Rolex, i noticed only now your edit in the post where you replied at my question... are you sure about the eye? I checked the book I have, it says he lost
use of his right eye, and, consequently, he was grounded till the last period of war, when the situation was so desperate that Japan needed every skilled pilot.
And, Widewing, are you sure those planes were SBD? My source says "Avengers"...
