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Originally Posted by VonHammer
i wanted some clarification. and also i was wondering was there a group of retired Amercian soliders, sailors and marines that refused to enter into Jap captivity and wandered the Gobi? just wanted some info on that.
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Hmmm. Not exactly an American theater or war. The Gobi is divided between China and Mongolia if I remember correctly. Unless some Americans escaped Japanese captivity in Manchuria, I'm not sure how they would have come to be there. The downed pilots in the Dolittle Raid escaped from China by heading east until they were behind Nationalist lines and were then flown out of the country.(from Chungking I think) Not exactly sure what retired American miltary personnel would be doing in the Gobi desert area either.
Can't say I ever read about US subs refueling PBY Catalinas, but I doubt it would be impossible.