This is the true story of Oliver Bullard Rasmussen, a U.S. Navy aircrewman who avoided capture after his plane crashed in Japan on July 14, 1945, leaving his pilot dead and him seriously wounded. He dodged the Japanese on Hokkaido for 68 days until he saw his first fellow American. Rasmussen healed himself, relying on his Chippewa knowledge of how to survive in the wild and staying alive by raiding farms at night. The account is drawn from tapes of interviews with Rasmussen about his ordeal and personal records and other ...
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This is the true story of Oliver Bullard Rasmussen, a U.S. Navy aircrewman who avoided capture after his plane crashed in Japan on July 14, 1945, leaving his pilot dead and him seriously wounded. He dodged the Japanese on Hokkaido for 68 days until he saw his first fellow American. Rasmussen healed himself, relying on his Chippewa knowledge of how to survive in the wild and staying alive by raiding farms at night. The account is drawn from tapes of interviews with Rasmussen about his ordeal and personal records and other material from his family. Beginning with Rasmussen's life as a young boy growing up on a poverty-stricken Chippewa reservation in northern Wisconsin, the book then details at length Rasmussen's almost unbelievable ordeal. Also included is information on his top-secret role in the Navy's only nuclear weapons squadron.
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Add this copy of Chippewa Chief in World War II; the Survival Story of to cart. $15.00, very good condition, Sold by Old Book Shop of Bordentown rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bordentown, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by McFarland.
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Very Good. First printing softcover (not issued in hardcover). vii+ 199 pp. with imndex. Illustrated with photos. Very good. Oliver Bullard Rasmussen (1922-1980) was born on the Chippewa Indian Reservation in northern Wisconsin. In World War II, he was a U.S. Navy aircrewman; he avoided capture after his plane crashed in Japan on July 14, 1945. Seriously wounded, he dodged the Japanese on Hokkaido for 68 days, healing himself and relying on his Chippewa knowledge of survival in the wild.
Add this copy of Chippewa Chief in World War II: the Survival Story of to cart. $70.04, new condition, Sold by GridFreed rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from North Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by McFarland & Company.
