As a historian, I always found it interesting that he didn't really talk about it [ his time as a POW ] unless asked, he saw it as part of his service to the country, and did n’t want to dwell on past service but what he could do today, here and now.

John Sherwood

A notable aspect of his naval aviation career was luck, if he had been any other pilot, [ the Navy ] might’ve not given him another chance.

Before he was shot down, he received a warning that a missile had been shot against him. He ignored the warning because he thought he could outmaneuver the missile.