On February 15, 1944, Navy pilot LT Nathan Green Gordon did what no one thought possible. Flying a vulnerable PBY Catalina into enemy territory, he landed not once—but four times—under intense Japanese fire to rescue 15 downed airmen. Surrounded by anti-aircraft guns, with enemy fighters in the sky and death at every turn, Gordon risked everything to bring his fellow Americans home. This is the story of one of WWII’s most daring and heroic rescue missions—and the only Navy aviator in the Pacific to receive the Medal of Honor.

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