiguru 1944, paHondo yeLeyte Gulf, yake CarDiv 27 yaive chikamu cheTask Unit 77.4.2 TU 77.4.2, inonziwo Taffy II paHondo yeSamar pasi peRear Admiral Felix B. Stump. Pakuvamba muna 1945, Mutungamiriri, CarDiv 27, uye Marcus Island vakatsigira Kupinda kweLingayen GulfPhilippines. Nokuda kweKupinda kweOkinawa, Sample akatamisa mureza wake kuCarDiv 22 uye. 