...Rector was back on duty in 13 days. He died two years later aboard a different submarine, the USS Tang, when the Tang fired a torpedo that circled back and struck the vessel.
From Deseretnews.com
That's a REALLY bad case of friendly fire.
That's correct Rector was later killed in battle, but his appendix lived and went on to become the current junior Senator from Maryland.
'Whatever happened to the guy he operated on?'
'...Rector was back on duty in 13 days. He died two years later aboard a different submarine, the USS Tang, when the Tang fired a torpedo that circled back and struck the vessel.'
Wow. I have never heard of a torpedo doing that? I wonder what causes a torpedo to do that?