 Foley flew on 31 more missions in the Pacific War, sharing credit for at least six confirmed victories and surviving three crashes (in the second, he was the sole survivor).After contracting malaria, he was sent back to the United States in 1943 to undertake a promotional tour and become a gunnery instructor.He applied to fight in Europe, and flew another 31 missions in only 60 days with the 309th Bomber Squadron as a gunner in a B-24 Liberator.