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John H. Palmer
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Lieutenant (Junior Grade)
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U.S.S. Ranger
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0000-00-00
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Lt(JG) Sumner R. Davis served in the VT-4 Squadron aboard USS Ranger during World War II. On October 4, 1943, he was piloting an airplane, together with two crew members, during an air raid in Bodo, Norway. Hit by anti-aircraft fire, Palmer managed to parachute out of his plane and in an incredible display of endurance in the frigid waters, swim to shore. Palmer was eventually taken prisoner by the Germans, and despite suffering significant deprivations at their hands as a prisoner of war, he nonetheless managed to survive to the conflict’s end. p style='margin:0cm;font-size:15px;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;'>Source of information: www.history.navy.mil