True about his wingman...while trying to shoot a bunch of Japanese pilots off his wingman's 6 he was shot down. His wingman was killed I believe. Don't recall plane type, or if he mentioned it in his book.
He was pretty badly wounded too. Apparently when he finally got into his rubber raft he realised that part of his scalp was flapping in the breeze and that he had a cannon round hit on one of his legs. Obviously it wasn't a clean hit, otherwise he wouldn't have a leg left, but it was a serious wound.
I can give more details...but book is at home.
