04 SEPTEMBER 1944
First Lieutenant Kenneth N. "Doc" Hunter, pilot of a PBY, while on patrol off Jeffman Island sighted a life raft with one man aboard about five miles off shore. Lieutenant Hunter landed his ship in two foot swells and took the P-38 pilot aboard and returned him to his base at Noemfoor. The pilot stated that while returning from a strafing mission over Ceram, he exhausted his fuel supply and was forced to land his craft in the sea two miles off shore. He escaped from the ship unhurt, launched his life raft, and paddled toward the open sea while his squadron companions strafed the beach preventing the Japs from capturing him.

MISSION: Cover strike on Lancoan, Celebes Is R2 Tifore Is. 1220 - Orbit south of Lambeth, 1250-1335 -- cover Clover White 1220 - 1300: Blue 1300 - 1340.  timeline documented by the crew and submitted with Squadron History:

0620:	Takeoff
0650:	Radio Check with Linger
0845:	V.H.F. radio check with Otto. Transmitter inoperative Otto relayed message to Linger to that effect, Otto confirms the relaying of message 0850.
1145::	Arrived at R2 point-circled same until 1340.
1340:	Took a heading for Linger.
1520:	Received message from Otto to pick up two SA snafu uncle pilots at 61 Olson 45.
1600:	Rescue snafu pilot: W.C. Springer, 0681729                             1st Lieutenant, AC                             67 Fighter Squadron                             Middleburg Island
1720:	Landed at Middleburg
1740:	Took off for Linger after filing clearance.
1915:	Called Eyelet and gave position report and destination.
1955:	Called Linger -- no contact.
2000:	Landed at home base.

Read the actual account as written by the Co-pilot, Bill Holbrook.

RESCUED P-38 PILOT: 67th Fighter Squadron
1st Lt. W.C. Springer

AIRCRAFT TYPE: OA-10A* 
USAAF SERNO: 44-33885  (CV-342)**
CALLSIGN: "Daylight ??" 
CREW: (Pilot) 1st Lt. Kenneth N. "Doc" Hunter; (Co-Pilot) 2nd Lt. William C. Holbrook; (ACP) Lt J.A. Scrivener; (Navigator) 2nd Lt. John L. Hotz; (Flight Surgeon) Captain Louie Goldberg; (Engineer) Staff Sergeant Charles Bledsoe; (Radio) Corporal Victor G. Frank; (Radar) Sergeant Richard A. Littlefield; (AR) Tech Sergeant D.J. Lauricella; (Surgical Tech) Staff Sergeant Louis C. Hibbard