▁keeping ▁her ▁marriage ▁p ledge . ▁ ▁Then ▁Ron nie ▁shows ▁an ▁announ cement ▁in ▁the ▁paper ▁inform ing ▁her ▁that ▁Bog ard ▁was ▁reported ▁dead ▁during ▁a ▁training ▁accident . ▁ ▁However , ▁there ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁mistake , ▁and ▁Bog ard ▁comes ▁back ▁un har med . ▁Though ▁she ▁is ▁happy ▁to ▁see ▁him , ▁she ▁disapp ears ▁soon ▁after ▁he ▁arriv es . ▁ ▁Bog ard ▁comes ▁across ▁a ▁d run ken ▁Claude ▁in ▁a ▁bar ▁and ▁takes ▁him ▁home — a ▁home ▁he ▁shares ▁with ▁Ann . ▁ ▁Bog ard ▁becomes ▁je alous , ▁and ▁a ▁rival ry ▁for ▁Ann ▁develop s ▁between ▁Bog ard ▁and ▁Claude . ▁Claude ▁agre es ▁to ▁accomp any ▁Bog ard ▁on ▁an ▁air ▁fight , ▁and ▁Bog ard ▁is ▁surprised ▁by ▁Claude ' s ▁expert ▁shooting . ▁ ▁Bog ard ▁takes ▁a ▁turn ▁at ▁Claude ' s ▁shift ▁on ▁a ▁boat , ▁and ▁Claude ▁is ▁blind ed ▁when ▁hand - launch ing ▁a ▁tor ped o ▁against ▁a ▁German ▁batt les hip . ▁ ▁Ann ▁lear ns ▁of ▁Claude ' s ▁blind ness ▁and ▁says ▁a ▁final ▁good bye ▁to ▁Bog ard , ▁but ▁he ▁real izes ▁D iana ▁and ▁Bog ard ' s ▁true ▁feelings ▁for ▁one ▁another . ▁D iana ▁feels ▁it ▁is ▁her ▁duty ▁to ▁care ▁for ▁Claude , ▁and ▁when ▁an ▁aer ial ▁suic ide ▁mission ▁comes ▁up , ▁all ▁three ▁men ▁particip ate , ▁with ▁the ▁outcome ▁being ▁that ▁both ▁Claude ▁and ▁Ron nie ▁die ▁in ▁action ,