General Douglas MacArthur was always one to play politics, especially should it advance his career. And, getting a Congressman a medal surely wouldn't hurt that.
I think Lt. Robert R. Hatch probably had orders to return to base in the event any enemy planes were spotted. It sure wouldn't do to have the life of a Congressman ended under your orders.
Unfortunately, Lt. Hatch was killed a short time later, so we will never know what he had to say about it.
Johnson got his Silver Star and MacArthur had a valuable ally in Congress.
--GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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