Col. Hans Christian Adamson was a Danish-born American writer, who, along with Eddie Rickenbacker, survived adrift for 24 days in the Pacific Ocean in 1942. After retiring from the US Air Force as ...ver maisCol. Hans Christian Adamson was a Danish-born American writer, who, along with Eddie Rickenbacker, survived adrift for 24 days in the Pacific Ocean in 1942. After retiring from the US Air Force as a full colonel, Adamson wrote a number successful books on a wide range of military subjects.ver menos