ozma's final attempt to reach the coast of albania took a british motor fishing vessel under the cover of darkness wearing the uniform of a captain in the the captain and the aaf to support his cover story as a downed pilot if the germans captured him. the treatment of the prisoner of war was far better than that of the spy particularly with hitler's commando order in place. they ordered all allied men copied kind lines was policy that -- the former dennis from california in the united states navy reserve to service the chief of oss airtime. taylor was not only secretly delivering smith he was also bringing in desperately needed supplies some of which eventually landed in the hands of the americans. around 11 that evening the captain was able to safely anchor a half hour off the albanian coast and the crew brought supplies to the nearshore. with the black shadows of the mountains winning over him smith hiked 800 feet on the switchback trail to reach a series of caves overlooking the adriatic that allowed sle and oss deliver and evacuate personnel, bring weapons and supplies into the co