Yes, I have the Buffalo manual, but then again maybe the approach used in training was based on a long period of negative experiences. Maybe the standard approach did not work very well. I do note that one of the Ospry books has a Buffalo on the cover, engaged in combat with the wheels down!
By the way, this was in training in Florida, not in the Pacific. He appears to have been lucky enough to fly only the F6F in combat.
He also said that during landing the angle of the fuselage and canopy of the F2A blanked the vertical tail, making it difficult to apply enough rudder.
But in any case it is what the author of the book says, not me.