sˈɪns ðə dˈɛθ hæd əkˈɜːd ɪn kˈɑːmbæt, ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts ˈɑːɹmi ɹᵻfjˈuːzd tə kˈæɹi ˈaʊt ðə sˈɛntəns ʌv dˈɛθ ɔnðə ɡɹˈaʊndz ʌv fˈɔːɹt stˈeɪlɐkˌuːm, meɪntˈeɪnɪŋ ðæt hiː wʌzɐ pɹˈɪzənɚɹ ʌv wˈɔːɹ.
Since the death had occurred in combat, the United States Army refused to carry out the sentence of death on the grounds of Fort Steilacoom, maintaining that he was a prisoner of war.