After the bombs were dropped on Japan, the "Ruptured Duck, was low on fuel and crash landed in the ocean near China. The plane flipped over on impact and all the crew members except Thatcher were seriously injured.
he was knocked out, but soon regained consciousness and gathered the rest of the crew, administered first aid and convince Chinese guerrillas to take them safely inland and away from Japanese patrols.
Mr. Thatcher was born July 31, 1921, in Bridger, Montana, one of ten children.
After the war, he worked for the U.S. postal service for 30 years.
--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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