[keith A]

Cheers George, Lt (j.g.)Jack A. Gibson seems to have been unlucky not to end up an ace. I finally found the relevant reports of Fold3. He claims four kills and two damaged in aerial combat, in addition to at least three enemy aircraft destroyed on the ground and two locomotives.

My victory tally for VF-49 is as follows:

24 July 1945 (4-1-1)
Ens. WA Yancy 1-1-0 Frank
Lt Allan W Lindsay 0-0-1 Frank
Lt (j.g.) Jack A Gibson 1-0-0 Frank
Lt(j.g.) George M Williams 1-0-0 Frank
Ens WC Henwood 1-0-0 Val or Sonia

13 August 1945 (1-0-0)
Lt(j.g.) Jack A Gibson 1-0-0 Judy (type 11)

15 August 1945 (7-2-2)
Lt(j.g.) George M Williams 2-0-0 Zeke 52
Lt Elwood K MacDonald 2-0-0 Zeke 52
Lt (j.g.) Jack A Gibson 2-0-2 Zeke 52
Lt Allan W Lindsay 1-1-0 Zeke 52

VF-49 12-3-3. Of these most (including all of the claims on 15 August 1945) were credited to Lt Allan W Lindsay's 4th Division which included Gibson and Williams.

Can anyone give me details of Gibson's USN service, pre-and-post VF-49?

best regards

Keith