fɹʌm sɛptˈɛmbɚ twˈɛlv tə θˈɜːɾi, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈoːɹ, hiː tˈʊk pˈɑːɹt ɪn ˈækʃən ɪnðə pˈɛlɪlˌɪuː kæmpˈeɪn dˈʊɹɹɪŋ wˌɪtʃ hiː ˈæktᵻd wɪð "kənspˈɪkjuːəs ɡˈæləntɹi ænd ɪntɹɛpˈɪdᵻɾi æt ðə ɹˈɪsk ʌv hɪz lˈaɪf əbˌʌv ænd bᵻjˌɔnd ðə kˈɔːl ʌv dˈuːɾi", ænd fɔːɹ wˌɪtʃ hiː wʊd lˈeɪɾɚ biː ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd ðə mˈɛdəl ʌv ˈɑːnɚ ænd ðə pˈɜːpəl hˈɑːɹt.
From September 12 to 30, 1944, he took part in action in the Peleliu campaign during which he acted with "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty", and for which he would later be awarded the Medal of Honor and the Purple Heart.