- His memoir, which was adapted into a graphic novel, became assigned reading in schools.
- Five years to the day after he went missing, he joined the Navy, serving in the Pacific during WWII. He later joined the Army Special Forces and served in the Vietnam War, among other postings, before retiring in 1978 with the rank of lieutenant colonel.
- He made US headlines in July 1939 when he survived 9 days lost in the Maine wilderness. He was 12 years old when he and his family went hiking on Mt. Katahdin. He went off the trail and lost his way with fog setting in, followed by sleet. He used his Boy Scout training to follow a stream back to civilization. He was found 35 miles from where his family had last seen him.
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