<prompt> Bhala ukuqhubeka kwalesi sigaba - Washiya isikole ngaphambi kokuphothula iziqu zakhe ukuze ayojoyina i-United States Marine Corps phakathi neMpi Yezwe II, wabhalisa ngosuku olulandelayo ngemva kokuhlaselwa kwePearl Harbor. Walimala ngo-1942 ngesikhathi kuhlasela iziQhingi zaseSolomon  <response>: futhi wathunyelwa esibhedlela eSan Francisco ukuze alulame. Ngokokulandisa okwanyatheliswa emaphephandabeni kulo lonke elase-United States, uCombs wahlaselwa amasosha aseJapane ayisishiyagalombili; wabulala ayisikhombisa kuwo ngesibhamu sakhe esikhulu futhi, lapho isibhamu sivaleka, wakhulula isosha lesishiyagalombili laseJapane futhi wanquma umphimbo walo ngesagila. UCombs wathola indondo yomongameli ne-Purple Heart ngomsebenzi wakhe. Ngemva kokululama ekulimaleni kwakhe, uCombs wabuyela empini ePacific. Wabulawa ngesikhathi kuhlasela i-Iwo Jima ngo-February 19, 1945. Ngo-1986, uCombs wangeniswa e-University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor ngemuva kokufa kwakhe. 