Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Ọ sonyere na mwakpo ndị Pacific nke February na March 1942 ma jiri ụgbọelu nyocha ya na
Agha nke Oké Osimiri Coral, 7 na 8 Mee. Ebe ọ bụ na ọ lọtaghị n'ọrụ ahụ, e chere na Hale nwụrụ n'agha ma nye ya akara ugo mmụta Distinguished Flying Cross maka ihe pụrụ iche ọ rụzuru n'agha ikuku na "... mkpebi siri ike ya na ime ihe ike ya... na-awakpo ụgbọ elu ndị iro n'agbanyeghị mmegide siri ike nke ndị na-alụ ọgụ".