<prompt> Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Akasiya chikoro asati apedza kudzidza kuti apinde muUnited States Marine Corps muHondo Yenyika II, achizonyoresa zuva rakatevera kurwiswa kwePearl Harbor. Akakuvadzwa muna 1942 mukati me  <response>: kupinda muSolomon Islands uye akatumirwa kuchipatara muSan Francisco kuti apore. Maererano nenhoroondo yakabudiswa mumapepanhau muUnited States yose, Combs akarwiswa nevarwi vasere vokuJapan; akauraya vanomwe vavo nepfuti yake uye, apo pfuti yacho yakavharika, akabvisa chombo chomurwi wechisere wokuJapan uye akagura mutsipa wake nebhayoneti. Combs akagamuchira menduru yapurezidhendi uye Purple Heart nokuda kwebasa rake. Pashure pokupora pamaronda ake, Combs akadzokera kunorwa muPacific. Akaurawa mukati mokupinda kweIwo Jima pana February 19, 1945. Muna 1986, Combs akaiswa mushure mekufa muYunivhesiti yeMichigan Athletic Hall of Honor. 