3 Jan 1945 — Formosa
Lt (Jg) Donald Francis Seiz and the crew of his TBF (John Francis Brady RM3c, C.B. Talbot) were struck by anti-aircraft fire after an unsuccessful torpedo run against a cargo ship. The damage caused one wheel to come down while the other remained retracted. He was unable to jettison the torpedo but made a water landing near an American destroyer. Seiz and his crew were rescued at 1430 by the DD-700 USS Haynsworth. He was a part of VT-20 flying from the USS Lexington during strikes against Formosa that day. Haynsworth war deck log reports, "recovered the following officer and men all in good condition."