<prompt> Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Munguva yekurwiswa kweJapan kunzvimbo yepamberi paMidway, Monssen akatora chikamu mukuzvidzivirira  <response>: musi waJune 4-7, 1942 uye vakadzokera kuPearl Harbor kuzorora nokugadzirisazve, izvo zvakatora mwedzi unopfuura mumwe. Smoot akabva aenda neMonnsen kuJapan yakabata Solomon Islands uye yakapa chifukidzo panguva yekumhara kweMarine paGuadalcanal neTulagi musi waAugust 7. Monssen akaramba ari munharaunda yakapoteredza kuburikidza neHondo yeEastern Solomons, iyo yakadzivisa kusimbiswa kweJapan kusvika kuGuadalcanal. Nokuda kwebasa rake muSolomon Islands, Smoot akashongedzwa neBronze Star Medal neCombat V. Akakwidziridzwa kuva Commander musi waJune 30, 1942. 