After his rescue the next day by a PBY Catalina flying boat, Navy doctors were amazed at the how well he was doing given his wounds and asked him what he had done to treat them. He replied that he had soaked them in salt water for 24 hours.
WWG1WGA
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
Yes, and had a front row seat to the Akagi going down. He was also strafed by the Japs.