Link To LIFE MAGAZINE 1942 Article On True Story: "Three Men On a Raft"
I just love the internet, you'll find almost anything if you just decide upon finding something :-) Link to Life Magazine pdf-article on google books:
http://books.google.se/books?id=AlEEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA70&hl=sv& ;source=gbs_toc_r&cad=2
Alternatively, a modern article at Airspacemagazine:
http://www.airspacemag.com/military-aviation/stranded-at-sea-2255498/? no-ist
Halleliejah!