“He Should Have Died At Least 81 Times!”

(Part III of IV)

He Shouldn’t Be Alive:  Here’s the continuation of a TRUE Alaskan wilderness survival story that should have been made into a Hollywood movie.

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55) Burlap Windbreaker:  Hey, every little bit helps.  With the killer temperatures way below freezing, the killer wind drops the already killer temperatures to temperatures that would freeze anything in seconds.  1^st Lt. Crane took a burlap sack and turned it into a windbreaker.

All he did was cut 03 holes in it.  01 for his head and 02 apertures for his arms.  His Burlap Windbreaker shielded his outer garments from killer freezing winds.  He simply added another layer of protective clothing.  On the first day he used his Burlap Windbreaker, he estimated the temperature to be 30-DEGREES BELOW ZERO FAHRENHEIT.

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56) On High Alert For Hints Of Life:  On 20 January 1944 (Thursday), 1^st Lt. Crane grew tired of waiting in Berail’s cabin.

The temperature was estimated to be 30-DEGREES BELOW ZERO FAHRENHEIT.  He was ready:

• Dressed as best he could
• Moose mittens protecting his hands
• Backpack full of survival items
• Matches secured in one pocket
• .22 caliber bullets secured in another pocket
• .22 caliber rifle standing by to shoot small game, big game and any predators.

Stepping away from Berail’s cabin, the snow came up above his knees.  Trekking northward, he was on high alert for threats and any food sources.  He was also on high alert for any hints of human habitation, human life,…  His sense of smell was searching for burning wood.  His perfect 20/20 vision as an Army Air Forces pilot, searched for any hints of footprints, trails,…

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57) Warm Spell:  At Ladd Field the crews were enjoying a nice day.  It was a SWELTERING WARM SPELL.  The temperature hit a high of FIVE DEGREES ABOVE ZERO FAHRENHEIT!!

Note:  Let me tell you a quick story about being acclimatized.  It was 1985 I think and it was Spring time.  The temperature was in the 70s.  I was going through the French language course.  Our class went outside to take a break.  Looking across to another building, there were about 07 soldiers outside on their break with their class.  But these 07 soldiers were all out of uniform.  They were all wearing their field jackets on this nice 70-degree Fahrenheit day.

Turns out those 07 soldiers deployed from Panama where it’s like 100-degrees everyday with 100% humidity.  Their bodies were acclimatized to heat, wet heat and not a temperature drop of 70-degrees and colder.  They were authorized to be ‘out of uniform.’  I myself spent some years in Panama myself and it’s hot and very humid 24/7.

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58) Checking Ice Thickness:  1^st Lt. Crane made much better time by trekking the frozen river that ran northward.  The ice was approximately 04-feet thick.  Plenty of thick ice to hold his weight.

But he knew not to fully trust the ice thickness ahead of him.  So he tested the ice thickness ahead of him by hitting it with a heavy-duty stick.

See Ice Support Measurements in the Survival Book at the end of this blog post.

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59) Primal Instincts:  Being immersed in the deep Alaskan wilderness and totally away from the many amenities of the comfortable life, 1^st Lt. Crane’s primal instincts surfaced.  Primal instincts that are designed to avoid threats and turn him into a survivor and a predator.

He was on-guard more than ever.  He learned to listen for threats like the sounds ice made when it was dangerous to be near or walk on.  He studied the current weather so he could forecast snow storms and super cold nights.

His hunger for food had him thinking of ways to capture red squirrels.  1^st Lt. Leon Crane was not the same man that parachuted into the Alaskan wilderness weeks ago.

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60) Acclimatized:  The following wasn’t annotated in the book – “81 DAYS BELOW ZERO.”  In my (author) humble opinion, when those bomb bay doors opened, their B-24D bomber was clocking in at approximately 300-miles per hour.  The outside air temperature with the speed of the plane, the crew was hit with winds at a

KILLER 100-DEGREES BELOW ZERO FAHRENHEIT.

Once 1^st Lt. Crane was on the ground, the estimated temperature was clocking-in at an estimated 20-DEGREES BELOW ZERO FAHRENHEIT and may drop to 40-DEGREES BELOW ZERO FAHRENHEIT before sunrise.  Initially the temperatures were literally a ‘COLD SHOCK’ and no doubt the temperatures were a REAL HURT.

While 1^st Lt. Crane was surviving his killer freezing environment, I believe he was becoming acclimatized to his frozen trap.  As the days passed, he half-way grew accustomed to the super cold temperatures.  The air temperatures were still a serious threat to his survival but not a constant hurt like the initial days of his lone survival.

Important Note:  One more thing.  I was born and raised in Colorado.  Colorado has a dry climate and so is Alaska.  When I entered the military, I eventually reported to Fort Polk, Louisiana.  That was the first time I ever felt hot humidity.  I was sweating 24-hours a day for 02-months.  It was a 24-hour misery.

Then I eventually reported to the 82^nd Airborne in Fort Bragg, NC.  NC is a wet climate.  That was the first time I ever felt COLD HUMIDITY.  I gotta tell you, that COLD HUMIDITY goes right through your body and IT HURTS!

I believe if somebody ever did a study on cold weather casualties; they’d find that there are far more cold weather casualties in wet humid environments than dry humid environments.

See Preconditioning Your Body For Cold Temperatures.

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61) Alaskan Wobbles:  Alaskan Wobbles are low pressure systems.  That means the low pressure system is giving way to in-coming storms.  In Alaska, Alaskan Wobbles can pull warm wet air from the Gulf of Alaska.

The warm wet air hits the super cold air in the interior of Alaska and you got total pandemonium – major unmerciful blasting snow storms that would make Dakota snow storms look like a sprinkling of snow.  See 62) Alaskan Williwaws.

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62) Alaskan Williwaws:  Alaskan Williwaws are ground winds riding over a mountain ridge.  These winds are supercharged by airstreams from higher altitude.  The pressure difference and gravity can get those winds to blow 04-times faster.

Alaskan Williwaws can reach wind speed as high as 100 miles per hour.  Add in the already super cold temperature, you have winds that can throw dangerous debris but also freeze the unprotected survivor in seconds.

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63) Blotto-Botto Conditions:  Bush pilot’s term – Blotto-Botto Conditions means night visibility reduced to near zero with snow squalls and heavy ground fog.

These are conditions you shouldn’t be trekking in much less flying a plane or stupidly being a passenger in the plane.

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64) Crane’s Home-Made Sledge:  A sledge is a toboggin.  But in this case, 1^st Lt. Crane built his own sledge to transport more than 120-pounds of supplies he secured from Berail’s unoccupied cabin.

Located at Berail’s cabin, he constructed his home-made sledge by:

• Using 02 old boards for runners attached to frame
• Wood frame from a Plexiglass skylight
• Washtub secured to the wood frame
• Rope harness attached to the sledge and secured around Crane’s body

Crane wisely waited at Berail’s cabin till the time was right – weatherwise.  As Crane slowly travelled northward, his sledge got lighter as he used the supplies.

Supplies secured and packed by 1^st Lt. Crane:

• 02 Frying pans
• Ammunition
• Ax
• Beans
• Bearskin
• Box of raisins
• Candles
• Can of baking powder
• Can of cocoa
• Cans of dried eggs
• Can of dried milk
• Can of dried onions
• Can of tea
• Dried beef
• Matches
• Mukluks
• Powdered soup mix
• Rifle
• Sack of flour
• Sack of rice
• Sack of sugar
• Sleeping bag (2^nd cabin)
• Snow shoes
• Soup pot
• Tent canvas

Pulling his sledge with supplies, 1^st Lt. Crane estimated he was averaging 01-mile every hour.

See Slick Sled and Fighting Blasting Cold.

Note:  I think 1^st Lt. Crane was doing great.  Heck, I’ve been on training & combat patrols in the jungle and with the dense vegetation, high heat & 100% humidity, up & down terrain, black palm everywhere,… it’s like we were getting nowhere.  I think we didn’t even go as fast 1^st Lt. Crane was going doing 01-mile per hour.

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65) Sledge Alternative:  1^st Lt. Crane’s home-made sledge saved his life more than a few times.  But here’s an alternative to a sledge and it has far less friction when pulling it across the ice and snow.  1^st Lt. Crane had all the materials around him to easily construct this Sledge Alternative.  It’s called a travois.

Many Native American Indian tribes employed travois.  Before the Blackfoot Indians (reigned in what is now Montana, USA and southern Alberta & Saskatchewan, Canada) had horses, they put their dogs to work.  They attached a travois to their dogs that carried their equipment.  A dog travois was made-up of 02 08-foot poles that were tied together and attached to the dog’s upper body.  Halfway down the travois is a harness which secured the equipment.

The pointed-end of both poles is the only contact with the ground and has the least amount of resistance.  The travois itself is dragged and very lightweight.  Bigger travois are made for humans and bigger ones for horses.  And if that dog critter wasn’t doing its job and the Blackfoot were starving – well guess what???

Note:  Both ends of the travois poles must be carved to a point to insure the least amount of friction / drag against the ground, ice, snow,…

Here’s a picture of a Dog Travois:

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66) Killer Snow:  Snow all around him was a threat.  But snow on the ice-covered river could be a greater threat to his life.

1^st Lt. Crane travelled on the ice-covered river for much faster time.  During a temporary thaw, the ice re-ordered itself.  He noticed bumps and blocks in the smooth ice.  Only daylight travel was allowed, so he could see clearly what was in front of him.

Even a light falling of snow covered the threats in the ice.  Snow hid the thin ice spots.  See 70) Checking Ice Thin Ice.

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67) Crane’s A Sure Gonner:  1^st Lt. Crane was trekking northward on the ice-covered river.  With his weight of about 150-pounds and his sledge at 120-pounds he was pulling, he was confident the ice would hold him and his sledge even though he heard ‘snaps’ from the ice.

The temperature was clocking-in at approximately 20-DEGREES BELOW ZERO FAHRENHEIT.  One careful step at a time he pushed forward.

He heard the ice below him cracking and suddenly his right foot went through the ice.  He quickly pulled up his right mukluk but it was too late.  His right mukluk was soaked and immediately started forming ice.  1^st Lt. Crane was lucky.  No super cold water penetrated his right mukluk.  His right wool socks (03) and foot were dry.  He took his ax and broke off the frozen ice from his mukluk.

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68) Crane’s A Sure Gonner Again:  Several days later (02-days ???), again 1^st Lt. Crane was pulling his sledge trekking northward on the ice-covered river.  Leaning forward, his harness attached to his chest pulled his 120-pound sledge.

Again, the ice cracked and he felt the entire ice surface below him give way.  The ice below him folded and started to swallow 1^st. Lt. Crane.

The last thoughts of 1^st. Lt. Crane:

• This is it
• I’m going under
• Was the current strong
• How far would I drift before blacking-out

Then as suddenly as he fell through the ice, he was jerked to sudden STOP from behind.  His 120-pound sledge kept him from going underwater and dying a quick suspended animation death.  His home-made sledge saved his life.  (See Water Thermal Conductivity).

1^st Lt. Crane in a split second realized his sledge was holding him in-place.  He quickly turned around and pulled on the harness, pulling himself from the super freezing water.

Slapping the ice with his moose mittens, he worked his way on the edge of the ice.  The ice held his weight and he pulled himself out to the surface.

1^st Lt. Crane was near death.  He was soaking wet.  Ice was already forming on his waterlogged clothes.

1^st. Lt. Crane’s own body was now fighting the super cold temperatures.  His body had its own way to fight killer hypothermia.  He started to shiver and shiver he did.

He was SHIVERING SO MUCH, he had trouble catching his breath.  The body’s sudden drop in temperature brings on:

• Nerve endings go crazy
• Heart rate spikes it could initiate a heart attack
• Blood pressure spikes it could initiate a heart attack
• Could go unconsciousness in 15-minutes or less

The only thing dry on 1^st Lt. Crane was his head.  He acted quickly:

• He pulled on his harness dragging his sledge to the bank
• He gathered dry pine needles and small branches and started a fire (still shivering lighting the match).
• He secured a rope between 02 trees near his fire
• He secured his tent over the rope.
• Crane stripped off all his clothing
• Wringing out as much water as possible from his clothes
• Placed clothes near fire
• He curled-up near the fire still shivering
• Warming-up naked near the fire, his shivers slowed down
• Re-dressed in his damp clothes
• Re-arranged his camp
• Secured himself in his sleeping bag and slept till the next day

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69) Crane’s A Sure Gonner Once Again:  On 03 March 1944 (Friday), 1^st Lt. Crane stayed in another cabin he found trekking northward.  But this cabin wasn’t up to par like Berail’s cabin.

One surprising food he found in this cabin were cans of ‘shrimp sausage.’  A GI nickname for Vienna sausages.  He estimated the temperature to be just below zero but a lot lower with the wind chill factor.

Pulling his heavy sledge, he found himself in a blizzard.  He slowly kept trekking northward.  He should have stayed at the cabin.

During World War II, US Army teams researching cold-weather survival wisely learned from the REAL SURVIVORS:

• Tribal natives
• Old-Timers

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“The weather always has the edge.  The smart thing is to hunker down.  NEVER push your luck.”

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1^st Lt. Crane stubbornly trekked northward instead of stopping and waiting till the weather improved.  With the blizzard blowing so much snow, he couldn’t see more than 03-feet ahead of him.

Now 02-hours from the cabin, the snow came down even harder.  The visibility was worse.  He tried to stay center of the iced-over river where the ice was the thickest, but he couldn’t see his way.  The banks of the river had shallower water and the ice was thin.

Slowly trekking forward, pulling his sledge, it stopped and then it started pulling on 1^st Lt. Crane and he pulled back.

1^st Lt. Crane realized his sledge broke the ice and was going underwater.  The backend of the sledge was going underwater and the frontend was up in the air.  His sledge looked like a sinking ship.

1^st Lt. Crane was attached to his sledge via the harness.  He could easily get out of the harness and let his sledge sink, thus saving his life.  But all his gear and food was on the sledge to include his rifle.

1^st Lt. Crane needed all his gear, food and rifle to survive so he fought to save his sledge.  His sledge was going in the water and so was 1^st. Lt. Crane.  Fighting and pulling his sledge, first his mukluks went into the water then his legs.

This was the 3^rd time 1^st Lt. Crane was submerged in the super cold water of the Charley River.  His life was on the line and so were all his survival gear and food.

Desperately crawling and pulling, one leg came out of the river and then the other.  Lying flat on the ice on his belly, he pulled with arms and hands and pushed with both legs.

The front of sledge’s runners came up to edge of the ice.  He might be winning the fight for all his gear and food.  He’s out of the water but everything that got wet is turning to solid ice.

Pulling for all he was worth with his arms and digging-in with his frozen mukluks and pushing with both legs, his sledge angled-up and coming to the top of the ice.  The edge of the ice held.  Pulling more with both arms and pushing with both legs, his sledge was pulled to the top of the ice.  1^st Lt. Crane defied sure death again.

If he’d of went in the water fully submerged, it was sure death.  If he lost all his gear and food, again it was sure death.  1^st Lt. Crane defied sure death again.

1^st Lt. Crane was shivering uncontrollably.  He got up and hurriedly pulled his sledge to the riverbank.  Because the sledge runners made contact with the water, ice almost instantly formed on the runners.  The sledge was easier to pull.  See Slick Sled.

There was no time to inspect the damage to his gear and food.  The #1 priority was to fight hypothermia that was already taking his body.  Shivering uncontrollably, he fought to build a fire.  He made a tent near his fire.

Stripping off all his protective clothing, he placed them near the fire to warm-up and evaporate the killer moisture.

Taking an inventory of his gear and food, he found that:

• Flour:  Water seeped into the flour.  The temperature was so cold, instead of the flour dissolving in the water, it just crusted-up.  The flour was still useable.
• Sugar:  Water seeped into the sugar.  The temperature was so cold, instead of the sugar dissolving in the water, it just crusted-up.  The sugar was still useable.
• Food Stocks:  Some water did seep into some of his other foods.
• Rifle & Ammunition:  His rifle and ammunition were packed on top of the sledge.  It never touched the water.
• Washbasin:  The washbasin with other supplies were packed high on the sledge.  No water touched it.
• Rope & Canvas:  The rope and canvas were intact and dry.

Once his clothing was dry enough, 1^st Lt. Crane dressed, secured all his gear on his sledge and he returned back to the other cabin that was approximately 02-hours away.

He’ll stay there till the weather improved.  The trip back to the cabin was a bit quicker because he had the blasting cold wind to his back.

It was starting to turn dark, arriving at the cabin, he decided to abandon his sledge and continue his search for other life on foot.  1^st Lt. Crane figured he pulled his sledge at least 50 brutal hard miles.

Packing only the serious essentials in his rucksack, he estimated the rucksack to be weighing-in at approximately 50-pounds.  He wasted no space.  In his pockets of his parka, he inserted pancakes he made earlier.  Pancakes were made with flour and cornmeal.

After sunset, the snowstorm eased up.  He rested till the next morning.  Setting off in the morning, carrying his 50-pound rucksack seemed a lot easier going than pulling his sledge.

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70) Checking For Thin Ice:  1^st Lt. Crane trekked northward wearing his 50-pound rucksack.  To insure he avoided shallow spots in the iced-over Charley river, in his right moose-hide mitten, he carried a sturdy pole.  He smacked the ice ahead of him to insure the ice was thick.

If the ice replied with a ‘sturdy vibration’ that vibrated up the staff, then the ice is thick enough to withstand the combined weight of his body of 150-pounds and his 50-pound rucksack he was carrying.

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71) U.S. Army RI Shaking Uncontrollably:  Remember when 1^st Lt. Crane was submerged in the super cold water and he shook uncontrollably from shivering?

In my survival Book – “American Elite Fighters – Are US Tax Payers Getting Their Money’s Worth?”, I relate about my winter Ranger Class – 17 Ranger students QUIT AT THE SAME TIME.  It was about mid-February and there was about 10-days to go before graduation.  We were a winter class.

I don’t give a crap what anybody says, winter Ranger classes are more difficult, more miserable and have a higher attrition rate than warm temperature Ranger classes.  I’ve seen Ranger Tabs sewn into the left-shoulder sleeve with white sewing thread.  That means that qualified Ranger was very proud of what he accomplished.  He went through a winter Ranger class.

https://www.survivalexpertblog.com/52-survival-books/

See “American Elite Fighters…” at the very end of this Survival Book.

I distinctly remember, we were making a river crossing in the Florida swamps.  I distinctly remember the water depth patrolling through the swamp.  I’m only 05-foot 07-inches tall and the water level in the swamps was just below my chin.

There were a few soldiers smaller than me.  I have no idea how they kept from drowning.  All our gear in our rucksacks was already water-logged.  The rucksacks soaking wet must have weighed at least 80-pounds.

And get this.  We were making a river-crossing with the river already underwater.  Only in US Army Ranger School will you make a river-crossing and the river is already underwater.

On the nearside was one of our lane graders, a US Army Ranger Instructor (RI).  There are always 02 RIs for each patrol.  I don’t remember seeing the other RI.  I think he was already on the farside.  Anyway, the nearside RI was making sure everyone, their rucksack and especially their M16 weapon was hooked-up properly prior to crossing.  God forbid if an M16 was lost.

This bad ass RI was already hypothermic.  We were all hypothermic to some degree.  But this RI was on the nearside making sure everything and everyone was hooked-up prior to crossing.  This RI was doing his job and he was SHIVERING / SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY.

From the top of his head, his torso, arms, legs were shaking like he was having a severe non-stop epileptic fit.  But he carried on with his duties, HE NEVER ASKED FOR HELP, HE SUCKED IT UP.  This was US Army Ranger School.  This bad ass RI carried-on and didn’t quit like those 17 Ranger students.

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72) JACKPOT JACKPOT JACKPOT:  On 09 March 1944 (Thursday), 1^st Lt. Crane was trekking up the Charley River.  Again, he’s looking for help.  He’s looking for other humans like natives, trappers, hunters,…

He gave up long ago of sighting any search party because they stopped the search for him after 01-week after the Iceberg Inez crew’s disappearance.  Why?  How can any airman survive the super freezing and unforgiving Alaskan wilderness for more than a week or two?  See 82) Search And Rescue Time Limit.

Besides, there were other military priorities – World War II was raging on in the Pacific and Europe with the mighty US of A was right in the middle of it all.  And the crews at Ladd Field were directly and indirectly supporting both war fronts.

1^st Lt. Crane, carrying his 50-pound rucksack was stubbornly trekking northward searching for help.  The days were now growing 06-minutes a day.  The days were now 11-hour days.

It’s going to get dark soon.  Got to make camp.  He set out to get dinner.  BINGO!!!  Ptarmigan bird – BAAAM – direct hit.  He cleaned the tasty bird before it froze.  Deciding to get another tasty bird, he advanced forward.  Going around the bend he stopped.

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JACKPOT!!!!  He sighted 02 rows of spruce branches parallel to each other.  This is no way natural.  Somebody was here recently.  Somebody set this up.  It’s a landing strip!  A landing strip!   It’s getting dark.  Have to get back to camp.  No need getting lost in the dark.

Back at camp, 1^st Lt. Craned cooked-up his tasty bird and was so happy he found that home-made landing strip.  There’s a chance, a chance to find somebody out here.  1^st Lt. Crane kicked back and counted-up the days he was trapped in this Alaskan wilderness.  He counted 80 days so far.

On 10 March 1944 (Friday), THANK GOD IT’S FRIDAY!!!  I believe 1^st Lt. Leon Crane may be very the 1^st to celebrate and start TGIF – THANK GOD IT’S FRIDAY!!!

At day break, he got up and headed where he sighted the landing strip.  Was he dreaming?  Was he hallucinating?  Leaving his 50-pound rucksack behind, he wanted to travel light, only carrying his .22 caliber rifle.  Trekking around the bend, there it was, the same landing strip made of 02 rows of spruce branches parallel to each other.

Coming to the airstrip, he found a trail of packed snow.  He followed the trail for 02-hours.  The trail took a sharp turn towards the riverbank.  WOW!!! On the other side of the river was another cabin.  A cabin.  It kinda looked like the other cabins he ran into before.

He thought like the other cabins, he’ll search for supplies and stay for a while.  He hurried across the frozen river and sighted animal tracks.  Wolves?  Then he heard barking, a dog barking.

Ready for trouble, with his .22 caliber rifle at the ready, he crossed the frozen river.  He sighted a clothes line with clothes hanging from it.  Dropping his guard a bit, he shouted: “Ho!  Anyone there?”

The cabin door opened and a man dressed between a trapped and a dandy stepped out.  1^st Lt. Crane couldn’t believe it.

“I’m Lieutenant Crane of the United States Army Air Forces.  I’ve had a little trouble…  I, um, I.  Boy, am I glad to see you.”

“Air Forces?”  “You crash?”  said the stranger.

“Yes, I mean, my ship went down awhile ago” replied 1^st Lt. Crane.

“Near here?”  I didn’t hear anything” said the stranger.

“No, no.  I’ve been walking.  You see, I, well, I’ve been walking for a while.  The plane went down December 21.  A B-24.  What… what day is today?”  asked 1^st Lt. Crane.

“December 21!  You sure about that?  Today is March 10” replied the stranger.

“That’s what I thought.  No mistake.  I’ve been walking.  Well, I found a cabin and stayed for a while.  I, ah, I, I… I apologize.  I just haven’t spoken with anyone in a long time” explained 1^st Lt. Crane.

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The stranger walked out of the cabin, put his arm around Crane’s shoulder and took him into the cabin.  The stranger’s name was Albert Ames.

Albert took 1^st Lt. Crane in his warm cabin.  Crane immediately smelled DELICIOUS HOT COFFEE.  In the house he observed a woman, Albert Ames’ wife.  Her name is Nina.  The Ames had 03 children.  A small girl named Molly and a small boy named Daniel.  The infant was named Albert.

1^st Lt. Crane enjoyed several cups of DELICIOUS HOT COFFEE.  And both men talked over delicious moose steaks.  1^st Lt. Crane started his incredible survival story from the beginning.  Using a large map secured to a section of plywood.

It’s estimated that 1^st Lt. Crane did the impossible.  He trekked, pulled his 120-pound sledge and carried his 50-pound rucksack for approximately 95-miles.  Amazing.  95-miles in super freezing temperatures and blasting snow storms.  And many miles pushing against blasting super freezing snow storms.  Plus, 1^st Lt. Crane was submerged in freezing cold water 03 different times.  In my humble opinion, 1^st Lt. Leon Crane must have been a polar bear in his prior life – he stubbornly beat the odds BIG TIME!

In modern times in Las Vegas, if they were placing bets on 1^st Lt. Leon Crane bailing out of his B-24D Bomber & 81-days against the mighty wraths of the Alaskan wilderness, he be a 1,000,000 to 01 long shot.  It’s sad the entire crew of the Iceberg Inez didn’t make it out alive.

1^st Lt. Crane stayed with the Ames family for a couple days, recuperating, resting, catching-up on the war via a short-wave radio and preparing for his trip to the tiny village of Woodchopper, Alaska (02-days travel).

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“Alaskan Wilderness Survival” Part 1, II, III & IV” are annotated in the Survival Book below to include “179+ Emergency Cold Weather Survival Tricks And More!”

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