æt ɡwɑːdˈælkənəl hiː ˈɜːnd ðə sˈɪlvɚ stˈɑːɹ mˈɛdəl "fɔːɹ kˈæɹiɪŋ wˈuːndᵻd ˈaʊt ˌʌndɚ fˈaɪɚɹ ʌntˈɪl wˈuːndᵻd hɪmsˈɛlf."
At Guadalcanal he earned the Silver Star Medal "for carrying wounded out under fire until wounded himself."