504 Rescued Aviators
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504 Rescued Aviators
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In November 1945, the Navy announced that American submarines had rescued 504 Allied aviators during World War II. Behind that number were dangerous searches, exposed crews, and decisions that placed entire boats at risk to recover men from enemy waters.
This episode of Patrol Reports follows USS Skate (SS-305) on her first war patrol off Wake Island in October 1943. Her crew rescued six naval aviators while facing Japanese aircraft and shore batteries, but Lieutenant junior grade Willis Edward Maxson III died from wounds suffered during the mission. Their story reveals how submarine lifeguard duty became an essential part of the Pacific air war, and why lives saved belong alongside ships sunk in remembering the submarine force’s wartime service.
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