Eugene Peyton Deatrick
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Eugene Peyton Deatrick Jr. was a United States Air Force colonel, test pilot, and combat veteran. He is best recognized for his role in the rescue of United States Navy Lieutenant Dieter Dengler durin
Gene Deatrick in 2014
"Dea" at USMA in 1946
Charles M. Simpson, Eugene P. Deatrick, and Lee Parmly, Pleiku, South Vietnam, November 1966
Commandant Deatrick, student Loh, and instructors Rider and Rhodes by NF-104A
Rescue Dawn
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Rescue Dawn is a 2006 epic war drama film written and directed by Werner Herzog. It is based on the true story of Dieter Dengler, played by Christian Bale, a German-American pilot who was shot down an
Eugene Peyton Deatrick
…United States Navy Lieutenant Dieter Dengler during the Vietnam War. The rescue was recounted in the Werner Herzog films Little Dieter Needs to Fly and Rescue Dawn and the national bestseller Hero Found: The Greatest POW Escape of the Vietnam War by author Bruce Henderson. Eugene P. Deatrick Jr. was born November…
Theatrical release poster
Director Werner Herzog
Dengler flew an A-1 Skyraider aircraft.
Christian Bale 2009