ɹᵻtˈɜːnɪŋ tə hɪz plɐtˈuːn, hiː kəntˈɪnjuːd hɪz vˈæliənt ˈɛfɚts, vˌɑːləntˈɪɹɪŋ tʊ ɪnvˈɛstᵻɡˌeɪt ɐn ɐpˈæɹəntli ɐbˈændənd dʒˌæpənˈiːz ɡˈʌn ɛmplˈeɪsmənt sˈɛvəntifˈaɪv jˈɑːɹdz fˈɔːɹwɚd ʌvðə flˈæŋk dˈʊɹɹɪŋ kənsˌɑːlɪdˈeɪʃən ʌvðə fɹˈʌnt lˈaɪnz, ænd sˈʌbsᵻkwəntli ˈɑːkjʊpˌaɪɪŋ ðə pəzˈɪʃən θɹuː ðə nˈaɪt tə pɹɪvˈɛnt ðɪ ˈɛnəmi fˈɔːɹm ɹᵻpəzˈɛsɪŋ ðə vˈæljuːəbəl wˈɛpən.
Returning to his platoon, he continued his valiant efforts, volunteering to investigate an apparently abandoned Japanese gun emplacement seventy-five yards forward of the flank during consolidation of the front lines, and subsequently occupying the position through the night to prevent the enemy form repossessing the valuable weapon.