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Pilots Clash with Tokyo Patrols and Rescue Mission
Ernie Pyle describes dawn launches from the Western Pacific carrier deck. A five plane rescue, led by Lieut. John Focke, saved Ens. Robert Buchanan after a gunboat chase near Tokyo Bay. Focke and Lt. Arnold Berner fl ew two extra hours to reach and retrieve Buchanan before returning to the ship.
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Tokyo
Ens
Robert Buchanan
Clementon
N. J
Buchanan
Ensign Buchanan
John Fecke
Duxberry
Mass
Fecke
Bay
Focke
Tokyo Bay
Srl Sonner
Petaluma
Calif
Max Barnes
Olympia
Wash
Bob Murray
Muncie
Ind
Arnold Berner
Springdale
Ark
Lion’s Mouth
Berner