US Navy radioman on the doomed patrol mission. Stranded on a raft, he demonstrates survival skills by killing a shark for food and enduring a severe shark bite to his hand. He confronts pilot Dixon over the crash but eventually reconciles. He survives the ordeal, continues his naval career, and later marries Tony Pastula's sister.
Dixon and Aldrich are pilot and radioman assigned to the same Navy patrol mission.
Pastula and Aldrich serve as bombardier and radioman on the same Navy patrol aircraft.
Aldrich and Frances marry after the war, forming a new family bond.
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