<prompt> Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Mukati mokurwiswa kweJapan pachiteshi chemberi paMidway, Monssen akatora rutivi mu  <response>: mabasa okuzvidzivirira musi waJune 47, 1942 uye akadzokera kuPearl Harbor kuzorora uye kugadziridza, 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. 