 Kenney was furious when he discovered that Walker had not only changed the takeoff time without notice , but had also defied his orders by accompanying the mission . He told MacArthur that when Walker showed up he was going to give him a reprimand and send him back to Australia on leave for two weeks . " Alright George , " MacArthur replied , " but if he doesn 't come back , I 'm going to send his name in to Washington recommending him for a Congressional Medal of Honor . " All available aircraft were sent to search for Walker , preventing attacks on the Japanese convoy as it headed for Lae . They managed to locate and rescue the crew of the other B @-@ 17 that had been shot down in the raid , but not Walker 's . 
