US Marine Corps Fighter Squadrons of World War IIBloomsbury Publishing, 2014/05/20 - 336 ページ The US Marine Corps has a long heritage of aviation excellence, a reputation that was largely built on the impact and performance of the “flying leathernecks” in the bitter fighting in the Pacific during World War II. As the US island-hopping campaign against Japan gathered pace, US Marine Corps fighter squadrons operating legendary Grumman and Vought aircraft became instrumental in the success of amphibious assaults and in breaking fierce enemy resistance, engaging Japanese attack aircraft in the skies and ground-based targets while supporting and protecting US ground forces. The flying legends Marion Carl, Greg “Pappy” Boyington, Joe Foss and others were all World War II Marine fighter pilots, taking to the skies in Corsairs, Wildcats, Venturas and Hellcats. Aviation historian Barrett Tillman's comprehensive account US Marine Corps Fighter Squadrons of World War II pays homage to these individuals and their mounts, and is packed with historic and organizational details of the squadrons who took to the skies above the Pacific. |
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Us Marine Corps Fighter Squadrons Deployed During World War II | |
Biographies | |
Medal of Honor Citations | |
Wartime Interview with Capt J J Foss | |
List of Illustrations | |
Appendices | |
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aces TOP SCORERS AERIAL COMBAT RECORD Air Medals aircraft airfield AirSols April attack August Bauer bombers bombs Bougainville Boyington Cactus campaign Capt Cherry Point COMBAT RECORD command Corps fighter squadrons Corsairs credited Deactivated DeBlanc December DEPLOYMENTS destroyer dive-bombers enemy Eric Hammel escort Espiritu Santo February five flew flight floatplanes flying four Galer GENEALOGY Established Gregory Boyington Grumman Guadalcanal guns Hanson Hawaii Hellcats Island January Japanese Joe Foss Jr Maj July June kamikaze kills landing later leatherneck lost Maj John March Marine Air Group Marine Corps Marine Corps aviation Marine Corps fighter Marine Corps squadrons Marion Carl MCAS Medal of Honor Midway missions months Naval Aviation Navy Cross nightfighter November October Okinawa operations Pacific Peleliu planes Rabaul redesignated scored September ships shot Solomons splashed strafing Subsequent record Swett Tailhook Association unit USAAF Vals Vella Lavella victories Walsh Wartime COS Maj Wildcats Zekes Zeroes