Tuhia he tomokanga mō tēnei wāhanga - I muri i tana hokinga ki te Moana-a-Kiwa i uru atu ia ki te Rōpū H, ā, i te marama o Noema, i uru ia ki te Rōpū Taumahi o te Pokapū mō ngā Rāhui i Awherika ki te Raki, Operation Torch
He aha? I Oran, i whakaekea e ia nga kaipatu French Vichy a i te 8 o Noema 1942, i te wa i whakangaromia ai te tuarua me te kino o te tuatahi kia kino rawa ai ia. I te ra i muri mai ka kino rawa ia ki te kaipuke whakangaromanga "Épervier" ka peia ia ki uta. I te marama o Tihema i mahi ia hei waahanga o te Force Q i Bône ki te tangohanga o te Axis me te kawe waka i waenga i Trapani me Tunis.