aw ▁had ▁driven ▁the ▁cab ▁of ▁the ▁amb ul ance ▁under ▁the ▁broken ▁tail ▁fin , ▁with ▁the ▁men ▁holding ▁up ▁the ▁fus el age , ▁they ▁could ▁not ▁get ▁H ick am ▁free ▁of ▁the ▁co ck pit . ▁It ▁was ▁necessary ▁to ▁dig ▁a ▁tren ch ▁to ▁do ▁that . ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁R ens h aw ▁and ▁W yn ne ▁had ▁managed ▁to ▁get ▁the ▁Colonel ▁out ▁of ▁his ▁par ach ute ▁and ▁onto ▁a ▁l itter , ▁Captain ▁By r nes , ▁the ▁base ▁doctor , ▁had ▁arrived . ▁While ▁the ▁amb ul ance ▁rac ed ▁to ▁the ▁Marine ▁Hospital , ▁By r nes ▁did ▁what ▁he ▁could , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁too ▁late . ▁R ens h aw ▁believed ▁his ▁CO ▁was ▁dead ▁before ▁they ▁had ▁managed ▁to ▁free ▁him ▁from ▁the ▁co ck pit ." ▁H ick am ▁Field , ▁O ahu , ▁Hawai ian ▁Islands , ▁named ▁for ▁him ▁ 2 1 ▁May ▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁ 1 2 ▁December ▁F ok ker ▁Y O - 2 7 , ▁ 3 1 - 5 8 8 ' ', ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁Observ ation ▁Squadron , ▁Bro oks ▁Field , ▁Texas , ▁bel ly - lands ▁at ▁Bro oks ▁this ▁date . ▁Air frame ▁survey ed ▁and ▁dropped ▁from ▁invent ory , ▁ 7 ▁March ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁total ▁flight ▁time ▁ 2 9 6 ▁hours . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁acc idents ▁and ▁inc idents