<prompt> Bhala ukuqhubeka kwalesi sigaba - Ngemva kokungena kwe-United States eMpini Yezwe II, u-ONeil wabamba iqhaza ekuvikeleni i-atoll ekuhlaselweni okungenzeka kweJapane, okwenzeka ngempela phakathi kukaJune 4 kuya kuJune 7, 1942. Ngokubamba kwakhe iqhaza empini yaseMidway  <response>: U-ONeil wanikezwa indondo yeBronze Star nge-Combat V. Waphinde wakhushulelwa esikhundleni sesikhashana sokuba ngu-lieutenant colonel ngo-August 7, 1942. 